The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) has announced 23 days of action-packed racing for the Pune monsoon season which will get underway on Thursday. Besides 13 regular race days, there will also be 10 special race days in aid of various local charities.

Trophies galore
As per the prospectus published on the RWITC website, 149 races have been slated over the three-month long monsoon campaign, of which the lion's share will go to class IV horses (43 races, 16 trophies) & the three-year-olds (31 races, 19 trophies). Of course, with the division splits for crowded fields, these numbers will go up considerably. For the top drawer horses comprising classes I & II, as also 4y&over, there will be 26 events, of which a substantial 22 will be the trophy races.