Bengaluru summer meeting from May 17

The Bengaluru summer meeting will commence on May 17 (Saturday) and conclude on August 1 (Friday). Racing will be conducted over 24 days during the meeting and will mainly be held on Saturdays and Sundays except during the last week.

Briefing the media, R. Manjunath Ramesh, chairman & senior steward of the Bangalore Turf Club, said a totally duly prize money (including trophies) of ₹15,71,95,000 is estimated to be paid during the meeting 2025 and would be approximately ₹18 crore including divisions. He added that for the first time, races over a distance of 1,300 and 1,500 metres have been introduced.

The Bangalore Summer Derby, sponsored by Mr. Suresh Paladugu of HPSL, will have a guaranteed prize money of ₹2 crore inclusive of the club’s contribution and equal contribution of ₹1 crore by the sponsor.

The R.R. Byramji Million, sponsored by Darius Byramji, has a prize money of ₹11 lakh with equal contribution from the club and the sponsor.

The Hooves Of Steel Million, sponsored by Rajendran Sabanayagam, also has a prize money of ₹11 lakh with equal contribution from the club and the sponsor

For the Coromandel Gromor Bangalore Million, sponsored by Arun Alagappan, the added money is ₹10 lakh inclusive of the club’s contribution of ₹5 lakh and an equal contribution by the sponsor.

The Five Star Shipping Million, sponsored by K.N. Dhunjiboy, has added money is ₹10 lakh inclusive of the club’s contribution of ₹5 lakh and an equal contribution by the sponsor.

The board of appeal for the summer meeting: Shivkumar Kheny (chairman), S. Chockalingam, B. Dayananda IPS, S.K. Raghunandan, Ritesh Kumar Singh IAS, and Zeyn Mirza.

Racing dates: May: 17, 18, 24, 25, 31; June: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29; July: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 31; August: 1.