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| April 24, 2003 | Thursday | Safar 21, 1424 |
LRC plan to clean up undesirables
LAHORE, April 23: Lahore Race Club (LRC) has decided to take stringent measures to clean up the club of indiscipline and undesirables from among the horse-owners.
The LRC has issued a proforma for registration owners to be filled by all owners and submit it before the the end of May.
The owners are required to furnish proof of their being men of means, details of their business or occupation, income tax or property tax and land revenue paid by them during the last three years, names and number of horses owned by them and their nearest family members alongwith their ages.
The owners will have to file a declaration that they have read all the rules, regulations and directives of the Jockey Club Of Pakistan (JCP) and the LRC and give a firm assurance to abide by these and also those issued from time to time.
The need to discipline the owners has long been felt because of the intrusion of undesirable elements in the ranks of owners and the indiscipline and lawlessness caused by such elements.
There are many ghost and pseudo owners and horses owned by vested interest.
During the last three decades, the character of horse-racing has undergone a change dictated almost entirely by financial considerations. The cost of maintaining a horse and keeping him in training has risen manifold while the stakemoney has not been raised accordingly.
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