Perak Turf Club is the major Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The Club is a part of the Malayan Racing Association. [1]
The Perak Turf Club was established in 1884; it was the first exclusive turf club ever built in Perak. The establishment of the Perak Turf Club at Taiping was the idea of Sir Frank Swettenham, who was passionate about horse racing. The new race course was located at Waterfall Road, later changed to Race Course Road, near the Lake Gardens. It held ordinary racing in the Federated Malay States—the major tournaments held at Penang, Selangor or Singapore. In 1906, it had a membership of about 250. The present course is at Waterfall Road, Taiping, which is 7 furlongs in length. There was an old course, situated about three miles away from Taiping, at which the current races were then run. In 1886, Burma ponies provided most of the racing and the meetings were primarily social functions. The turf club was the only club that attracted people of all classes, especially the Chinese, to mingle around, because of the sweepstakes and lotteries, as they preferred to gamble as their favourite pastime. Sir E.W. Birch, a racing enthusiast, would travel to distant Turf Clubs just to join the major tournament, and was crucial to developing racing interest in the area.[citation needed] In 1934, when the importance of Taiping had declined below that of Ipoh, the club was shifted to Ipoh, still bearing the same name.
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courses in the country; the other two are in Ipoh, Perak, Penang and Kuching, Sarawak. Selangor TurfClub was founded in 1896. For nearly a century, races...
Malaysian Chinese Perak State councillor and the only Asian committee member of the PerakTurfClub for many years. He represented Perak State in soccer...
the Singapore Derby at the Bukit Timah Race Course and the Perak Derby at the PerakTurfClub in Malaysia with his horse "Vaaron.". He raced "General Atty"...
Peninsular Malaysia, namely Penang TurfClub, PerakTurfClub, and Selangor TurfClub. Within and only within the turfclubs, betting on horse racing is a...
players in the country during his time – first Asian committee member of PerakTurfClub Alex Yoong – Formula One racer Aaron Lim – racing driver Yangsze Choo...
the PerakTurfClub racecourse in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, he won the 1954 Sultan Gold Vase, repeating as winner in 1958 when he also won the Perak Derby...
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Provident Fund. He also held various roles in the Selangor TurfClub and the Rotary Club of Taiping, and was an advocate for the propagation of the use...
Ipoh No.14, Jalan Tigerlane (mansion), Ipoh Perak House of former PerakTurfClub Secretary, Ipoh, Perak Lee Wah Building, Kuala Lumpur Loke Yew Building...
social clubs including the PerakTurfClub, the United Service Institute, the Naval and Military Club, the Wellington Club and the Ranelagh Club. While...
Penang TurfClub. This still exists today. Together with Eu Tong Sen he donated land in Papan for a jail. This same pair contributed $1,500 to the Perak Chinese...
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played with Negeri Sembilan FA and Pahang FA before ending his career with Perak FA in 1996. He played nine years of international football for Malaysia...
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