India, Jan. 7 -- When Rajendra Jena walked away with 52 horse-racing trophies, it wasn't glory he was after. He coveted only the illicit riches he could earn from the gold- and silver-plated trophies and medals won by his employer, well-known horse-racing enthusiast Shiven Surendranath, 59.

Police are now hunting down Jena, the house help, whose daring theft has left Surendranath shocked and dismayed.

Surendranath, an ad-film director and member of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), discovered the theft after Jena sought a leave of absence to return home to Odisha, according to the Gamdevi police.

Surendranath, who lives at Breach Candy, owns Diamond Band Racing Syndicate Private Limited and several race horses. Many of his pri...