New equestrian club for Sakhir
01 September 2003
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Bahrain's Finance and National Economy Ministry and Wiggins Group to build a new equestrian club in Sakhir, at a cost of BD189 million ($500 million).
British company Wiggins was awarded a 99-year leasing contract of the club by the Bahrain government within the framework of its privatisation strategy.
The project involves three phases. The first phase will include building units with Arabian horse museum, flats and houses, restaurants and a commercial complex. The second phase will be a state-of-the-art horse racing track, bleachers and the main booth. The third phase will include an 18-hole golf course and a luxurious five-star hotel belonging to an international chain.
The project includes the complete rebuilding of the club premises, which covers an area of about 350 hectares.
What will make this club outstanding, said Awni Abu-Taha, Wiggins Group vice-president Middle East and China, is that all the facilities surrounding it will function independently from the racetrack.
Night racing will be also one of the new events that would be brought in the racing season in Bahrain after the project is completed. The project will also include the installation of floodlights designed for night racing, turning the racetrack into a more feasible location for international events.
The project is expected to begin next year after all studies are finalised and would take five years to be ready.
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