Brilliant ride by jockey Charlie Smirke in the Epsom Derby 1934 win of Windsor Lad owned by Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla. Excerpt from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’
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Knowledge, self-belief, perseverance and passion enabled Maharaja Shri Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla to claim a hat-trick of Derbys over a decade and a half. Read in his own words.
Half a million cheered “Good old Pip” and the King hailed the triumphant Prince. Epilogue to Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’
About this time 82 years ago Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla’s horse Windsor Lad won the Epsom Derby
Half a million cheered “Good old Pip” and the King hailed the triumphant Prince. Epilogue to Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’.
Excerpts from ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ ….. 25 – Chapter 16 : “My Three Derbys”
Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ ….. 10 – The Sporting Life on the Epsom Derby 1934 triumph of Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla
