TURBULENCE BETWEEN BTC AND STATE GOVERNMENT: MYS RACE CLUB GETS ‘SANDWICHED’

TURBULENCE BETWEEN BTC AND KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT: MYSORE RACE CLUB GETS ‘SANDWICHED’

During the last elections at the Mysore Race Club (MRC), Mr. K.M. Chandregowda, a former KAS officer, was elected Chairman. His election was significant because of the strong rapport he enjoys with the current Chief Minister of Karnataka.

 

However, despite high expectations, Chairman K.M.Chandregowda has found himself entangled in a struggle between the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) and the Karnataka government, leaving him in a precarious position. The anticipated support and progress for the Mysore Race Club have not materialized, placing the club in a difficult situation hampering its racing activities.

 

Indian horse racing is in dire need of visionary, long-term strategies to navigate the numerous challenges it faces. The Mysore Race Club, initially (election of Mr.K.M.Chandregowda) was seen as a strategic move, has found itself stranded, with four race days of the summer meeting 2024 already lost and more potentially at risk. Despite the club’s rich history of clean and orderly operations, it is caught in a "War of Egoism" between the tug of war between BTC and the state

 

The stakeholder’s are the worst sufferers as their horses have been idle for about four months now leading to a drastic struggle of survival. Political effects on a sport has always been detrimental such situations bring frustrating stoppages

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  1. Ali Bhai bandraJune 29, 2024 at 5:35 AM

    From the time of pandamic 2020-2024 the racing industry on looom ...
    If you go back some years back ,the people who were in racing knows that every week , 1 centres was operating 2 days of card around 14-16 races

    Now a days , races get cancelled due to various reason.

    If there is a taxation issue why other countries like USA, U.K and Australia etc these countries operates 10 centres in a day with above 50 races.

    If Races is corruption than why these big countries do so many races which goes around 365 days.

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    Racing is a corruption which give Greece to any country economy thats why its working for more than 100 years




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