25th high stakes race of the year carrying total stakes of Rs. 1.2 crore Mysuru: Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd., in association with Cubic Systems, is all set to conduct the prestigious “Cubic Mysore Derby- 2024” tomorrow (Oct. 27) at 4 pm with a total stake money of more than Rs. 1.2 crore. This was…
Club Cultured?
October 19, 2024Once again, the Chairman of the so-called prestigious Mysore Race Club (MRC) has been forced to resign in the face of a coup by the Committee. This reminds us all that club culture has eroded and clubs are now like mini-Assembly Constituencies. One usually joins a club to pursue a passion or interest — be…
K.M. Chandre Gowda resigns as MRC Chairman
October 17, 2024Mysuru: In a sudden development, K.M. Chandre Gowda resigned as Chairman of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited citing personal reasons. During his tenure, Chandre Gowda, who had also served as Turf Authorities of India Chairman, had taken certain stern decisions to bring about changes in the MRC. Recently, he had also visited France and Japan….
Row over vacancies: MRC Steward polls postponed
October 14, 2024Mysuru: The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited took place at the Club premises in city this morning. During the meeting, the election of Stewards was postponed to a later date due to objections from the members. Probably, this marks the first time in the illustrious history of the Club,…
Mysore Monsoon Races: Trophies presented
September 20, 2024Pic.1: Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs, former MRC Chairman and Senior Steward, presenting “The H.H. Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy” to Kishan Thomas, trainer of ‘Mayne Magic,’ which won the Mysore Monsoon Races-2024 held at Mysore Race course yesterday. The winning horse, owned by Eugene Aloysious Mayne & Joan Mayne, was ridden by Jockey G. Vivek. Others…
Mysore Monsoon Races 2024 from tomorrow
September 4, 2024The Mysore Derby 2024 on Oct. 27 Mysuru: The Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited is scheduled to start the Mysore (Monsoon) Races 2024 from tomorrow (Sept. 5). The 16-day racing will conclude on Oct. 27. Stakemoney: The advertised stakemoney shall be to the tune of Rs. 6,85,50,000 including cups/ trophies for the Season. Sweepstake/ Classic…
MRC Chairman presents ‘India Trophy’ at 40th Asian Racing Conference in Japan
September 1, 2024K.M. Chandre Gowda (fourth from right), Chairman, Turf Authorities of India and Chairman, Mysore Race Club (MRC), presented the ‘India Trophy’ at 40th Asian Racing Conference 2024 at Sapporo Race Course in Japan recently. He is seen with H.K. Ramesh, Steward of MRC, Dr. C.V. Niranjan, Chief Veterinary Officer of MRC, Dr. M.R. Jagannath, Secretary…
Canara Bank donates ambulance to MRC Eye Hospital
July 21, 2024Canara Bank, Zoo Branch, donated an ambulance to Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital in city recently. Canara Bank Branch Manager Chethan handed over the keys of the ambulance to MRC Charitable Trust Chairman K.M. Chandre Gowda in the presence of Secretary Dr. M.R. Jagannath, Trustees B.N. Cariappa, Praveen Kumar, Dr. T. Vijayakumar, Arjun Ranga,…
MRC to host Invitation Cup-2025
April 6, 2024Mysore Race Club (MRC) Limited Chairman K.M. Chandre Gowda (second from left) seen receiving the mantle to host the ‘Invitation Cup-2025’ in Mysuru next year from Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) Chairman Sudipto Sarkar (extreme left) following the conclusion of Invitation Weekend Races in Kolkata recently as others look on.
Elected as MRC Members
March 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The following six candidates have been declared elected as the Members of Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd. during the Membership elections held at MRC here yesterday: Nakul Kiran (144 votes); Anutham Shankar Urs (133 votes); G. Vajra (131 votes); M.R. Bharath (125 votes); Dr. Akshay B. Kushavar (124 votes) and Dr. M.R. Aiyappa (111…














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