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About this time 82 years ago Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla’s horse Windsor Lad won the Epsom Derby

June 6, 2016 Charlie Smirke Epsom Derby 1934 King George V Lord Lonsdale Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Old Windsor Queen Mary Tattenham Corner Tiberius William Johnstone Windsor Lad Leave a comment

Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla’s horse Windsor Lad stumped ‘super horse’ Colombo in the Epsom Derby 1934

June 10, 2015 Captain Thomas Hogg Charlie Smirke Colombo Epsom Derby 1934 Gohil Rajput dynasty Lord Glanely Maharaja Shri Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Rajpipla Royal Family Rajpipla State William Johnstone Windsor Lad Leave a comment

Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ ….. 9 – Epsom Derby 1934 : Comments from the owner, jockey and trainer immediately after the race

March 13, 2013 A Maharaja's Turf Beryl Higg Books Charlie Smirke Colombo Epsom Derby 1934 Horse Racing King George V Lord Glanely Lord Lonsdale Lord Woolavington Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Old Windsor Prince Indra Vikram Singh of Rajpipla (Teddy) Queen Mary Sports Tattenham Corner William Johnstone Windsor Lad Leave a comment

Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ ….. 8 – Epsom Derby 1934 : What the leading writers of the day said

February 20, 2013 2000 Guineas A Maharaja's Turf Admiral Drake Aga Khan Aga Khan III Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah Alishah Blandford Bondsman Books Brighton Captain Cohn Captain Heath Charlie Smirke Chester Vase Colombo Daily Express Daily Herald Easton Epsom Derby 1934 Ferdinand Kuhn jr. Fleetfoot G. Nicholl George Nicholl Gordon Richards Hannen Swaffer Horse Racing Hotspur Hyperion Judge Hancock King George V Lord Glanely Lord Woolavington Madame Volterra Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Manchester Dispatch Marcus Marsh Medieval Knight Meyrick Good News Chronicle People Primero Prince Indra Vikram Singh of Rajpipla R.C. Lyle Rajpipla Richard Perryman Sheffield Independent Sir Abe Bailey Sir John Foster Fraser Sports Steve Donoghue Tattenham Corner The Daily Telegraph The Field The Illustrated Weekly of India The New York Times The Picquet The Sporting Life The Times Tiberius Trevor Wignall Umidwar Valerius William Johnstone Windsor Lad 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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