RACE CARDS SLACKEN IN BANGALORE TURF CLUB
RACE CARDS SLACKEN IN BANGALORE TURF CLUB A Turf Tracker Perspective The Bangalore Summer Meeting 2026 has thrown up a worrying trend that deserves serious attention from everyone connected with the sport. Despite having a sizeable horse population, race cards have consistently been restricted to just six races on most racing days. For a racing centre of Bangalore's stature, this is certainly not an encouraging development. This season, Bangalore has approximately 650 local horses in training, supplemented by around 50 outstation horses . Compare this with earlier seasons, when the club regularly housed over 700 local horses along with nearly 100 outstation horses , and the decline in the number of runners becomes even more noticeable. With over 650 horses in training, one would normally expect race cards comprising seven, eight or even nine races on several occasions. Instead, framing even a six-race programme has become a weekly challenge. Of course, no experienced racing pro...