Hyderabad Race Club
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The Hyderabad Race Club is a Thoroughbred
Racing Association and the race track is at Malakpet
, Hyderabad, India
. This race course is considered one of the top race courses in India and to it is the most proliferous race course.
. In those days the races were called Deccan races and later Hyderabad races. In 1886 racing shifted to Malakpet by H.H Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, Nizam VI as he wanted the race course to be near his palace. Hyderbad Race Club started its operations in the year 1961 in Secunderabad and shifted to Malakpet in the year 1968 when the racing was revived under Hyderabad Race Club.
An annual event, Deccan Derby is held here which attracts the best 3 year olds in the country and is always run on October 2.
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
Racing Association and the race track is at Malakpet
Malakpet
Malakpet is one of the old suburbs of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. This suburb known by two parts, Old Malakpet and New Malakpet. The Palmetum was established here in 2002 by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation....
, Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This race course is considered one of the top race courses in India and to it is the most proliferous race course.
History
Horse racing in Hyderabad was started by the Nizam's in 1868 at Moula-AliMoula-Ali
Maula-Ali is a suburb of Hyderabad, India located at about 10 km from Secunderabad. It is famous for Moula Ali hill on top of which a famous mosque dedicated to Ali was built probably during era of Asif Jahi. The Moula Ali Dargah is one of the 11 heritage sites identified by “Heritage...
. In those days the races were called Deccan races and later Hyderabad races. In 1886 racing shifted to Malakpet by H.H Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, Nizam VI as he wanted the race course to be near his palace. Hyderbad Race Club started its operations in the year 1961 in Secunderabad and shifted to Malakpet in the year 1968 when the racing was revived under Hyderabad Race Club.
Deccan Derby
Main article: Deccan DerbyDeccan Derby
Deccan Derby is a Indian Thoroughbred horse race held every year at the Hyderabad Race Club, Hyderabad, India.-The Race:The annual event, Deccan Derby is held here which attracts the best 3 year olds in the country and is always run on October 2....
An annual event, Deccan Derby is held here which attracts the best 3 year olds in the country and is always run on October 2.
Other races
The other prestigeous races are the President of India Gold Cup and the Nizam's Gold Cup which are run during the Monsoon Races. Racing will be conducted from July to October called as Monsoon races and from November to February called Winter races.External links
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