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It also operates the Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre (STCRC), a 3-hectare site with riding arenas adjacent to the Singapore Racecourse at Kranji. On 5 June 2023, it was announced that the Singapore Turf Club will cease operations in March 2027 due to demand of land for housing and other projects, with its final race held on 5 October 2024.
The Singapore Sporting Club was founded on 4 October 1842 by Scottish merchant William Henry Macleod Read to operate the Serangoon Road Race Course at Farrer Park Field. [ 3 ] The club held its first race, the inaugural Singapore Cup race, in February 1843 to marking the 24th anniversary of founding of modern singapore by Stamford Raffles . [ 3 ]
In 2011 the Urban Development Authority commenced the renovation of the Grand Stand and the Colombo Turf Club building. The structures were renovated by the 6th Engineer Services Regiment and Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau. The remaining grounds were redeveloped into Sri Lanka's first international-grade Rugby Union grounds.
The land on the eastern side of Reid Avenue, was part of the Colombo Racecourse and the Colombo Turf Club. During World War II it was the site of the RAF airstrip.When horse racing declined after gambling was outlawed in the 1950s Colombo Racecourse and its land fell into disuse and was taken over by the government.
Nuwara Eliya Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka is the only remaining horse racing venue in Sri Lanka. [1] Situated 1,868 metres (6,129 ft) above sea level the race course is one of the highest in the world. The track has a circumference of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) (approx. 9 furlongs) with a 333-metre straight.
In the following decades, the operation of legal gambling in Singapore was limited to the government-run Singapore Pools for lotteries, and Singapore Turf Club for horse racing. However, during a parliament session on 18 April 2005, Lee Hsien Loong , the prime minister of Singapore , announced the cabinet 's decision to develop two casinos and ...
The Singapore Derby was revived in 1959 under the auspices of the Singapore Turf Club and hosted by the Bukit Timah Race Course through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Singapore Turf Club. Since 1959 the race has been contested at various distances: 2,414 metres : 1959-1965, 1968, 1970–1975; 2,425 metres: 1966
The Singapore Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Singapore Turf Club.Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race is run over a distance of 2,000 metres and is open to local horses age three and older.