A portion of Malakpet Racecourse and areas to the north of it, which is completely uninhabited in nature are visible on the map. Malakpet was famous for the Racecourse indicates Hyderabad's racing tradition back to more than hundred years. The Racecourse was built by the sixth Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1886 A.D. Earlier, it was at Maula Ali racecourse, sports were conducted especially of under some English men. In 1886, the Nizam who wanted it close to his residence thus shifted to Malakpet. At first, under his Patronage racing flourished till 1896 and afterward under Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Again, a regular racecourse was constructed at the cantonment in Secunderabad. It had a fine grandstand capable of accommodating hundreds of people, in it. Here, on the map, this grandstand is visible
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