Selangor Turf Club

Selangor Turf Club (GPS: 3.04568, 101.71182) a race course in Selangor. It is located in Sungai Besi, through technically outside the border of Kuala Lumpur and within Selangor.

The Selangor Turf Club has a history going back to the late 19th century. The reorganisation of the Selangor Gymkhana Club brought about the formation of the Selangor Turf Club, under the patronage of then British Resident of Selangor, Sir Frank Swettenham. It became the member of the Straits Racing Association on 1 January, 1896. The first race at the club took place in March, 1896. In 1906, membership was 15 dollars a year, and there were 300 members. Racing at the turf club was halted during both world wars, though during the First World War, races were held as a means of raising fund for the war.

The Selangor Turf Club relocated to its present site in Sungai Besi in 1992. The last race in the Ampang site was held in August of that year. After that, the old site began its redevelopment to become the present KLCC.

The relocation of the Selangor Turf Club brought it out of Kuala Lumpur and into Selangor territory, into a Sungai Besi neighbourhood now called Serdang Raya, which is under Seri Kembangan. Sungai Besi itself is across the border in Kuala Lumpur.

The race course at the present Selangor Turf Club site measures 2000 meters long and 30 meters wide. It is planted with the El Toro Zoysia turf grass.

Selangor Turf Club is on the map of Seri Kembangan

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