Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Nearer to night racing

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NIGHT RACING at the Garrison Savannah is inching closer to reality.

President of the Barbados Turf Club, Sir David Seale, says the club is preparing documentation to support its application, in accordance with UNESCO World Heritage stipulations for any area within the designated Historic Bridgetown And Its Garrison.

Racing at night has been on the cards for a few years. It is a move which Sir David said would help to improve the Turf Club’s revenues.

Buoyed by a successful running of Saturday’s Sandy Lane Gold Cup, Sir David told the DAILY NATION: “One thing I think I can say clearly is that the Government is fully behind it.”

Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

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