Bangkok's Nang Loeng Racecourse To Close After 102 Years

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Nang Loeng Racecourse To Close After 102 Years

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Paul / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — All bets will be off when a horse racing venue closes its doors later this year after more than a century.

 

The Crown Property Bureau on Thursday ordered the closure of the Royal Turf Club of Thailand under the Royal Patronage, or Nang Loeng Racecourse, after 102 years, giving the venue 180 days to close its doors.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2018/04/06/nang-loeng-racecourse-to-close-after-102-years/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-04-06

[HooHaa]

was a good day out. 

of course it was totally rigged, but still fun if you understood that.

[bino]

Gotta figure that the land there is worth billions, especially when redeveloped into shopping malls and highrises, but unfortunate to see another green area in the center of Bangkok get swallowed up by the concrete jungle.

[mpyre]

A nice Sunday diversion, that's for sure. I visited this place on my first trip to BKK years ago, and there was only one other farang in stands, an Irishman. We had a good time drinking 35 baht beers and cheering on the ponies. A good day out.

[dddave]

This makes one wonder about the future of the golf course one sees from the BTS between Sala Daeng and Ratchapadisek.

Talk about a huge piece of valuable real estate.