MUMBAI: The Mumbai horse racing season 2023-24, featuring 25 race days, kicks off at the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Thursday and will run till April 7, 2024. Of the 25 days, 10 will feature evening races which will be held mostly in the months of March and April.
Dr. Ram Shroff, the senior committee member of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) informed that the season will offer stakes money of around Rs 22 crore, which continues to be highest in the country. A major part of it is contributed by Zavaray Poonawalla, Cyrus Poonawalla, Khushroo Dhunjibhoy and his friends and Shapoor Mistry.