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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Three weeks have galloped by since the Singapore horse racing industry was rocked by the news that the Government was reclaiming the 120ha of land where the Kranji racecourse sits, and the countdown to its closure on Oct 5, 2024, has already begun.
For workers in Singapore's small horse-racing industry, the announcement that the 180-year-old Singapore Turf Club will shut down came like a bolt out of the blue. CNA’s Steven Chia sits down with a horse trainer, an apprentice jockey and a HR expert to understand what happened and what their next steps will be.