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Insane. No doubt it will encourage all the anti-racing Nazis in the west to
up their efforts.




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On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 at 15:06, L.B.Loveday <lloveday at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

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> Singapore to end 180 years of horse racing
> [image: The parade ring at Kranji in 2015] The parade ring at Kranji in
> 2015
> <https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/260891e13af43f5efdda2526a8027af6?width=1280>
>
>    - AFP
>    - 1:56PM June 6, 2023
>
> More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is set to come to an end,
> with the city-state's only racecourse closing and being redeveloped for
> housing.
>
> The Singapore Turf Club (STC) said that the final race, the 100th Grand
> Singapore Gold Cup, will take place in October next year.
>
> The club was founded in 1842 by a Scottish merchant and other horse-racing
> enthusiasts. The current racecourse in Kranji was opened in 2000, replacing
> the old Bukit Timah track.
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>    <https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation>
>    Nation <https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation>
>    <https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation>
>    Dawson brothers groomed us: ex-student
>    <https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/twins-chris-and-paul-dawson-manipulated-school-girls-witness/news-story/d8495dffb01ca3a238a47f2822ad8530>
>    David Murray
>
> "We are saddened by the decision of the government to close the club,"
> STC's chairman Niam Chiang Meng said in a press release.
>
> "At the same time, we understand the land needs of Singapore, including
> housing and other potential uses such as leisure and recreation," he added.
>
> The STC acknowledged that attendance at the racecourse had been declining
> over the past decade.
>
> Racehorse owners and trainers will be offered support for horse
> maintenance and exportation, the club said.
>
> There are about 700 racehorses at the club, according to local media.
>
> The land will be returned to the government in 2027 and the 120-hectare
> (300 acres) site will be used for housing, including public housing.
>
> "Singapore is a city-state with limited land," the Ministry of National
> Development and the Ministry of Finance said in a joint statement.
>
> "The government continually reviews its land use plans to meet today's
> needs while ensuring there is sufficient land for future generations."
>
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