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| Name = Mysore Race Course<br />
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| Caption = Mysore Race Course<br />
| Location = [[Mysore]], India<br />
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| Owner = [[Mysore Race Club]]<br />
| Opened = 1891<br />
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'''Mysore Race Course''' is a racing track in [[Mysore]] city of [[Karnataka]] province, India.<br />
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==History==<br />
Mysore Race Course was started in 1891 by the king of Mysore Chamaraja Wadiyar. The original location of the Race Course was near the present J.C.College. In 1920 a new race course was built on a {{Convert|152|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} land. The races were affiliated to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. The Bangalore Race Club was formed in 1951 and started to run the Mysore races also. The present race course was leased from the Karnataka government in the year 1977. The new facility of the race course at the foot of the Chamundi hills was built by Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1906.<ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/532688/demand-turning-mysore-race-club.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Facilities==<br />
[[File:Mysore Race Club.jpg|thumb|Mysore Race Club]]<br />
There are 250 members in the Mysore Race Club. The racing track is 2,000 meters long and 30 meters wide. The straight is 500 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysoreraceclub.com/Facilities.aspx |title=Facilities |access-date=16 June 2016 |archive-date=30 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530052009/http://www.mysoreraceclub.com/Facilities.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==The season==<br />
The Mysore Derby season is from November to February and again from May to July.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nammamysore.com/documents/Entratainment/HorseRacing.html |title=Namma Mysore – Horse Racing, The Mysore Race Course |website=nammamysore.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223172638/http://www.nammamysore.com/documents/Entratainment/HorseRacing.html |archive-date=2008-02-23}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Lalithadripura]]<br />
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==Image gallery==<br />
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File:Mysore Race Course.jpg|Old Entrance<br />
File:Mrc.Urs gzymkhana club.jpg|Gymkhana Club<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mysore]]<br />
[[Category:Horse racing venues in India]]<br />
[[Category:1891 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1891]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Karnataka]]</div>Xtromirit