ON May 31st, Punita Arora celebrated her 74th birthday. On Monday, at Naas, Punita Arora (Sepoy) celebrated her first win in a stakes race.

The human Punita Arora was the first woman in India to reach the second highest military rank, that of Lieutenant General of the Indian Armed Forces. She was also the first woman Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy. Born in Lahore and brought up in Punjab, she was commissioned in January 1968.