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2019 July
  • Wed, Jul 17, 2019
    Brown has two, but Threeandfour would be nice, too
    In a perfect world, trainer Cliff Brown wished he could field all his best four-year-olds in this Sunday’s $1 million Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m), but going with the laws of ratings and arithmetic, a cut-off point had to be drawn somewhere – keeping his team to only two.
  • Wed, Jul 17, 2019
    Kok's 2YO draws out, harder to Count on
    Many were taken by Showcasing two-year-old Count Me In’s debut win three weeks ago, including trainer David Kok, but the horror gate in Friday’s $250,000 Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) has put a major dent in the camp’s confidence.
  • Sun, Jul 14, 2019
    Rodd remembers Bush Padre as he hits win No 300
    As stable jockey to trainer Cliff Brown, Michael Rodd does not ride all that much for trainer Lee Freedman these days, but was still glad the legendary Australian trainer was the one to hand him a milestone on Friday night.
  • Wed, Jul 10, 2019
    England expects as Cruiser takes another stab in July
    Trainer Stephen Gray could not have hoped for a better booking for his champion sprinter Lim’s Cruiser in this Saturday’s £500,000 (S$850,000) Group 1 Darley July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket – John Egan.
  • Mon, Jul 08, 2019
    Aramco just makes it first-up
    Favourite backers needed to have a strong heart after the photo judge was called upon to split hotpot Aramco from Webster in the $100,000 Class 1 race over 1200m on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jul 08, 2019
    Brown aces his 2YO lesson with Inferno
    For a self-proclaimed “world’s worst trainer of two-year-olds”, trainer Cliff Brown has not done a bad job in saddling Inferno to a resounding win in the $75,000 Magic Millions 2YOs in Training Sale Stakes (1200m) on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jul 08, 2019
    Hugo, you good thing
    After knocking on the door for a while, Hugo finally broke his maiden status with a pulsating win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden Division 2 race over 1200m on Polytrack on Sunday.
  • Sun, Jul 07, 2019
    Lim’s Dream slays rivals at comeback race
    Trainer Daniel Meagher may well have a promising sort under his roof in Lim’s Dream going with the way the three-year-old thumped his rivals in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1100m on Polytrack on Friday.
  • Sun, Jul 07, 2019
    Two-from-two keeps Le Grange on upswing
    Back-in-form trainer Ricardo Le Grange enjoyed a perfect night at the office with two winners from as many starters at Kranji on Friday night – even if he wasn’t physically there to savour the success.
  • Fri, Jul 05, 2019
    Woodworth pulls off act of bravery at trials
    In horse racing, unsung heroes are aplenty, but if there was one who deserved a special medal of bravery at Kranji on Tuesday morning, it was jockey Benny Woodworth.
  • Mon, Jul 01, 2019
    Bushido shows his chops after snip
    A gelding operation went a long way in unlocking the winning potential of Bushido in the $75,000 Alibi 2017 Stakes, a Restricted Maiden-2 race over 1200m on Sunday.
2019 June
  • Sun, Jun 30, 2019
    Bejwelled sparkles among Walker trio in Lucky Last
    Te Akau trainer Mark Walker leads the premiership in Singapore, and following two seconds earlier in the programme he ended the meeting with a trifecta in the $50,000 Class 4 1200 metres on Friday night at Kranji.
  • Sun, Jun 30, 2019
    Sacred Magic ends drought for Khoo
    Trainer Leslie Khoo snapped a long run of outs after Sacred Magic landed the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Friday night.
  • Fri, Jun 28, 2019
    Dragon steers Nimble into new direction
    Trainer Leticia Dragon has been toying with the idea of stepping Nimble up in trip for a while, an intention which will eventuate this Sunday in the $400,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m).
  • Wed, Jun 26, 2019
    Glen Boss to return for Stewards’ Cup
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted Australian jockey Glen Boss a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to ride at the Stewards’ Cup meeting on 30 June.
  • Wed, Jun 26, 2019
    Lim's Cruiser to race on in UK
    As you read this article, the Grays will be on a plane back home, but without their champion Lim’s Cruiser who is staying back in England - and likely to have another crack.
  • Wed, Jun 26, 2019
    Mile test for Quarter Back in Stewards' Cup
    From three runners in the Silver Bowl, trainer Michael Clements has narrowed his focus down to only two in the next Leg, this Sunday’s $400,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m), even if a few queries still hover over one of the duo’s ability to see out the mile.
  • Mon, Jun 24, 2019
    Sun Marshal shines again
    A well-rated front running ride by jockey Joseph Azzopardi saw Sun Marshal hang on gamely to snag the $70,000 Class 3 race over the mile on Friday.
  • Fri, Jun 21, 2019
    Gray happy to see Cruiser’s naughty side again
    Lim’s Cruiser may be quoted at 33-1 with the British bookies, but trainer Stephen Gray is still exuding a mixture of quiet confidence and exaltation one day before he rewrites history for Singapore racing.
  • Sat, Jun 15, 2019
    Gray's Acrobat the perfect send-off for Clark
    Visiting apprentice jockey Raquel Clark wrapped up her last meeting at Kranji on Saturday with a winner aboard Acrobat when he got up where it mattered in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1400m.
  • Sat, Jun 15, 2019
    Safeer springs a mini upset despite bad gate
    Safeer bounced back to the winner’s circle after more than eight months when he powered home to lower the colours of hot favourite Grand Koonta in a driving finish on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jun 10, 2019
    Rocket Star right on target in second Leg
    The debut defeat in the first Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe two-year-old series was a bitter pill to swallow for Rocket Star’s connections, but the authority with which he captured the second Leg on Sunday went a long way in erasing that disappointment.
  • Sat, Jun 08, 2019
    Commando strikes with surprise raid
    You could hear a pin drop after big outsider Perfect Commando crossed the line first in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1000m on Friday night.
  • Fri, Jun 07, 2019
    Not Geste a roughie, says Thompson
    The task is more daunting this time, but jockey Ben Thompson would certainly not mind seeing impressive debut winner Beau Geste give him yet another Singapore feature success in the $175,000 Group 3 Silver Bowl (1400m) this Sunday.
  • Thu, Jun 06, 2019
    Silver Bowl test for Glasgow
    French jockey Marc Lerner believes the $175,000 Group 3 Silver Bowl (1400m) will be a handy guide to Glasgow’s aspirations towards loftier targets ahead.
  • Thu, Jun 06, 2019
    Walker not Bowled over by trip and weights
    Leading trainer Mark Walker saddles a quarter of the bumper 16-horse field in Sunday’s $175,000 Group 3 Silver Bowl (1400m), but sees the first Leg of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge more as a launchpad to better things for most of them.
  • Mon, Jun 03, 2019
    A Beautiful Day for Tan and Lerner
    Trainer Jerome Tan and Marc Lerner combined for their first success with Beautiful Day landing the spoils in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jun 03, 2019
    Fulife King scores in a thriller
    Fulife King repelled all comers to score a hard-fought win in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1000m on Friday night.
  • Mon, Jun 03, 2019
    Qiji Commander finally salutes
    A drop back in distance and a well-rated race by first-time partner Zyrul Nor Azman paved the way to Qiji Commander’s maiden win on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jun 03, 2019
    Strap Marks whips up a first win
    Patience paid off for Trelawney Stud and trainer Stephen Gray on Friday night after Strap Marks bolted up in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m.
2019 May
  • Thu, May 30, 2019
    Countofmontecristo jumps on the post-Kranji Mile Australia bandwagon
    One day after it emerged that the Invitational Group 1 Kranji Mile was directly responsible for 2016 Singapore Horse of the Year Debt Collector’s early exit from Kranji, his arch-rival and another defeated local runner will be joining him on a flight to Australia – Countofmontecristo.
  • Sun, May 26, 2019
    Blinkers unlock Force within
    A change in gear and distance proved to be the key factors behind Magnum Force’s maiden win at his sixth start in the $75,000 Infantry 2017 Stakes, a Restricted Maiden race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Sun, May 26, 2019
    Centurion battles his way to third win
    Consistent galloper Centurion overcame a wide trip to poke his head in front where it mattered the most in the $50,000 Stepitup 2015 Stakes, a Class 4 Division 1 race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Sun, May 26, 2019
    Southern Legend runs rivals ragged at second Kranji Mile win
    Going back-to-back was billed as a harder act to follow this year, but Southern Legend doesn’t read the papers, going on to score with an even greater authority at his second consecutive win in the $1.5 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) on Saturday night.
  • Thu, May 23, 2019
    Clements lauds Guineas quintet but rues bad gates
    With a squad of five runners in the 16-horse field in the $800,000 Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m) on Saturday, trainer Michael Clements has on paper a one-in-three chance of success, even if his bad luck at the barriers may now lengthen up these odds.
  • Thu, May 23, 2019
    Kranji Mile tracknotes Wednesday May 22
    While it was a quiet day at the office for the home team on Wednesday following the gallops from the day before, the Hong Kong corner was not much of a hive of activity either, except for Southern Legend changing things up by coming out on the turf track.
  • Thu, May 23, 2019
    Super long shot but Young game for a try
    Super Smart has sprung out of nowhere to come up as trainer Young Keah Yong’s candidate in the $800,000 Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m) on Saturday.
  • Mon, May 20, 2019
    Kranji Mile tracknotes Monday May 20
    This year's $1.5 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) has drawn only two overseas raiders - Southern Legend and Singapore Sling, both from Hong Kong, but a few early birds - mainly trackwatchers - were still out there at 5am to catch a glimpse of the two challengers.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Destroyer Eclipses favourite after tough fight
    After having slipped under the radar for a little while, Destroyer Eclipse put up a strong performance to return to winning ways in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1600m on Sunday.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Hong Kong challengers have landed
    After a trouble-free flight to Singapore on Saturday morning, Hong Kong duo Southern Legend and Singapore Sling are now nicely settled in at the International Stables at Kranji.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Skywalk breaks 1100m record in style
    A sizzling-run race saw talented sprinter Skywalk bounce back in record-breaking time in the $100,000 Class 1 race over 1100m on the Polytrack on Friday night.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Sparkling trial puts Aramco in Lion City calculations
    Bold Thruster might be trainer Shane Baertschiger’s rising star going into the $800,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) next Saturday, but stablemate Aramco should not be written off as just a second stringer judging by his slashing win in a barrier trial on Thursday.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Super Happy Birthday for Mr Chua
    Sunday’s meeting got off to a happy event when Super Win handed owner Chua Kang Lim the perfect birthday present in the first race, the $30,000 Class 5 Division 1 race over 1200m on Polytrack.
  • Sun, May 19, 2019
    Supernova still shines brightly at 10
    Old marvel Supernova showed he clearly had no intention of being put to pasture after he posted his 11th win as a rising 11 on Friday night.
  • Wed, May 08, 2019
    Clarton Super gears up for second shot at Kranji Mile
    Fresh from his first season double over the weekend, trainer Tan Kah Soon had one more reason to be in good spirits after he watched his standard-bearer Clarton Super spin around at his first barrier trial from a long break on Tuesday morning.
  • Mon, May 06, 2019
    Elite Excalibur cuts a swathe in Moonbeam Vase
    He was a bit like the forgotten horse in Sunday’s $175,000 Group 3 Moonbeam Vase (1600m), but Elite Excalibur sent a stark reminder he was still a major force to be reckoned with in the way he despatched his rivals at that Kranji Mile prelude.
  • Sun, May 05, 2019
    Burridge spot-on with Lim's Passion at fifth start
    After four placings from as many starts, Lim’s Passion finally opened his account with an easy win as the $18 favourite in the $75,000 Countofmontecristo 2017 Stakes, a Restricted Maiden race over 1400m on Friday, with the breakthrough bearing the hallmark of trainer Steven Burridge’s craft.
  • Sun, May 05, 2019
    Top Knight shines in the Classic
    Rising star Top Knight overcame a muddling-run race to poke his head in front where it mattered in the $400,000 Group 2 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic (1400m) on Friday night.
  • Thu, May 02, 2019
    Busy Clements straight into Top gear
    Straight back from his US trip where he purchased two new horses, trainer Michael Clements won’t have much time to catch his breath as he sends out a team of five horses in two big races this weekend.
  • Thu, May 02, 2019
    Nothing lasts Forever, but Kuah still has Power to dream
    Trainer Kuah Cheng Tee is under no illusions Per Inpower faces an uphill task in the $400,000 Group 2 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic (1400m) on Friday, but as horses turn three only once and he had a ticket in hand, he thought why not.
2019 April
  • Sun, Apr 28, 2019
    Positive tactics get Howl back in winning form
    A sudden return of the old gate speed from Howl at his last barrier trial inspired trainer Daniel Meagher to change tactics at his next race on Friday night – and to winning effect.
  • Sun, Apr 28, 2019
    Simon Kok rides first winner since return from Tasmania
    Promising apprentice jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong has not waited too long to return to the Kranji winner’s enclosure after he steered Foresto to a rousing win in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1700m on Friday.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2019
    Lightning-quick sit, but Moor’s all for Fun
    Jockey Daniel Moor was in a good position to give his view on two of the contenders to the second Leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge, the $400,000 Group 2 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic (1400m) on May 3 – Lim’s Lightning and No Fun No Gain.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2019
    Shafrizal hits target on Eagle Eye
    Malaysian apprentice jockey Shafrizal Saleh justified the trust placed squarely on his shoulders by his boss Michael Clements with a confident handling of Eagle Eye to a slashing win in the $85,000 Class 2 race over 1100m on Sunday.
  • Sat, Apr 20, 2019
    Siam Warrior keeps old 'Boys in Blue' going at Kranji
    Two weeks after a former Godolphin galloper trained by James Cummings in Australia, Barbeque, scored on debut at Kranji, another ex-Blue Army boy from the same team, has followed suit in the opening event of Good Friday’s meeting.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2019
    Easy Does It as Gray’s promising four-year-old returns
    The early promise shown by Easy Does It before a tendon injury threw a spanner in the works seemed to be still there when the well-named chestnut spun around to a fairly casual barrier trial win on Thursday morning.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2019
    Sacred Sham makes Kranji debut after bleeding setback
    Four-time Victorian winner Sacred Sham makes his long-awaited Kranji debut this Friday, but trainer Mark Walker is exercising caution about an immediate display of ability given a serious setback that held him back for three months.


2019 July
2019 June
2019 May
2019 April


2019 July
  • Thu, Jul 04, 2019
    Le Grange To Unleash The Rocket
    After catching the eye on debut the Ricardo Le Grange trained Rocket Star took a good step forward, when dominant winning at his second outing.
2019 June
  • Thu, Jun 27, 2019
    Threeandfourpence A Sharp Improver
    An encouraging Singapore debut leaves the Cliff Brown trained Threeandfourpence well placed to fight out the finish in the seventh event this evening.
  • Thu, Jun 20, 2019
    Wassergeist Poised For Debut Win
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Wassergeist appears well placed to make a winning debut when due to contest the fifth event at Singapore this evening.
  • Thu, Jun 13, 2019
    Grand Koonta To Bring Up Three Straight
    The James Peters trained Grand Koonta returned in a big way last start and appears poised to bring up the hat-trick in the ninth event at Kranji this evening.
2019 May
  • Thu, May 16, 2019
    Mr Dujardin Ready To Win
    The Lee Freedman trained Mr Dujardin didn't have a lot of luck last start, but gets his chance to atone at Singapore this evening.
  • Thu, May 16, 2019
    Vulcan Too Hot To Handle
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Vulcan appears well placed to make a winning debut when due to contest the second event at Singapore this evening.
  • Fri, May 10, 2019
    Grand Koonta Set To Fly
    The James Peters trained Grand Koonta was impressive in his maiden preparation in Singapore and appears well placed to make a winning return this evening.
  • Thu, May 02, 2019
    Lim's Cruiser Ready To Rumble
    Star sprinter Lim's Cruiser appears well placed to make a winning return when set to contest the seventh event this evening.