Ceylon Turf Club 1921.JPG (7304 bytes) COLOMBO RACECOURSE Ceylon 1920.JPG (7905 bytes)
The Ceylonese racecourse was based on Racecourse Avenue in the capital Colombo and was once a famous seaside racecourse which first witnessed racing in 1893.
Ceylon_Turf_Club_1940.JPG (7340 bytes) In 1922 the course was one of the first to make use of an electrical tote.

Ernest de Silva was president of the Ceylon Turf Club and managed to win 2 Governor's Cups. His first success was with Louvello and he followed this up with L'Allegro.

 

  
In 1940 the Ceylon Turf Club erected a statue at the entrance to the racecourse in honour of the Prime Minister of the country from 1956 to 1959 Sir Soloman Dias Bandaranaike.
Today the racecourse is no more although the buildings and grounds are used by the University of Colombo.

 
If you have badges, racecards, pictures of the racecourse or further details about the course, including your memories, then email johnslusar@fsmail.net