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It’s really sad that this has happened at HRC. It is absolutely shocking that we have had two Glanders positives within the confines of a Race Club. Between race clubs and stud farms in India horses are only allowed to move around with EIA & Glanders negative certificates, thus farms and racetracks are disease free zones. So where has this come from? The answer is simple, it has to be from the ill advised illegal two horse racing league promoted by Suresh Palladugu of HPSL and HRC since those indigenous horses were stabled at HRC. Extremely irresponsible behaviour by a Turf Authority and the rest of us stakeholders in the industry have to now bear the brunt of this! The irony is that the same person who put us in this situation has been contracted by most of the clubs to destruct our totalizators. A person who has caused such misery to horses and Indian racing in general ought to be warned off but here we keep on sucking up to him, unfortunately the only conclusion one can reach is that this smacks of corruption and kickbacks! Meanwhile whither our industry
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17 Nov 2025


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Four time Group 1 winner Sosie (IRE) by Sea The Stars ex Sosia will retire to the Poonawalla Stud Farms. Sosie will join the stallions Territories (IRE), Satono Impresa (JPN) and Leitir Mor (IRE) for the 2027 breeding season.

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Nelson Reuben sadly passed away earlier today in Calcutta. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest jockeys to have graced the Calcutta turf in the seventies and eighties. His unique style of horsemanship fetched him classics galore. Perhaps the one most recalled by oldtimers was his victory atop Topmost in the Indian Derby of 1974. Nelson lived up to his name and enjoyed a huge fan following all over the country during an era  when  Calcutta jockeys ruled the roost- his contemporaries Robin Corner and Richard Alford to name a couple of others. Nelson will always be remembered fondly by local railbirds.

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Finally Btc has got the license to conduct offcourse betting. It's a part time license, only from Sept 1 to 16. It will be renewed once the club agrees to the conditions of the government regarding the shifting and the compromise petition before the supreme court in its egm on Sept 16. It's a big relief from btc's point of view and hopefully all goes well and racing continues after Sept 16 too.

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Jockey Suraj Narredu scored his first victory at JRA astride 3 year old bay filly Fier Chant over 2600 metres at Sapporo Japan. Trained by Kensuke Ogura. Jockey Suraj Narredu thereby achieved the distinction of being the first Indian jockey to score a win at Japan. Indiarace congratulates Suraj for his success and wishes him many more. Great day for India indeed.

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HC sets aside stay on eviction proceedings against Delhi Race Club. Read more….

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