SINGAPORE: Jockeys and stable hands who are not direct employees of the Singapore Turf Club are asking why they were not offered any compensation after it was announced that the Turf Club will close next year. CNA, along with other reporters, spoke to more than 10 horse trainers, jockeys, track rider
SINGAPORE: Jockeys and stable hands who are not direct employees of the Singapore Turf Club are asking why they were not offered any compensation after it was announced that the Turf Club will close next year.
The shutting of the Turf Club, the only facility for horse racing here, will mark the end of horse racing in Singapore.Zyrul Nor Asman, 35, who became a professional jockey three years ago, has spent the last 13 years working with horses. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Nor Azman choked up a little as he talked about the closure."Our skill sets are very unique, we've been doing this for over 10 years ... there's no other turf club.
A fair proportion of jockeys here are foreigners, and there are about 30 jockeys from Singapore and Malaysia based at the Kranji racecourse. Professional Singaporean jockeys number fewer than 10, interviewees said.Related:One horse trainer is also in trouble, as he had taken a S$150,000 loan to set up his own stable just last year, not realising that the Turf Club was going to close.
He said that most of their employees have been in the horse racing industry for decades and are not highly educated, making it hard for them to find other work. But he feels helpless to help them.
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