Singapore bids farewell to horse racing to free up land for housing - Singapore

City-state is to close its only turf club in order to redevelop 120-hectare site for public housing amid declining popularity of the sport More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore will soon come to an end, as the land scarce city state closes its only race course to make space for public housing. The chairman of the Singapore Turf Club, Niam Chiang Meng, said the club was saddened by the decision, but that it also