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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 .
The Singapore Football League, commonly known as the SFL, is an FAS sanctioned football competition for clubs that are affiliated to the Football Association of Singapore. [1] It makes up the second and third tier of football in Singapore after the SPL and before the Singapore Island Wide League.
In 1924, Singapore Sporting Club was renamed "Singapore Turf Club". The race course would remain at Farrer Park Field until 1933 when it was superseded by the Bukit Timah Race Course . Farrer Park Field eventually opened for public use, with new developments including playing fields and a building called "Sports House".
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 ]
The 2024–25 Singapore Cup will be the 25th edition of the Singapore Cup, Singapore's annual premier club football knock-out tournament organised by the Football Association of Singapore. [ 1 ] Lion City Sailors are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2023 after defeating previous champions Hougang United 3–1 in the final.
On 24 July 2010, Burnley played against a Singapore Selection side in the FIS Asian Challenge Cup held at the stadium. The Singapore side narrowly lost the game 0–1. [10] [11] That same year during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore, the stadium was the designated venue for both the boys' and girls' football tournament. [2]
The Singapore Derby is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-July at the Singapore Turf Club. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race is run over a 1,800-metre (9 furlongs) distance and is open to four-year-old horses only.