An undated photograph of the Rawalpindi Racecourse on Peshawar Road, likely taken in the 1970s, years before a ban on the sport in 1978.
The jockeys in the picture do not appear to be local. A number of jockeys from all over the world visited Pakistan to participate in the game, and some even settled in the country. The enthusiasts among the audience also included both foreigners and locals.
The Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government banned the practice in 1978. The prohibition was later revoked on the condition that there would be no betting, but most foreign sportsmen had left the country by then.
The jockeys in the picture do not appear to be local. A number of jockeys from all over the world visited Pakistan to participate in the game, and some even settled in the country. The enthusiasts among the audience also included both foreigners and locals.
The Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government banned the practice in 1978. The prohibition was later revoked on the condition that there would be no betting, but most foreign sportsmen had left the country by then.