An hors d&rsquo;oeuvre is an appetiser or starter served before a meal. This Horse de Oeuvre though is a finisher, served up by the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) at the end of the Mumbai<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/horse-racing-flying-visit-stuns-rivals-in-r-n-kanga-trophy-23274938" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> racing season</a>.
RWITC will hold the Indian Racing Carnival on April 1 and 2, the last weekend of Mumbai racing. There will be 14 races&mdash;seven each day with evening racing programmes.&nbsp;
There are at least 36 horses arriving from different centres like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Delhi. Some star equines expected are Juliette, King&rsquo;s Ransom, My Opinion, Northern Lights, All Attractive to name a few. &ldquo;We are holding the carnival despite the tough times racing is going through,&rdquo; RWITC chairman SR Sanas said at a press conference.
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Former chairman Zavaray S Poonawalla said, &ldquo;This <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/horse-racing-christofle-waikiki-set-for-championship-glory-23276006" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">racing carnival</a> is a first for the country. It will give a real impetus to the sport given the very difficult times it is going through.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Outstation horses will have a travel incentive of Rs 20,000. If a trainer brings three of more horses, the owners get an additional Rs 10,000,&rdquo; said Dr Ram H Shroff, RWITC&rsquo;s chairman of stewards.&nbsp;
The carnival will offer huge prizes like bikes and a car for punters besides a trainer and jockey championship carrying a prize purse of R1 lakh each.
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RWITC will hold the Indian Racing Carnival on April 1 and 2, the last weekend of Mumbai racing. There will be 14 races—seven each day with evening racing programmes

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