Roving Eye 8212; Pune

The RWITC has made an investment of Rs 80 lakhs. While an earlier trial a week ago had failed to produce the desired results the one a day before the Derby had fulfilled the expectations enabling the club authorities to have a direct telecast of the Derby day. For the first time in India, races have been telecast live and while the present link up is only between Pune and Mumbai in Western India, race clubs of Delhi, Calcutta and Mysore are also expected to join in soon.

While this may decrease the traffic between Mumbai and Pune during the racing season, it will definitely draw in crowds in large numbers at the race courses in both cities alongwith of course giving a fillip to betting. With one achievement in hand all eyes are now trained for the next project of the RWITC -that of night racing in Mumbai, with the active financial assistance of Vijay Mallaya.