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Turf Clubs is a sports club primarily involved into the horse racing. Horse raci ng is an equestrian sport that has a long history.Earlier existed as a sport of kings and the nobility. Modern racing, however, exists primarily because it is a major venue for legalized gambling.Horse racing is also a major professional sport in Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Western Europe, Australia. Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track for a predetermined distance. The race is a test of speed, stamina, and the skill of the jockey.
The steeplechase is a form of horse racing involving Jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a twowheeled cart called a sulky Slide4: Horse Racing in India is over 100 years old. Racing in India is conducted on one or two centers on one day. Major centers are Mumbai,bangalore,pune Hyderabad n Chennai.In north india we have the delhi race club which is not a major race center. Betting is conducted at all centers for all other centers in India. Now lets take a look at the major turf clubs in india: Slide5: Oldest n well known horse racing clubs in india.It has 7566 members ,600 Owners, 46 licensed trainers and 80 jockeys as on 15th July 2010. It has residential facility along with gym, lounge, restaurants, etc. Has two turf clubs under its belt.Pune n Mumbai. Slide6: Read from slide intelligently Slide7: is an establishment for selective breeding of horses. They Provide a secure and quiet environment for horses and ensure that they are isolated from diseases.Punjabs malwa region which consists 13 districts is famous for producing race horses.It has 12 of the 60 study farms n offers at least 200 racehorses out of 1300 produced every year. Slide8: Stud farms Offer 2 types of service.Breeding where in male animals are made available for outside female animals.Provide revenue via the stud fees

paid.selling of horses is a necessity a stud farm to prevent overcrowding, to remove horses that arent getting along and to keep business well funded

Slide9: NHBSI was setup in 1920 to promote equestrian activities.it represents the interests of Indian thoroughbred breeders, both individual as well as stud farm owners. It has ensured that horse breeding operations come under the agricultural ministry.one of the major achievements of the society was it was able to save the india race industry from closure as states were not permitting racing activity. Slide10: It is set up and recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. IHSBA maintains separate stud books for each Indigenous breeds. Slide11: society which was formed by people interested in the preservation, promotion and International recognition of the Indigenous breed of horses IHSI held a series of meetings with concerned officials and had the ban removed. IHSI has been pursuing the question of a disease free zone to help export of horses to the EU and proper surveillance. Regular input and information has been submitted to the Ministry in regard to disease survey report. financial assistance has been granted and a scheme to preserve the indigenous horses came into existence. Slide13: Project initiated by Initiated by Department of Animal Husbandry, Punjab Infrastructure Development Board and Government of Punjab. It would include other national and international level equestrian activities as well, viz. club house complex, horse riding club for children, etc. The area allocated for the project is around 150 acre at Ludhiana (Punjab). The estimated project Cost is Rs 350 Crore. As a part of planning process GoP intends to hire a consultant for the specifications & standards.Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (IL&FS IDC) has been appointed as project development advisor to assist

GOP in developing the project on Public Private Partnership format on DBFOT Basis. Slide14: Race Track They form the most important structure in the course. Two surfaces cover the track. One is grass track which will be used for racing in monsoon season and a mud which will be used for racing in winters or summers. Equine Training Center:Center for training the horses.trotting rings,left handed training tracks form the major part. Grand Stand Complex: Capacity varies from 3000 to 9000 depending on the average turn out expected at the course. Apart from the seating capacity about 60 % to 70 % more space will be allocated for standing. Stable: An airy and well maintained stable for 1200 Horses and Syces. Slide15: Read from slide 15 smartly.