HORSE RACING IN INDIA, A ROYAL LEGACY

– Lynn Deas

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the first time ever an effort has been made to capture the glory of the sport of horse racing in India from its inception. Charting this untold story, Horse Racing In India: A Royal Legacy is a monumental effort to illustrate the glorious history of the sport. It recalls, with its exquisitely detailed content and breathtaking photographs, the lustre and old world charm of the sport as it used to be and testifies the passion that is still held for horse racing in India. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey through two centuries that reveals the majesty and raw competition of horse racing.
Horse Racing In India: A Royal Legacy offers a singular, panoramic view of the sports existence. It serves to inform and inspire the reader and remedies the issue of the want of comprehensive information about the sport. This book is written in chronological order and details and celebrates the glorious tradition of horse racing in India, how it commenced and progressed till the 21st century, a detailed history of horse breeding in India, races of historical importance and significance, champions of the turf, pre and post independence, professionals who spent lives and built careers on the turf and much more.
Most prominently, it brings to light the pertinence of the ‘Sport of Kings’ to both the past and future of Indian society.

 

Hardbound with a dust jacket and slipcase the book will soon be available at all leading book stores all over India. Price: ₹ 6000 Published by Niyogi Books, New Delhi

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