Category Archives: Horse Racing

When the British royal family saw Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla winning the Epsom Derby of England in 1934. Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

What The Racing Gazette wrote about Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla in November 1921

On this day, 6th June in the year 1934, Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla won the blue riband of the turf, the Epsom Derby of England. He wrote about the enthralling event in the Sporting Times a couple of months later

The two sides of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla, the oriental and the occidental

The things Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla will always be remembered for

Horses and jockeys of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla

The immediate aftermath of the victory of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla in the Epsom Derby 1934. Excerpt from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

Chasing a dream. Prelude to Epsom Derby win of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla. Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book, ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

On this day, 6th June, in the year 1934, Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla won the blue riband of the turf, the Epsom Derby of England with his horse Windsor Lad. Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

Remembering Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla on his 131st birth anniversary. Sagacious ruler and connoisseur of the finer things in life