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The quest of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla to win the blue riband of the turf. Excerpts from the opening chapter of Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

April 10, 2019 Bombay Presidency City and Suburban Curragh Embargo England Europe First World War Grand International of Belgium Imperial Cadet Corps Dehra Dun Indian Derby 1919 Irish Derby Irish Two Thousand Guineas Juna Raj (Old Rajpipla) KCSI (Order of the Star of India) Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Michael Seth-Smith Old Windsor Ostend Pelham Books Prince Indra Vikram Singh of Rajpipla Queen Victoria Racing with the Gods Rajkumar College Rajkot Rajpipla Rewakantha Agency River Narmada River Tapti Rolls-Royce Royal Hunt Cup Satpura Hills Steve Donoghue The Derby The Illustrated Weekly of India Tipster United Kingdom United States of America Wankaner Windsor Lad Yuvraj (later Maharana) Chhatrasinhji of Rajpipla Yuvrani (later Maharani) Phul Kunverba of Rajpipla Leave a comment

Irish Derby 1926 win on first attempt by Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla. His horse Embargo beat a field of ten

May 14, 2016 Ascot Bulger Charlie Smirke Daniel Sullivan Embargo Epsom Derby 1934 Irish 2000 Guineas Irish Derby 1926 Irish Derby Curragh 1926 JJ Parkinson Lord Glanely Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Mediaeval Knight Prince Indra Vikram Singh of Rajpipla (Teddy) Resplendent Royal Hunt Cup Silver Lark Steve Donoghue Tenacity Windsor Lad 2 Comments

Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ …..1 – Chapter 1 : CHASING A DREAM

January 2, 2013 A Maharaja's Turf Benjamin Disraeli Bombay Presidency City and Suburban Diomed Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby Embargo Epsom Derby 1934 First Epsom Derby 1780 First World War Gohil Rajputs Grand National of Belgium Ostend 1927 Horse Racing Illustrated Weekly of India Imperial Cadet Corps Dehra Dun Indian Derby Calcutta 1919 Indra Vikram Singh Irish Derby Curragh 1926 Irish Two Thousand Guineas Juna Raj (Old Rajpipla) Lord's Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Chhatrasinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Old Windsor Olympics Otto von Bismarck Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Racing with the Gods Rajkumar College Rajkot Rajpipla State Rewakantha Agency River Narmada River Tapti Rolls-Royce Royal Hunt Cup Ruler of Wankaner Sir Charles Bunbury Sir Winston Churchill Steve Donoghue Tattenham Corner Tipster Wembley Western Satpuras Wimbledon Windsor Lad Yuvrani Phul Kunverba of Rajpipla Leave a comment

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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
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How ‘the threatened fragmentation’ of India was averted by the rulers of sovereign Indian States by signing the Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement just before independence. Excerpt from ‘The Story of the Integration of Indian States’ by V.P. Menon
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

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