Director Milan Luthria is all set to contest for a managing committee seat at this year’s elections of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) to be held on September 8. He will be part of the panel led by former chairman Vivek Jain.
Along with Luthria, other members of the Jain panel are Geoffrey Nagpal, Zavaray Poonawalla, Gulam Vahanvaty and Champaklal Zaveri. The introduction of E-voting this year will make the voting process easier for 1800 voting members from Mumbai, Pune Bengaluru and elsewhere
If elected this year, Milan and his team members (mentioned above) want to restore the RWITC to its past glory as the premier racing centre in Mumbai.
On his association with RWITC, Milan says, “I am a horse lover at heart, and have been a regular racegoer at the RWITC for over 25 years. Over the last few years, I have owned race horses with trainer Imtiaz A. Sait. Last year I was nominated as a Steward, but resigned mid-way through my term. It was an unprecedented move as many consider this a prestigious and free ride. Several ideological differences with the other Stewards made me take this bold step applauded by many seniors in the racing world. In a political landscape where many choose to duck an issue rather than stand up for their beliefs, I chose the latter.”
His vision and experience for RWITC makes Milan the ideal candidate for the post of the committee member. He explains, “Last year has been one of the most controversial and disappointing ones in the history of the RWITC. Our team wants to bring the Club back on track, sort out serious issues pertaining to sponsorship, owners, stables, labour, the Mahalaxmi Race Course lease, the Gallops issue, and above all clean and fair racing with no favours and false promises.”
Milan shares a great rapport with most RWITC members. “I know several members since childhood as very few know that I have been an avid rider, Gymkhana winner and Steward, and a keen racegoer for long. I have been fortunate in many members making a connection with me after my resignation, to congratulate me. To sum up, there is no part of the race course I have not been exposed to, from the stables, to the track, to the weighing room and the Stewards Room.”
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