Lahore Race Club, in
Lahore
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Punjab
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Pakistan
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, is a club concerned with the sport of
horse racing, established in 1924 when Lahore was part of the
Punjab Province of
British India
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.
History
The club is registered as a company.
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at pakboi.gov.pk Some veterans claim that it dates from 1874, but although there were horse races at Lahore during that period the formal record of the present club does not go back so far.
["Lahore Race Club to arrange first night-race in June"](_blank)
dailytimes.com.pk
at lahoredishaan.com It was incorporated on 18 January 1924.Jilani Park
Jilani Park (formerly known as Race Course Park) is located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is on the Jail Road in front of the Services Hospital. It is famous for its floral exhibitions and artificial waterfall. Annual horse racing ...
. In 1976, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...
's government asked the club to move its races away from the Jail Road course, but it remained there until 1980, when it was compelled to leave.Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...
, President of Pakistan, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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, crown prince
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of Dubai
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, who had financed the night-racing project, the cost of which was some Rs 30 million.
See also
* Karachi Race Club
Karachi Race Club (KRC) is the biggest race course of Pakistan.
History
The Karachi Race Club was established in 1876.
The racing continued at the old site of behind the Karachi Cantonment railway station up to 1987. In 1989 the race Club then s ...
References
External links
Lahore Race Club Video
1924 establishments in British India
Horse racing organizations
Sports venues in Pakistan
Horse racing venues in Pakistan
Horse racing organisations in Pakistan
Sports clubs in Pakistan
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