The McDowell’s Indian Derby

The McDowell’s Indian Derby is a horse racing event held every year on the first Sunday of February at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India. It is one of the premier sporting activities in the city. It was first run in the year 1943.McDowell’s has been sponsoring it each year since 1985.It is the premier event of the Indian Turf and so always draws a mammoth crowd of some 35,000 people.

The Indian Derby is for 4 years old Indian horses only.Colts and geldings carry 57 kg and Fillies 55.5 kg. and the Derby distance is about 2400m. This gruelling contest tests both the speed and stamina of top four-year-old horses who wish to lay claim to the title of ‘the best four-year-old thoroughbred’.  Read more of this post