
2021 horse racing season in Ooty to be a closed-door event
The Hindu
Members of the public will be barred from attending the races, the Madras Race Club has said
The 2021 horse racing season in Udhagamandalam, to be held at the Ooty Race Course, will be a closed-door event and members of the public will be barred from attending the races, the Madras Race Club (MRC) said in a press release. The release said that MRC committee members Ramesh Rangarajan and Arun Alagappan also handed over a cheque to Collector, J. Innocent Divya on behalf of the chairman M.A.M.R. Muthiah to be used for the welfare of the Nilgiris district.
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