Ooty Racecourse Explained

Ooty Racecourse is a highland race course in Ooty, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. Built for summer racing in the hills, the course stands at an altitude of above sea level. The race course is adjacent to the railway station in the heart of town. Horse races are conducted in the summer season, from April to June, when it has been traditional to come to the hill station to escape the summer heat. The course occupies over 55 acres in the centre of Ooty. The course is about 2.4  km long. The main event of the racing season is "The Nilgiri Gold Cup Race". To commemorate 125 years of racing in this hill station, a special race for "The Post Centenary Silver Jubilee Cup" was run in 2011,[1] and creating a garden is under discussion.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

A fire occurred at the race course in March 2011, believed to have been started by a cigarette butt, but was put out without harm to the horses.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lucky draw to mark Ooty racing milestone. D. Radhakrishnan. 2011-05-04. 2011-09-14. The Hindu.
  2. Web site: Beauty of race course to be enhanced . https://web.archive.org/web/20110418195113/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/15/stories/2011041554030500.htm. dead. 2011-04-18. 2011-04-15. The Hindu. 2011-09-22.
  3. Web site: Ooty waits for the race to begin. https://web.archive.org/web/20110418112133/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/14/stories/2011041450760200.htm. dead. 2011-04-18. D. Radhakrishnan. 2011-04-14. The Hindu. 2011-09-22.
  4. Web site: Ooty Horse Racing. indiaandindians.com. 2011-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110905055600/http://www.indiaandindians.com/tamilnadu/nilgris/ooty.php. 5 September 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Ooty (Udhagamandalam): Racecourse. lonelyplanet.com. 2011-09-14.
  6. Web site: Ooty Race Course. india9.com. 2005-06-07. 2011-09-14.
  7. Web site: An important milestone in the Ooty racing season. D. Radhakrishnan. 2011-04-17. 2011-09-14. The Hindu.
  8. Web site: Fire at Ooty race course, horses safe. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050410/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/coimbatore/28683606_1_ooty-fire-station-officer-horses. dead. 2012-09-27. 2011-03-12. The Times of India. 2011-09-22.

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