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$1.38 million prizemoney for last race – 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup on 5 October 2024
31 October 2023 – Singapore Turf Club today announced the Singapore Racing Fixtures for 1 April to 5 October 2024. A total of 270 races will be held over 27 meetings, including 12 feature races. The 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup (2000m), highlight race of the final meeting, will see its prizemoney increase to $1.38 million from the current $1 million.
Inaugurated in 1924, the time-honoured feature race enters its 100th year and final race along 11 other races at the 5 October meeting at Kranji. In addition to the increased prizemoney for the Singapore Gold Cup, prizemoney for all other races on that day will double from their current prize purse.
| Prizemoney per race | |||
| Type of race | Number of races | Current | 5-Oct-24 |
| Group race (100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup) | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,380,000 |
| Class 2 | 1 | $85,000 | $170,000 |
| Class 3 | 2 | $70,000 | $140,000 |
| Class 4 | 4 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| Class 5 | 3 | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Restricted Maiden / Novice | 1 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
Of the 27 race meetings, 16 are Saturday meetings and 11 are Sunday meetings. Among them, the Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) and the Group 2 Singapore Guineas (1600m) will both be held on 18 May 2024.
The list of feature races for the 1 April to 5 October 2024 racing calendar is as follows:
| Feature races | Group | Distance & Track | Prizemoney (SGD) | Date | |
| 1 | Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint | 3 | 1200m (Turf) | $110,000 | 6-Apr-24 |
| 2 | EW Barker Trophy | 2 | 1400m (Turf) | $150,000 | 21-Apr-24 |
| 3 | Singapore Three-Year-Classic | 2 | 1400m (Turf) | $150,000 | 27-Apr-24 |
| 4 | Kranji Mile | 1 | 1600m (Turf) | $1,000,000 | 18-May-24 |
| 5 | Singapore Guineas | 2 | 1600m (Turf) | $150,000 | 18-May-24 |
| 6 | Silver Bowl | 3 | 1400m (Turf) | $110,000 | 9-Jun-24 |
| 7 | Stewards' Cup | 2 | 1600m (Turf) | $150,000 | 30-Jun-24 |
| 8 | Singapore Derby | 1 | 1800m (Turf) | $400,000 | 21-Jul-24 |
| 9 | Lion City Cup | 1 | 1200m (Turf) | $300,000 | 28-Jul-24 |
| 10 | Raffles Cup | 1 | 1600m (Turf) | $300,000 | 11-Aug-24 |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth II Cup | 1 | 1800m (Turf) | $300,000 | 7-Sep-24 |
| 12 | Grand Singapore Gold Cup | 1 | 2000m (Turf) | $1,380,000 | 5-Oct-24 |
To view the racing fixtures, click here.
