C Rajendra is a name synonymous with achievement. The pint sized dynamo has been excelling in the saddle season after season and has been the champion jockey at Mumbai and Pune for an incredible 25 times! This is a record that will be hard to beat given the level of consistency with which one has to perform.
It is not just that Rajendra has only accumulated winners with a single minded pursuit; he has also consciously strived to have his say in the bigger plums. Rajendra made his mark in graded race aslo. Though he has ridden as a retainer right through his career, the restriction of being a retainer has not prevented him from winning his share of big races whenever opportunity came knocking on his doors. In his formative years, he rode almost exclusively for trainer Imtiaz Sait and in the later years, enjoyed a long and fruitful association with leading owner Shapoor Mistry.More...