Session on cricket at Asian Racing Conference - By Shailendra Awasthi I TOI
Posted on - 19 Jan 2016
Session on cricket at Asian Racing Conference
By Shailendra Awasthi
Times of India
In a cricket crazy nation, not many can escape the reality that if you need to catch the eyeballs, you have to bring in some element of the sport in anything that you wish to do. The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), which is hosting the 36th Asian Racing Conference (January 24 to 29) on behalf of the Turf Authorities of India (TAI), is trying to have a session on cricket in the midst of other business related sessions on various aspects of horse racing.
“I've thought of a session on cricket called the business of sport. We've got a moderated panel led by Rajdeep Sardesai, with Piyush Pandey and Zaheer Khan. It would be of great appeal to a large number of visiting delegates. I hope the organising committee accepts this proposal,“ RWITC media chief Vivek Jain informed TOI on Monday at a media briefing of the ARC.
Eminent horse owner and breeder Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla, chairman of the organizing committee of the ARC, informed that the 36th ARC will kick start from January 24, the day when the Indian Oaks will be staged at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Other top races too will be held on that day along with the Asian Racing Federation Trophy. There will be various committee meetings on January 25, while business sessions of the conference will be held between January 26 to 28 at Oberoi and Trident Hotels. On the concluding day, there will be a tour of Poonawalla Stud Farm in Pune on January 29.
There will be discussions on wagering landscape, breeding, racing media and the 21st century fan, marketing of racing, racecourse management, handicapping and racing programmes, international horse movement, drug free racing, and illegal gambling. Every evening, there will be various programmes to showcase Indian culture, music, bollywood etc. More than 600 international and Indian delegates are expected to attend. However, the lukewarm response from Indian trainers and jockeys has come as a big disappointment for the organizers. Only four or five racing professionals have registered themselves for the conference so far despite the fact that they have to pay only half (Rs 45,000) as registration fees.
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