Rashid Byramji

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Rashid Byramji is a horse trainer, also known as "horse whisperer" of Indian horse racing. He obtained his doctorate degree from university of Glasgow, England for conditioning of horses.[1] He has trained both all time great horses seen on Indian turf, Elusive Pimpernel (22 of 23 starts)[2][3] and Squanderer (18 of 19 starts).[4] He was third generation professional and at the young age of 21 years got his licence from RWITC in May, 1955.[1] Byramji retired at the end of Bangalore winter season, in March 2017. His all-India record stands at 3170 wins including 230 classics, 10 Indian Derby winners and 12 Indian Invitation Cup winners. Byramji was crowned champion trainer 42 times in a career that started in 1956.[5][6][7][8][9]

Byramji, a resident of Bengaluru, is married to Dolly Nazir — a swimmer who competed in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[10] His son Darius has also followed in his father's footsteps to be a horse trainer as well.[11]

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