Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority was responsible for the maintenance of the Race Course in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 15 August, 2012.

An agreement has been signed in 2015 to be applicable for a period of 02 years for the sports activities of the Nuwara Eliya Horse Racing Club. That is to pay 02 lakhs per month. Along with that, another deposit of 20 lakh rupees has been kept.

The racing club has not paid their dues during the period of 2018 to 2023 and there is an attempt to transfer the Nuwara Eliya Racecourse to the Nuwara Eliya Divisional Secretary and sell it to the owner of the Turf club b, who is in debt to the Sugathadasa authority.

 The Central Employees Union of the Sugathadasa Sports Complex has alleged