Horse racing-Singapore to end 180 years of horse racing in 2024

FILE PHOTO: A steward watches the start of a race at Kranji Racecourse of the Singapore Turf Club May 18, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE)/File Photo

(Reuters) - More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is set to end in 2024 when the city-state's only racecourse will close and be redeveloped for housing.

The Singapore Turf Club (STC) in Kranji will hold its final race meeting, the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup, on Oct. 5, 2024 and cease operations in March 2027, handing over the 120-hectare site to the government.