Simon Kok Wei Hoong became only the second apprentice jockey to add his name to the Singapore Gold Cup (run at Kranji*) roll of honour after he steered Big Hearted to a stirring win in the handicap showpiece on Saturday.
Sabah owner Patrick Lau’s patience with out-of-form Sky Rocket had been wearing thin, but he did well to heed trainer Stephen Gray’s unshakeable belief that the Darci Brahma seven-year-old’s better days were not behind him.
Horse and rider returned to winning ways in Saturday’s $70,000 Quechua 2014 Stakes Kranji Stakes C race over 2000m when Time Lord outstayed his rivals to hand comeback jockey and cancer survivor John Powell a first win in eight months.
