Jan 14 2024, 03:20 PM, updated 2y ago
It is a very impressive racecourse if you happen to see it with your own eyes.
The first Grandstand and track of Singapore racecourse was built in 1843 at Farrer Park.
At first, only Burmese and Chinese ponies were used instead of Australian griffins horse were brought in for the very first time in 1880.
But the racecourse make the second move to Bukit Timah in 1933 and only restricted to members and owners.
Glad that it is now open to the public and entry is very affordable too.
Local racing operations at Kranji will cease in 2024, with the last meeting scheduled for Oct 5, coinciding with the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup.
Later in the afternoon, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Development confirmed in a press conference that the 120ha of land occupied by STC since 1999 will be returned to the Government by March 2027 for redevelopment
We also race horses in Hong Kong, Ireland and Australia, so I can still carry on. But it’s just a shame I won’t have horses in my own home ground any more.”
Mr Koh felt that there was “no balanced consideration” before the decision to discontinue horse racing was made.
He said: “The stakeholders and the whole industry were not consulted... Whatever basis to build upon should come from grassroots evidence, rather than plotting to shut down the industry. The decision to me was inadequate.”
This post has been edited by plouffle0789: Jan 15 2024, 02:45 PM
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