Singapore Turf Club ups its game

Singapore - On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf Club are crowded around banks of screens, studying the odds for the afternoon's upcoming horse races. Many are clutching newspapers, scrutinising the form guide in the hope of picking out a winner. The crowd is…

The British Horseracing Authority has released the 2024 fixture list and in doing so implemented several strategies designed to boost the popularity of the sport and the revenue it generates. Here, we look at the key changes and their intended impact on the industry: What are Premier Racedays? A significant change is the introduction of Premier…

SINGAPORE - For Mr Leonard Tan, 27, horse racing at the Singapore Turf Club is the only betting activity that he avoids, as he believes that the sport is the domain of the older generation.

The Singapore Turf Club will close its doors in October 2024, marking the end of horse racing here after more than 180 years. Its home in Kranji will be handed back to the Government by 2027 for redevelopment. The Straits Times charts the milestones of the club and horse racing in Singapore. The Singapore Turf Club is founded as the Singapore…

The Singaporean government has resolved to terminate horse racing, a sport with a storied 180-year history in the Lion City. The Singapore Turf Club (STC) confirmed this decision on Monday, announcing plans for the land, currently housing the Kranji racecourse, to undergo redevelopment. STC Chairman, Niam Chiang Meng, expressed sorrow over the…

The Singapore government is set to turn its back on horse racing, with the Singapore Turf Club (STC) confirming on Monday the land on which Kranji racecourse sits will be redeveloped. The final race meeting will be held on October 5, 2024, before the curtain comes down on the sport's 180-year history in the Lion City and the land is handed back to…

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Turf Club will hold its last race in October next year, marking the end of horse racing in Singapore. The land the Turf Club occupies in Kranji will be handed back to the government by 2027 for redevelopment. Here's a look back at more than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore: Oct 4, 1842: The Singapore Turf Club was…

Horseracing in Singapore, a once rich and powerful destination for the sport, will come to a shock and abrupt end in October 2024 after the government on Monday announced plans to reclaim the racecourse land for redevelopment, resulting in the termination of the sport. A statement released by the Singapore Turf Club read: "The government today…

This year's £1.2million Sky Bet Sunday Series will include exciting new initiatives, including the jockey who amasses most points at each fixture scooping £10000. With six Sunday Series fixtures scheduled, it means The Jockey Cup will offer a total of £60000 to riders. "The Jockey Cup is a great idea and will firmly focus my mind, as well as my…

In UK sport, there's nothing quite like a horse racing festival. They bring together tens of thousands of spectators and some of the planet's finest thoroughbreds, trainers and jockeys. Britain is blessed to play host to some of the biggest horse racing festivals in the annual calendar, with Cheltenham Festival arguably the most renowned. Dubbed by…

I loved the Dublin Racing Festival (DRF) last weekend. From the racing to the crowds to the questions the results posed and performances that left no doubt, I enjoyed every bit of it. It has been rehashed in every column since last Monday, compared and contrasted to all the spring festivals, but it was only what, for me, it always should have…

Having cut his teeth in Singapore for 17 years, the 45 year old South African-born Le Grange is perfectly placed to be a viable international option for owners with a wide variety of horses at their disposal. After starting out as a stud farm assistant here, Ricardo was licenced as an assistant trainer in 1993. He worked for Joey Soma before…

The Albion Park Harness Racing Club will turn red after signing a ground-breaking four-year major sponsorship agreement with global wagering giant Ladbrokes. The new agreement, which will take effect from today (Dec. 2) is the largest sponsorship deal in the history of The Creek, which dates back to 1968. It will also see Ladbrokes, which is part…

John Singleton's Strawberry Hill Stud is providing significant financial backing and sponsorship to the inaugural Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association Nationals Championships at Stonewall Equestrian in the Central Coast hinterland this weekend. Leading racing industry figures and over 200 thoroughbreds are competing for over $160000 prizemoney at…

The eyes of the racing world will turn to Meydan Racecourse on Friday when the UAE's flagship sporting venue hosts its first meeting of 2022/2023. Ever since its epic launch in 2000, the racecourse has set the gold standard for flat racing in the UAE and Middle East region. This is where some of the world's best jockeys, owners, and horses, will…

The Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) fixture list for 2023 will see the overall number of fixtures retained at 390 but a major enhancement to the pre-Christmas National Hunt calendar. Next year, Navan racecourse (November 18, 19) and Punchestown (November 25, 26) will host high-class weekends of racing ahead of the traditional Winter Festival at…

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today published the fixture list for 2023 which will see the overall number of fixtures retained at 390 and a major enhancement to the pre-Christmas National Hunt calendar. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today published the fixture list for 2023 which will see the overall number of fixtures retained at 390 and a major…

Prize-money for Group One races on the Flat will be raised by £50000, while top-level contests over fences will receive the same increase, with a £25000 raise in Grade Ones over hurdles. Grade One novice chases and novice hurdle races will have minimum values raised by £35000 and £20000 respectively. Increases at all levels have been announced,…

The 2023 racing calendar will see an increase in minimum race values and a limit on the number of Saturday fixtures, while the overall number of meetings will remain at a similar level, despite many critics feeling there is too much racing in the current format. Announcing next year's fixture list on Wednesday, the British Horseracing Authority…

Minimum race values for 2023 will be boosted, with attention focussed on the upper and middle tiers under both codes as racing's leaders aim to improve competitiveness and retain higher-rated performers in Britain. Prize-money for Group One races on the Flat will be raised by £50000, while top-level contests over fences will receive the same…

The competition enthralls fans of high-performance racing around the globe, and it draws more spectators from more corners of the world than any annual competition. Like a Russian nesting doll, the F1 series is a race within a race within a race…within a…you get the idea. The F1 World Championship is truly a challenge that requires an effort that…

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) will miss out on a multimillion dollar payday for the second year running after the cancellation of the Hong Kong simulcast of the Macau Hong Kong Trophy. The first leg of the annual interport series between Hong Kong and Macau horses is the sole Macau race day offered for betting by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The MJC…

Singapore: extends suspension of racing The suspension of racing in Singapore has been extended to June 1 to reflect the government's policy of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. A statement on the Singapore Turf Club's website read: "In alignment with the government's extension of the circuit breaker on 21 April 2020, all Singapore race meetings…