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The Derby- Stakes & Ladder - By Mahendra Mallya

Posted on - 01 Feb 2012

The Derby : “Stakes & Ladder”
By Mahendra Mallya
 
For long, the McDowell sponsored Indian Derby (Gr1) has been the richest race in India. The raise in stakes has been phenomenal, particularly with the turn of the new millennium. What Started with a then princely sum of Rs 35,000/- in 1943, the stakes have burst past the 2.6 crore mark in present times. Now with the new five year contract of a whopping 28 crore signed between Dr Vijay Mallya’s  United Spirits Limited and the RWITC, the stakes for the McDowell Indian Derby 2013, in all probability will breach a stunning three-crore mark. Following is the steady raise up the ladder of stakes for the McDowell sponsored Indian Derby in the new millennium:
 
 
 Year             Total Stakes                  Winner 
   2001             Rs 75,75,660               Storm Again
2007          Rs 1,00,00,000                Diabolical
2009          Rs 1,87,25,000                 Antonios
 2010          Rs 2,12,30,000                Jacqueline
         2011          Rs 2,18,05,000         Moonlight Romance
    2012          Rs 2,61,60,000            Who will it be?
 
Whatever the stakes may be, and how ever high they may get, for the affluent and passionate horse lover, the most sublime joy that comes in displaying the traditional ‘Golden Horse and Jockey’ on the mantle is invaluable! That is something no amount of money can buy!

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