The ultimate weekend of all racing weekends speeds off at the Kolkata race course on Saturday, with the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Sprinters’ Cup and the Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Memorial Cup taking centre stage. A field of 11 top-notch sprinters and seven of the very best stayers will line up for championship honours and the Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) will be the focal point.
The last time a Kolkata-based horse won the Sprinters’ Cup was in 1995, nearly two decades ago, when Exclusive Virtue, trained by Bharath Singh, prevailed. The most recent victory for a local horse in the Stayers’ Cup was in 2007, with Apperitivo taking the honours On both occassions, the weekend was hosted by the RCTC.