HORSE RACING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

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Racing in Mesopotamia from February 21st, 1918 to January 17th, 1919. First edition, otherwise untraced, giving information on winners, runners, results, and prize money. In the wake of Baghdad's capture in 1917, British personnel immediately began developing the infrastructure of colonial sport, including a race course, tennis courts, and a cricket pitch, encouraged by General Maude's own love of the turf.The first listed meet, the Akab Spring Races, was held almost a year after the fall of the city, White Stockings and Army Pattern triumphing in the opening two Desert Plate and Akab Stakes. An equestrian club was formally established in Baghdad in 1920.

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