, ▁Pope ▁H enn ess y ▁Street , ▁Port ▁Louis ▁and ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁M TC ▁offices ▁for ▁about ▁forty ▁years . ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁stands ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁improved ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁past ▁dec ades , ▁new ▁facilities ▁were ▁added ▁while ▁retain ing ▁the ▁colonial ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁race course . ▁ ▁The ▁attend ance ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁Champ ▁de ▁Mars ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁when ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁turned ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁Ma iden ▁Cup , ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁Maur it ian ▁racing ▁calendar . ▁N ipp y ▁Reg en , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Gu j ad h ur ▁stable , ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁Walk in sh aw . ▁ ▁Notable ▁royal ▁vis its ▁include ▁those ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ; ▁Princess ▁Margaret , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Snow don ; ▁and ▁Prince ▁William , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁horse ▁racing ▁ven ues ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁P erd ra u ▁St able ▁- ▁http :// www . per dra ust able . com ▁ ▁R ous set ▁St able ▁- ▁http :// www . g il ber tr ous set . com / ▁ ▁Category : Hor se ▁racing ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Maur it