Bengaluru summer meeting from May 17
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.
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