page_title: Horse racing in India
hierarchical_section_title: Horse racing in India
caption_attribution_description: English: Patrons leave the stands of the Mysore Turf Club at the end of the day's races
context_page_description: Horse racing in India is over 200 years old. The first racecourse in the country was set up in Madras in 1777. Today, India has a very well established racing and breeding industry, and the sport is conducted on nine racetracks by six racing authorities.
  Racing is restricted to Indian-bred racehorses and India has a well established breeding industry with stallions imported from all over the world. The Indian Stud Book maintains records of all thoroughbred breeding activity in India.
  India has a mixture of both pool betting and traditional bookmakers.
  Indian horse racing live shows include Sport of Kings and Racing 1 presented by Sammir Kocchar and equestrian expert Chaiti Narula.
  Today the sport stands to be impacted and faces loss of revenue thanks to 28% GST levied on betting in India. Punters find it financially unviable leading to a downfall of the sport as the racing clubs stand to face huge revenue losses.
context_section_description: Horse racing in India is over 200 years old. The first racecourse in the country was set up in Madras in 1777. Today, India has a very well established racing and breeding industry, and the sport is conducted on nine racetracks by six racing authorities.
  Racing is restricted to Indian-bred racehorses and India has a well established breeding industry with stallions imported from all over the world.  The Indian Stud Book maintains records of all thoroughbred breeding activity in India.
  India has a mixture of both pool betting and traditional bookmakers.
  Indian horse racing live shows include Sport of Kings and Racing 1 presented by Sammir Kocchar and equestrian expert Chaiti Narula.
  Today the sport stands to be impacted and faces loss of revenue thanks to 28% GST levied on betting in India. Punters find it financially unviable leading to a downfall of the sport as the racing clubs stand to face huge revenue losses.
caption: Stands at Mysore Turf Club
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