Heavy downpour late last evening, rendering the underfoot conditions unsuitable for racing at the Malakpet Race Course here, forced the Hyderabad Race Course authorities to cancel the 22nd day of the monsoon races scheduled to be held today.
Incidentally, the season's Blue Riband-the Deccan Derby-was run in blinding rain accompanied by gusty winds last evening making it the wettest Derby Day proceedings at the Malakpet Race Course.
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