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Horse racing in India is over 200 years old. The first racecourse in the country was set up in Madras in 1777. [ 1 ] Today, India has a very well-established horse racing and breeding industry, the sport is conducted on nine racetracks by six racing authorities.
The Royal Western India Turf Club has a history spanning just over two centuries. It conducts racing at Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Racecourse (from November to April), including the Indian Derby in February and Pune (from July to October), while Delhi races under its Rules. Its first meeting was held 10–11 January 1798, with two plates run in heats.
The Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) is a horse racing organisation which was founded in 1847 in Calcutta, British India (now Kolkata). Horse events and sports were initially organised for the British cavalry at Akra before they were moved to the Maidan. The RCTC became the foremost horse-racing organization in India during the British Raj. At ...
The Mahalaxmi Racecourse is a horse racing track in Mahalaxmi neighbourhood of Mumbai. The track is oval shaped with 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) straight chute, spread over approximately 225 acres (0.91 km 2; 0.352 sq mi) of open land in the heart of Mumbai city. It was created out of a marshy land known as Mahalakshmi Flats.
The Guindy Race Course is a horse racing course set up in 1777 in Chennai, India. It is the oldest race course in India. ... harmonised the racing rules of all the ...
The course occupies over 55 acres in the centre of Ooty. The course is about 2.4 km long. The main event of the racing season is "The Nilgiri Gold Cup Race". To commemorate 125 years of racing in this hill station, a special race for "The Post Centenary Silver Jubilee Cup" was run in 2011, [1] and creating a garden is under discussion.
Kolkata Race Course is a horse race venue in Hastings, Kolkata, India. It is the largest horse race venue in India. The race course was built in 1820 and is maintained by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. [1] The races are held from the month of July to September, and again from November to March.
The Hyderabad Race Club is a thoroughbred racing association and the race track is at Malakpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This race course is considered one of the top racecourses in India and was inaugurated by the 6th Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan .