Karachi Race Club (KRC) is the biggest race course of
Pakistan
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.
History
The Karachi Race Club was established in 1876.
The racing continued at the old site of behind the
Karachi Cantonment railway station
Karachi Cantonment Railway Station ( ur, , Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. ...
up to 1987. In 1989 the race Club then shifted from to the present location at ''
Deh Safroon'', Main University Road,
Malir Cantonment
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History
Declared a cantonment by the Royal British Government a ...
, in
Karachi
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. At KRC seven to ten races are held every Sunday.
Yearly races
There are only 3 races about 1800 meters to 2400 meters yearly. The Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup distance about 2400 meters.
* Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup
* Karachi Derby
* New Year Cup
See also
*
Lahore Race Club
Lahore Race Club, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, is a club concerned with the sport of horse racing, established in 1924 when Lahore was part of the Punjab Province of British India.
History
The club is registered as a company.[List of horse racing venues
This is a list of currently active horse racing
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References
External links
Karachi Race Club - Official siteLocation Karachi Race Club - Wikimapia->
Location old race course - Wikimapia->
Karachi Race Club - Youtube Channel
Horse racing organizations
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1876 establishments in British India
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