Iconic horse racing track loved by Queen closes doors to punters after 182 YEARS with grounds to be replaced by HOUSES

A RACING venue visited by Queen Elizabeth II has closed its doors to the nationalist for a last time.

The Kranji racecourse was location to the historical Singapore Turf Club.

Her Majesty, who held a keen involvement successful horses, doubly visited the historical club.

She archetypal went determination successful 1972, earlier visiting again successful 2006 alongside hubby Prince Philip, pursuing the club's determination to Kranji.

The Singapore Turf Club was formed successful 1842, and antecedently attracted immense crowds.

It moved to Kranji successful 2000, with its archetypal contention determination bringing successful 30,000 punters.

Those numbers haven't been seen astatine the way for respective years, however, and adjacent its last conscionable connected Saturday attracted a comparatively meagre 10,000 spectators.

Due to tiny attendances, the nine struggled to pull sponsors successful its last years.

In 2023 it was announced that the 127-hectare tract would beryllium turned into affordable housing.

The task is planned to beryllium completed by 2027.

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Around 700 racing horses antecedently resided successful Singapore, though that fig is present believed to person fallen to 240 - with galore having moved to adjacent Malaysia.

Horse proprietor Eric Koh was successful a sombre temper up of Saturday's last conscionable astatine Kranji.

He told Channel News Asia: "There'll beryllium guests who volition beryllium precise excited and volition beryllium retired determination for a amusive time out.

"But to a batch of america the trainers, the owners, the jockeys it'll beryllium rather a solemn and bittersweet day.

"It's similar attending a funeral, really. The world has acceptable in.

"We person each accepted that there's nary U-turn and truthful we conscionable person to determination on."