Singapore closure.

[The Centaur]

Time for NZ Racing to get some innovative thinking on how to gather up the pieces. Start talking with the Tourist Board. Look at designating racecourse as a sister track to Singapore. All sorts of ways.

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/racing-in-singapore-set-to-end-in-2024/

[Special Agent]

Such a long time to be racing there and to just stop abruptly.

New Zealand should take note.  These racecourses in the main centres are being kept with the catch cry to sell off all the small fry.  In the end the big centres are going to have no help when it comes to saving them from redevelopment.  Most of them already have building encroaching.

Start thinking about who is pushing for the small club sales and what their personal agenda is.

[The Centaur]

8 minutes ago, Special Agent said:

Such a long time to be racing there and to just stop abruptly.

New Zealand should take note.  These racecourses in the main centres are being kept with the catch cry to sell off all the small fry.  In the end the big centres are going to have no help when it comes to saving them from redevelopment.  Most of them already have building encroaching.

Start thinking about who is pushing for the small club sales and what their personal agenda is.

Trainers over the years have accepted the fact their paddocks near the city have become valuable and sold up creating a nice nest egg. Racing clubs should not fear doing the same. The trouble is those getting onto racing governing bodies aren't the entrepreneurial types. When Avondale is sold up, not if, the money should be used for some sort of racing enterprise out west say Helensville way not necessarily a racetrack. Huge population west and north of the bridge without any racing presence.

[Chief Stipe]

Racing In Singapore Set To End In 2024

www.thoroughbreddailynews.com

 

The Singapore Turf Club has announced that racing will cease in October 2024 after the government outlined plans to reclaim about 120 acres in Kranji for redevelopment.

 

Industry stakeholders were informed of the decision by STC president and CEO Irene Lim at a meeting at Kranji on Monday. The Singapore Turf Club will hold its final race meeting on 5 October 2024, featuring the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup.

 

STC Chairman Mr Niam Chiang Meng said, “We are saddened by the decision of the government to close the Club. At the same time, we understand the land needs of Singapore, including housing and other potential uses such as leisure and recreation.

 

 

 

“We will do our best to ensure business as usual for the Club until our final race meeting. Concurrently, we will work with our stakeholders to ensure a smooth exit for local horse racing and make the necessary preparations for the estate to be handed over to the government by March 2027.”

 

Mr Niam added, “Singapore Turf Club recognises that the Kranji site is a valuable resource that can help meet the evolving needs and aspirations of Singaporeans, and this transition will serve to optimise land use for the greater good of the local community and future generations. We are aligned with the government on the need to invest in the future of Singapore.”

[Chief Stipe]

I guess Te Akau will push hard now for their OZ stable.

[Huey]

The same situation will most certainly happen here, Entain deal will push for Ellerlsie,Te Rapa, TA a track in the CD & SI the rest will be toast with the assistance of the government, writing on the wall.