The Perak Turf Club has its beginnings going as far back as 1886 when its first meeting was held at the then State capital, Taiping. Its course was regarded as the cradle of racing in the then Malaya. 1

The Ipoh Gymkhana Club started in February 1913 on the new course in Ipoh, which became the main centre of racing in this state.1

In 1926, the Perak Turf Club officially came into existence at its present premises at Racecourse Jalan Tambun. In 1971, the Perak Turf Club was equipped with a brand new grandstand which can accommodate up to 15,000 racing fans. Activities of the club were extended into sports and community projects at State and national levels.1

The racetrack is 1,800-metre long and 21-metre wide and is turfed with cow grass. Training and barrier trials are also conducted on a sand track.1

Website link to Perak Turf Club: www.perakturfclub.my

The Selangor Turf Club traces its beginnings to the efforts of a group of amateur racing enthusiasts, mainly British officers in the late 1800’s, to establish a venue for their recreational activities. By then, Kuala Lumpur had become the capital of the state of Selangor, during which time the Selangor Turf Club was founded.

Race meetings were by far among the most popular and cosmopolitan attractions of the time. In 1896, the Selangor Turf Club moved to Jalan Ampang (now the famous KLCC Twin Towers), and it was not until 1992 that it relocated to a brand new state-of-the-art racecourse in Sungei Besi.

The new Turf Club is now equipped with upscale racing facilities and can accommodate up to 25,000 racing fans. The racetrack is 2,000-metre long and 30-metre wide, left-handed and is turfed with patented grass-El-Toro Zoysia. Its greatest asset is the double home bends with the unique gradients which help to reduce significantly the centrifugal force acting on the horses and allow for exciting finishes when the horses come through the home bend to the finishing line.

Website link for Selangor Turf Club: www.selangorturfclub.com