Staff of Singapore Turf Club get job support ahead of closure

1,800 vacancies available across 2 job fairs; training programmes for affected employees

- Tay Hong Yi

It's been quite a ride for Singapore Turf Club (STC) employee Mohammad Rezuan Husin but the impending end of horse racing here means he must take the reins on a whole new career.

Mr Rezuan, 42, whose grandfather and father also worked with horses, has been employed at the club several times, chalking up more than 10 years in all at the track.

His present role, which he has held for two years, is right at the sharp end, ensuring that the horses are situated properly behind barriers that are lifted when the race begins.

It will be a wrench to leave when STC finally closes. He said: "I'd always wanted to do this (work with horses) from when I was young.

Watching the races, I felt that it was a job I wanted to do." Whatever work comes next will be a new beginning, as Mr Rezuan is one of 350 STC staff to be let go in multiple phases, ahead of the club's impending closure that will mark the end of horse racing in Singapore.