Club day to be another first for the RWITC - By Vivek Jain
Posted on - 19 Feb 2016
Club day to be another first for the RWITC
By Vivek Jain
After the resounding success of the Asian Racing Conference and the Indian Derby, the RWITC is still in overdrive. The first ever Club Day on Saturday is yet another unique initiative to promote racing to a new audience. With nine premium clubs confirming their participation, it is a rare event to get sister clubs together for a joint event, perhaps the first time this has even been attempted.
The response to a random idea, a few months ago, to think of different ways to promote the sport, has been truly overwhelming. With Otters, NSCI, Willingdon, CCI, Bombay Gym, the Royal Yacht Club, the Radio Club, Malabar Hill Club and the Amateur Riders’ Club on board, we expect a large gathering of the membership of these Clubs to witness a day at the races, and that, evening racing under the lights! The Presidents and Committees of these Clubs will be present to hand over the trophies, contributed by them, and all nine races are named after the Clubs. It is hoped that if even a fraction get lured by the magnificence of the sport, we would have done well. This replicates the Ivy League Day, but the scale is much larger with nine clubs doing their best to draw their membership to the Turf.
The day will feature pop ups of famous restaurant brands such as Neel, Social and Smokie House Deli, a variety of bars , fashion and accessories on display and sale and even something for kids. And as the sun goes down, a live band in front of the stands and foot stomping music in the carnival area, will create just the right ambience which the RWITC is now being increasingly credited with.
The RWITC has also picked this weekend to honour the great Quasar, delayed from December, to laud his becoming the highest stakes earner in the history of Indian racing, and who is now only a race away from hurtling past the 7 crore stakes mark, which is his for the asking as he seeks Invitation Cup glory in Chennai in two weeks.
