Royal Calcutta Turf Club
(A unit of RCTC Association)

NEW NOTICES FROM JUNE 2024

NOTICE

USE OF RED HOOD

Trainers desirous of using a Red Hood in the parade ring and while going to the start for fractious/nervous horses may do so with the prior permission of the Stipendiary Stewards in writing.

This Hood will have to be taken off prior to loading of horses at the Starting Gates.  The Starter and his team will assist in the removal of the Hood at the gates but the onus shall lie with the Trainer and his stable staff.

Permission will also need to be sought for discontinuation of use of such hood.

 

Daniel Marc David

Asst.Stipendiary Steward

25/07/2025

 

 

NOTICE

All horses led early to the gates will be accompanied by the declared Jockey on leaving the paddock.  The same procedure will be followed even if  a horse has to be led riderless to the gates.

Trainers are advised to school their charges better in this regard.

 

Daniel Marc David

Asst.Stipendiary Steward

25/07/2025

 

 

NOTICE : TRACK WORK

 

Trainers are hereby  notified that the track timings for the Season 2025-2026 are as under :-

1. On all working days                -           5.00 A.M. to 7.30 A.M.
2. On Sundays & Holidays          -           6.00 A.M. to 7.30 A.M.

Trainers are advised to adhere to these timings unless the work is delayed due to the weather conditions.

Kindly appreciate that there are timings for RCTC Staff and other Departments as well, as such following the above timings is very essential.

 

Daniel Mac David

Asst. Stipendiary Steward

 

22/07/2025

Cc :     Jockeys Association of India   - For information and necessary action.

 

 

NOTICE

Apprentice Jockey Allowance Structure – Season 2025-26

 

Please be informed that the weight allowances applicable to Apprentice Jockeys for the Season 2025–26 shall be as follows:

 

5 kg allowance – Until the jockey has ridden 10 winners

(Note: Apprentice jockeys claiming this allowance are not permitted to carry a whip.)

 

3.5 kg allowance – Until the jockey has ridden 20 winners

 

2.5 kg allowance – Until the jockey has ridden 30 winners

 

1.5 kg allowance – Until the jockey has ridden 40 winners

 

Upon riding 40 winners or attaining the age of 25 years, whichever is earlier, apprentice jockeys will not be entitled to claim any allowance.

 

Please note:

• No weight allowance may be claimed in Sweepstakes or Terms Races.
• An Apprentice shall be entitled to claim same allowance specified under Rule 100(h) throughout the day of racing as he/she was entitled to claim at the beginning of that day.

 

Asst. Stipendiary Steward

19.07.2025

 

NOTICE

CALCUTTA MONSOON MEETING 2025

The Stewards, Royal Calcutta Turf Club, are pleased to announce that for stakes earned by horses under the charge of ‘A’ licensed Trainers, bonus stakes of 20% will be given for all Non-sweepstakes Handicap and Juvenile races.  Trainers and Jockeys will also be eligible for their respective shares in the above bonus.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

 

02/07/2025

 

 

Calcutta Monsoon Meeting 2025

Racing Fixtures

          1^st Day                 Tuesday                29^th         July             2025

          2^nd Day                Tuesday                5^th          August         2025                  

          3^rd Day                 Wednesday            13^th         August         2025                  

          4^th Day                 Wednesday            20^th         August         2025         Juvenile Sprint 

          5^th Day                 Wednesday            27^th         August         2025         Monsoon Sprint

          6^th Day                 Wednesday            3^rd          September   2025         Fillies Trials  

          7^th Day                 Wednesday            10^th         September   2025         Colts Trials

          8^th Day                 Wednesday            17^th         September   2025        

          9^th Day                 Wednesday            24^th         September   2025        

          10^th Day               Sunday                  28^th         September   2025         Mon Derby/ Mon Cup

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

2^nd July, 2025

 

NOTICE

 

The Stewards, Royal Calcutta Turf Club are pleased to announce that 2-year-olds under the charge of A licensed Trainers will be granted a fodder subsidy of Rs. 5000/- per 2 yr old per month with effect from April 2025 up to November, 2025.

 

The following terms and conditions will be applicable :-

 

1. Owners/Trainers desirous of availing this incentive must apply for the same to the Vice President - Racing, RCTC, latest by 31^st May, 2025.

 

2. These 2 yr olds must arrive within the RCTC premises by 30^th September, 2025. 

 

3. These youngsters will have to race at RCTC up to the Racing Season 2027-28 unless they are retired from racing for any reason whatsoever.

 

4. If an owner wishes to race these 2/3 year old horses at any other centre, permission for the same must be obtained from the Vice President - Racing and such horses must return to Kolkata after completion of the particular event/season.

 

5. During the racing career of the above horses as stipulated in Clause 3 above, if they are transferred to the charge of a ‘B’ licensed Trainer, this subsidy shall be recovered in full from the Owner/s.

 

6. For 2 year olds not stationed in Kolkata as on date but under the charge of ‘A’ licensed Trainers, the owner’s accounts of such horses will be credited with the subsidy amount from April 2025 only on their arrival into the RCTC premises.

 

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President - Racing

 

14/05/2025

 

 

NOTICE

The Stewards, Royal Calcutta Turf  Club, are pleased to announce an Extra Race Day on Friday, 24^th January, 2025.

Detailed prospectus for the above day will be issued shortly.

This is for information of all concerned.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

15/01/2025

 

NOTICE

CALCUTTA RACES, WINTER MEETING

FOURTH DAY

Friday, 17^th January, 2025

The Stewards, Royal Calcutta Turf Club, are pleased to announce that :-

1. The running of The Calcutta Derby Stakes (2025) (Grade I) has been re-scheduled to Friday, 17^th January, 2025. 
2. The running of  The Perin Dalal Alokananda Stakes has also been  re-scheduled to  Friday, 17^th January, 2025.  Fresh Final Forfeits for this race will fall due on Tuesday, 14^th January, 2025.

Entries for the above race day will close at 10.30 A.M. on Friday, 10^th January, 2025.

Please note that rest of the prospectus for 17^th January, 2025 remains same as published in the Prospectus for the Calcutta Cold Weather Season 2024-2025.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

09/01/2025

 

NOTICE

It is hereby informed that in view of the stable employees of the Race Horse and Stable Employees Welfare Society being adamant in continuing with their illegal flash strike resulting in no track work for the last 5 days, the Stewards Royal Calcutta Turf Club in exercise of their powers under the RCTC Rules of Racing have decided to cancel the Calcutta Races scheduled to be held on Sunday, 12^th January, 2025.

However, The Calcutta Derby Stakes 2025 (Grade I) has been postponed to a later date, should racing resume.

The inconvenience caused to all concerned is regretted.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

8^th January, 2025

 

 

NOTICE TO TRAINERS

Trainers are hereby notified that horses that have been under veterinary treatment for a long period of time/suffering from ailments affecting the running of the horse, such horses will have to be shown to the Veterinary Officer and passed fit to race before the Trainer accepts these horses to run.

The above comes into force with immediate effect.

 

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

05/11/2024

 

NOTICE

It is hereby notified that the license fee for Trainers and Jockeys under RCTC Rules of Racing will be Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 1,000/- respectively (GST if applicable).

This will be effective from the racing Season 2024-2025.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

 

17/08/2024

 

25.06.2024

Notice to Owners/ Trainers

The Stewards, Royal Calcutta have decided to revise the rates of Veterinary Services rendered by the Club’s Veterinary Hospital, Which will come into effect from 1^st July,2024 :-

S.No	Name of the Service Provided	New Charges (Rs.)
1	Abscess	250
2	Annular Ligament Desmotomy	2000
3	Arthrotomy	4000
4	Back Injection	1000
5	Caslick's Operation	750
6	Colic Surgery	5000
7	Dental Extract charges	200
8	Dental Rapsing charges	500
9	Digital Radiography charges	1000
10	DRIP Charges	50
11	DRL Coggins  test charges  (DRL, Pune)	800
12	DRL Glanders test charges  (DRL, Pune)	900
13	Emergency charges	250
14	Endoscopy Charges	500
15	Epiglottic Entrapment operation	1500
16	Evaluation for sale(Endoscopy and Physical examination)	750
17	Gas Anaesthesia charges	1000
18	Gastroscopy Charges	500
19	Gelding Charges	2000
20	Guttural Pouch Flushing	500
21	Hobdays Operation	2500
22	I/V Anaesthesia Charges	500
23	Injection Charges	25
24	Injection to suspensory Ligament	250
25	Intraarticular Charges	500
26	Kissing spine Surgery	10000
27	Major injury repair	1000
28	Minor Surgery Charges	1000
29	Myectomy for soft palate dislocation	2500
30	Nasolacrimal Duct Flushing	100
31	Nebulizer	250
32	Nerve Block charges	300
33	NRCE Packaging Charges	150
34	Operation Theatre charges	2000
35	Osteo stixis(splint fusion Surgery)	2500
36	Ozone theraphy	250
37	Patellar Desmotomy	1000
38	Physiotheraphy Therapy	200
39	Platelet Rich Plasma (Tendon injection)	1000
40	Private Dope test Samples Service Charges	2000 (Testing & Courier charges Extra)
41	Rectal Examination charges	250
42	Removal of fractured splint bone	2500
43	RIG Castration	2500
44	Scanning charges	500
45	Spinal Back injection	1000
46	Splint Injection	500
47	Superion check Desmotomy	2500
48	Suture removal charges	100
49	suturing wounds	500
50	Tie back / Tie forward surgery for Laryngeal Hemiplegia	10000
51	Trephining the Sinus(General Anaesthia)	1000
52	Trephining the Sinus(Local Anaesthia)	750
53	Tubing charges	50
54	Uterine Flushing	250

 

General Manager –Veterinary Services

25.06.2024

 

 

14.07.2024

Notice –Medication Rules

The Stewards of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, at their meeting held on July 12, 2024, after considering the recommendations of the Veterinary Commission, Turf Authorities of India, as approved by the Chairmen, Turf Authorities of India, at their meeting held on May 11, 2024, decided to amend Rule No. 27(1)(d)(i) of the Racing Calendar (Medication Rules), which now reads as follows:

 

 “At any time during the 48 hours prior to the scheduled race for any substance;”

Dr.B.Gowrishankar

GM –Veterinary Services

 

 

Date:   14.07.2024

Notice- Medication Rules

Withdrawal period for commonly used medications

 

The under mentioned withdrawal period will be effective from Calcutta Monsoon Meeting, 2024:-

S.No.		Drug/Procedure			Withdrawal Period (Clear days*)
1		Acupuncture therapy			10
2		Acepromazine			7
3		Activated Charcoal			3
4		Adrenaline Injection			5
5		Antibiotics (except procaine penicillin)			5
6		Atropine  Sulphate			6
7		B 12 Injection /Hemo 15/Haemo power plus			Single dose-5, Two or more doses-9
8		Bromhexine Tablet			14
9		Buscopan Injection (Hyoscinebutylbromide)			5
10		Butorphanol tartrate-single and multiple doses (Butrum)			10
11		Calvenza/Fluvac Innovator Vaccine			7
12		Chlorpheniramine maleate /Pheniramine maleate (Avil)			14
13		Chymoral forte			6
14		D M S O (Dimethyl sulfoxide)			10
15		Deriphyllin Injection			14
16		Dewormers			5
17		Dexamethasone sodium succinate			(Intra muscular/Intra venous/Intravenous/Sub-cutaneous) 10  Intra articular -14
18		Diazepam			14
19		Diminazene aceturate/Imidocarb dipropionate			14
20		Flunixin Meglumine Injection			Single dose-14, more than one dose-20
21		Fortified Procaine Penicillin (FPP)			21
22		Furosemide Injection			6
23		IsoxsuprineHcl /Duvadilan			29
24		Ketamine Injection			20
25		Lignocaine			10
26		Methocarbamol Tablets			28
27		Momentasone Furoate Cream			14
28		MSM			10
29		Neo-Hepatex Injection			6
30		Neostigmine			14
31		Novalgin Injection (Vetalgin)			9
32		Omeprazole Oral			7 doses-6, more than 7 doses-9
33		Ozone therapy			10
34		Paracetamol(I/V)			10
35		Pantaprazole Injection			6
36		Pentorse Injection (Pentosan Polysulfate)			5
37		Pentosan gold/Legend/Adequan			5
38		Phenylbutazone Injection (Bute)			Single dose-10, more than one dose 14
39		Phenylephrine			5
40		Ranitidine Injection			14
41		Serratiopeptidase (Serrakind)			6
42		Shock Wave /Laser Therapy			5
43		Simethicone Emulsion			7
44		Sodium Bicarbonate Injection			6
45		Sodium hyaluronate intra-articular			6
46		Stadren Injection			14
47		Streptomycin			21
48		Sucralfate P.O.			6
49		Tetanus Toxoid			7
50		Thiocolchicoside			21
51		Tranexamic Acid			14
52		Triamcinolone acetonide			Knee/Fetlock/Pastern, Coffin/Hock joints, Intramuscular-20   Shoulder/Stifle /Hip joints-29
53		Triquin Injection			14
54		Xylazine single and multiple doses			14
55		Pentazocine (Fortwin)			14
56		Pick up / Multi vitamin Injection			72 hrs (2.5 days)
58		Intravenous  Amino acids Infusion (Amino Bottles)			72 hrs (2.5 days)
59		Intravenous Lipid infusion(lipid bottles)			72 hrs (2.5 days)
60		NS/RL/DNS/D5/D10			48 hrs (1.5 days)

 

*Clear days means number of days in between the date of treatment and Race day excluding both the days,e.g .if a Horse was treated on 1^stand is running on 10^th means 8 clear days are there.

* Multivitamin injection and Intravenous Amino Acid (Amino bottles) or Lipids (Lipid bottles) can be given 72 hrs before Race Day with cut-off time being 12 noon.

*Intravenous Ringer's Lactate (RL)/ Normal Saline (NS) / D-5 /D-10/ DNS) can be given 48 hrs before Race Day with cut-off time being 12 noon.

 

Note: The Horses which do not complete the withdrawal period scratched automatically from the race it is accepted to run.

Disclaimer:

• The Turf Authorities of India(TAI) and Royal Calcutta Turf Club accepts no liability or responsibility for the direct or indirect consequences of any person using or relying exclusively upon the data published in the above information sheets, to the exclusion of professional judgment, under any given circumstances. It is incumbent on the Veterinarian licensed by the Turf club to exercise full professional judgement, taking into account all relevant circumstances, factors affecting elimination of drug from the system and the most up to date information, before advising when a horse may race after drug treatment.

• The Trainer of the horse is solely responsible and liable for running the horse in a race after the completion of the withdrawal period of the medicine.

Dr. B Gowrishankar

GM – Veterinary Services

14.07.2024

 

 

 

NOTICE

CALCUTTA MONSOON MEETING

THIRD DAY

TUESDAY, 13^th AUGUST, 2024

 

All are hereby informed that the Distance of THE INDEPENDENCE CUP scheduled to be held on 13^th August, 2024 should be read as 1400 Metres and NOT as published in the Prospectus.

 

Dy GM – Racing

Royal Calcutta Turf Club

19/07/2024

NOTICE : TRACK WORK

Trainers are hereby  notified that the track timings for the Season 2024-2025 are as under :-

1. On all working days               -           5.00 A.M. to 8.00 A.M.
2. On Sundays & Holidays         -           5.30 A.M. to 7.30 A.M.

Trainers are advised to adhere to these timings unless the work is delayed due to the weather conditions.

Kindly appreciate that there are timings for RCTC Staff and other Departments as well, as such following the above timings is very essential.

 

Amit Chaturvedi

Vice President – Racing

12/07/2024

 

RULES GOVERNING THE ADMITTANCE OF

PERSONS TO R.C.T.C. STABLES

1. Visiting Hours :

Monsoon                7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.

                                        4.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

          Winter                   7.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.

                                        4.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Cars and visitors must enter Hastings Stables by the Bakery Road gate and similarly at Race Course stable areas.  Speed limit inside the Stables for all mechanically propelled vehicles 15 K.P.H.  All motor bikes must be parked near the entrance gate and not proceed further ahead.

2.       Owners with passes and pass-holders

Owners with passes and pass-holders will be admitted during visiting hours on production of their passes issued by the Vice President - Racing, R.C.T.C.  These are valid from 1^st May to 30 April in the following year.

Admission to R.C.T.C. Stables will only be granted to those in possession of Stable passes.  Any visitor who wishes to enter R.C.T.C. Stables and who is not in possession of a Stable Pass, must be signed in by an Official, Owner, Trainer and in his absence by his Jemadar or Jockey.  In exceptional circumstances, if an Owner has not brought his pass with him, he may be allowed to enter the Stables provided the Stable Security Staff at the gate recognize him; the Stable Register, in such circumstances, will be signed by the trainer immediately after.  The names of Visitors should be entered in block capitals in addition to the signatures.

Note :  From 8 a.m. on the day preceding a race day to the end of the race day in question, no visitors will be allowed to be signed in.

3. Visitors

Under no other circumstances are visitors (other than owners) to be admitted to R.C.T.C. Stables until they have been signed in at the Entrance gate by the Trainer concerned.  It is not permitted for the visitors to enter the Stables and to be signed in after his entry.

If an owner wishes to visit a stable at any time outside the visiting hours, he may do so if accompanied by his trainer.

If an owner wishes to take his family or friends to the stables during visiting hours, he must  accompany them and legibly enter his own and their names in the visitors book which is kept at the entrance gate.

Owners passes will only be issued to persons who own or part-own a horse stabled with a licensed trainer at the R.C.T.C. stables.

4.       Trainers

A trainer will be  admitted at any time on production of his license issued by the Vice President - Racing, R.C.T.C.

A trainer is expected to be present at his stable during visiting hours.  In circumstances which may prevent him from being present, he must arrange for his Jemadar or such other responsible employee to be left in charge of his stables in his absence.

A trainer may, however, take his wife and children into the stables at any time provided that he accompanies them and legibly enters his own and their names in the visitors book.

A trainer may take guests to the stables during visiting hours, provided that he accompanies them and legibly enters his own and their names in the visitors book.

5.       Jockeys

A jockey will be admitted at any time on production of his licence issued by the Vice President - Racing, R.C.T.C.

A jockey may take his children to the stables during visiting hours provided that he legibly enters his own and their names in the visitors’ book.

6.       Riding Boys and Jemadars.

A Riding Boy or Jemadar will be admitted at any time on production of his record book issued by the Vice President - Racing, R.C.T.C.  Wives and families of Riding Boys or Jemadars cannot be admitted to or accommodated in the stables.

7.       Syces.

Syces will be admitted at any time on production of their upto date identification cards.  Syces leading horses will not be required to produce their identification cards. 

New syces and those arriving from outside Calcutta who are not in possession of identification cards will be issued with a temporary disc by the Authorities until such time as identification cards are issued.

 

No one will be allowed to enter the stables area if they cannot produce their identification card/disc.

 

Wives and children of Syces shall not be admitted or accommodated in the Stables.

8.       Fodder merchants etc.

A merchant will be admitted during visiting hours to communicate with trainers on production of his pass issued by the Vice President - Racing, R.C.T.C./KTSBW. These passes are valid from 1^st May to 30^th April in the following year.

Deliveries of fodder etc., must be made between the hours of  8.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.  The merchant must be present when deliveries are made and for this purpose will be admitted between the above hours on production of his pass.

No deliveries of fodder etc., will be permitted on a race day.

Merchants are reminded that their passes are issued so that they may communicate with trainers and be present when deliveries are made.

Any merchant found loitering in the stables will be liable to have his pass withdrawn.  Families and friend of merchants will not be admitted.

9.       Employees of fodder merchants etc.

The KTSWB will issue each merchant with a number of special Admit passes which will be transferable.  These passes will admit employees of a pass-holders when accompanied by the merchant from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily, except as specified in Note in Para 2.

The merchant will be responsible for the passes and will only issued them to persons employed by him to bring fodder etc., to the stables.

The merchant will be responsible that his employees leave the stable immediately a delivery has been completed.

The merchant will be liable to have his pass withdrawn if these regulations are not strictly reserved or if the passes issued to him are found to have been used by unauthorized persons.

A pass once revoked or withdrawn will not be re-issued.

10.     Barbers, Moochis, etc.

Barbers and Moochis etc., will be admitted between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on production of an identification card issued by The KTSBW (Except as