The Life and Times of R. R. Byramji: A Master of his Craft by Maj Srinivas Nargolkar (Retd). Published in 2018 by the author. Pp: 311. Price: Not mentioned.
An Irani called Rustomjee Byramjee came from nougat-producing Gaz in central Iran, to Poona, around 1890; and heralded four generations of champion race horse trainers. The most outstanding amongst them, as also in India, was Rashid Byramji, whose life story this book narrates.
Byramji won 29 Indian classics (including 10 Indian Derbys), numerous regional Derbys, Invitation Cups and virtually every important race in the country over a career spanning 60 years. In......