Vivek Jain, Chairman,
RWITC, says, "The Mirchi Binge Fest will bring a whole new dimension to one of our biggest days, The Poonawala Breeders' Multi Million.
While the Sena and the BJP are going hammer and tongs at the elite sport, it is business as usual at
RWITC. Vivek Jain, former
RWITC chairman and current media and public relations committee member, is not sure what the brouhaha is all about.
Meanwhile, the
RWITC maintains on its website that the land was "originally donated by Sir Cusrow N Wadia.
Speaking after the presentation,
RWITC chairman Vivek Jain praised the event for strengthening ties between Bahrain and India and said he hoped that it would continue to grow in the future.
"Typically, every horse must be rigorously trained for eight to nine months before the racing season," says third-generation trainer Narendra Lagad, who is associated with
RWITC. The training gets into a gallop a fortnight before a race; both trainer and jockey put the mount through an intensive programme called 'pace work' that includes strength and endurance routines like galloping, cantering, jumping gates, swimming and competing with other horses.
Vivek Jain, the Royal Western India Turf Club (
RWITC) chairman, said he was proud to organize the event and added the club plans to keep holding such events in future.
The secretary of
RWITC, Behram Engineer, said that the club has imposed a ban on the movement of the horses from Pune to Mumbai till the virus problem is controlled.
The
RWITC is not looking into the running of the race and the investigation is limited to the alleged misconduct of the jockeys.
The Derby Day also marked an important occasion-the renewal of the contract of UB Group and
RWITC till 2017.
TENDER Romance raced to victory to win the Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy in the weekly horseracing event held at the Royal Western India Turf Club (
RWITC) race course in Mumbai.
The disciplinary panel ruled the suspension unjust this month and intends sharing its report, which stretches beyond 4,300 words, with the
RWITC.
The BHA tweeted: "The BHA has today received an application from Martin Dwyer that the suspension imposed by
RWITC not be reciprocated in Britain.