MAHINDAR SINGH RATHORE

  RWITC's Priorities: Glamour Over Competence? At Whose Cost? For years, the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) has defended its mounting expenditure by citing rising operational costs, shrinking revenues, and the financial burden of conducting live racing. Every time stakeholders question the club's finances, the standard explanation is the same—running a race club is expensive. But that raises a simple question. Expensive for what, and for whom? If the club is genuinely under financial pressure, why are racegoers being asked to fund expensive television presentations fronted by personalities who, according to many long-time racing followers, contribute little in terms of racing knowledge or technical expertise? The continued engagement of presenters such as Anuradha and Keith has become a talking point among racing enthusiasts. The criticism is not personal—it is professional. Horse racing is one of the most technical sports in the world. Understanding form, breeding, ha...

  THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN MURDERED IN PUNE! SEVEN RACES. SEVEN FAVOURITES DEFEATED. IS THIS THE FUTURE OF INDIAN HORSE RACING? PUNE, FRIDAY, 2ND OCTOBER 2026 What transpired at the Pune Race Course today was nothing short of a catastrophe for the betting public! Seven races were conducted. All seven favourites went down! Seven opportunities for the racing public to walk home with a smile turned into seven painful reminders of how badly the confidence of punters has eroded. Is this racing? Is this entertainment? Is this how a prestigious institution treats the very public whose participation keeps the sport alive? The cries of disappointed racegoers at Pune today should have shaken the corridors of power at RWITC. Instead, the familiar announcements continued, inviting the same battered public to return next week for the much-publicised Derby weekend! WHAT A MOCKERY OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT! The public is not an ATM machine to be repeatedly emptied and then invited back with glamorous announ...