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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 Racecourse/ Singapore Turf Club is a venue for thoroughbred horse racing, situated in Kranji, next to the Kranji MRT station. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened on 4 March 2000, replacing the Bukit Timah Race Course. It will be closed down in January 2026.
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] In February 1843, the club held its first race, the inaugural Singapore Cup race, to mark the 24th anniversary of founding of modern singapore by Stamford Raffles. [3]
Serangoon Road Race Course was established in December 1842, making it the first race course in Singapore. Operated by the Singapore Sporting Club and named after the nearby Serangoon Road, horse races were held mostly during the weekends and targeted primarily at the European communities. On non-race days, the race course doubled as a golf ...
The Singapore Sling was changed for the 2013 Grand Prix and Turn 10 is now a flowing left-hander. Drivers have commented that without the Singapore Sling chicane, the track is much more manageable. In January 2010, it was reported that race organisers were considering changes to the circuit for the 2011 season. [21]
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.
The Kranji Mile is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in May at Singapore Turf Club.The race was first introduced in 2000. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race (also an International Group 3 race recognised in The Blue Book by the International Federation of Horseracing) is run over a 1,600-metre (8 furlongs) distance and is open to horses age three and ...
The Bukit Timah Race Course was a venue for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Bukit Timah area of Singapore. Built by the Bukit Timah Turf Club, it was opened on 15 April 1933 by the Sathyawathy Governor of Singapore. [1] There was no racing from 1941 through 1946 as a result of World War II.