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2020 November
  • Mon, Nov 23, 2020
    Gray's faith in Sky Rocket repaid
    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.
  • Mon, Nov 23, 2020
    Powell turns back the clock on Time Lord
    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.
  • Fri, Nov 20, 2020
    Trio must topple Knight to Strike Gold: Brown
    Trainer Cliff Brown has called Top Knight as the horse to beat in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m), but that doesn’t mean he has ruled out any of his three runners from stealing the race.
  • Thu, Nov 19, 2020
    No Invincible duo but Walker lives in hope
    Mark Walker is hopeful his Singapore Gold Cup duo of Yulong Edition and Sacred Croix can turn their form and fortunes around in one of the widest open versions of the third Leg of the Singapore Triple Crown series this Saturday.
  • Wed, Nov 18, 2020
    Mr Clint goes for Gold as consecutive Cups beckon
    The Lee Freedman-trained Mr Clint attempts to join the great El Dorado by becoming the second back-to-back winner of the S$1 million SIN G1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) at Kranji Racecourse on Saturday (21 November).
  • Mon, Nov 16, 2020
    Senor Don earns late Gold ticket
    A daring gamble to gain a late entry for Argentinian stayer Senor Don into next Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) has all but paid off on Sunday.
  • Fri, Nov 13, 2020
    Freedman has Muraahib spot-on for target race
    After being set on an EW Barker Trophy course from a long way out, D-day has finally arrived as Muraahib will be among 16 horses to take a spot in the handicap feature on Sunday.
  • Thu, Nov 12, 2020
    War Affair retired
    Old warhorse War Affair has waged his last battle on the tracks. The 2014 Singapore Horse Of The Year has been retired to Malaysia at the ripe old age of 10.
  • Sun, Nov 08, 2020
    Magic Wand breaks long spell
    Trainer Tan Kah Soon was thrilled no end after Magic Wand returned to winning ways two days short of exactly two years on Saturday.
  • Sat, Nov 07, 2020
    Churchill ready to go to war
    Trainer Ricardo Le Grange is hoping handy galloper Churchill can bounce back to form on Saturday.
  • Thu, Nov 05, 2020
    Magic Wand down to the short strokes
    Trainer Tan Kah Soon is under no illusion Magic Wand may still need the mileage this Saturday, but just to see him make further headway at his second start from a long break would make his day.
  • Mon, Nov 02, 2020
    Big Hearted on Gold Cup trail after stylish win
    Smart four-year-old Big Hearted took a step closer to a shot at the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) following his rousing win in the $70,000 Better Life 2013 Stakes Class 3 race over 1800m on Saturday.
  • Mon, Nov 02, 2020
    Clear run helps Kinabalu Warrior to first win
    Kinabalu Warrior’s previous starts at Kranji had been neither earth-shattering nor hopeless, but the maiden galloper put it altogether at his sixth start for a stirring come-from-behind first success on Saturday.
  • Mon, Nov 02, 2020
    Super Dynasty almost one year to the day
    Longshot Super Dynasty bounced back to winning ways with a show of great resilience in staving off the fast-finishing Preditor by the barest of margins on Saturday.
  • Mon, Nov 02, 2020
    Top Knight sails home in QEII Cup
    Classy galloper Top Knight ploughed through the rain-soaked track at Kranji to ‘swim’ away to an impressive win in the $400,000 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m) on Saturday.
2020 October
  • Thu, Oct 29, 2020
    Lim's Cruiser to head to Tasmania
    Two-time Singapore champion sprinter Lim’s Cruiser has farewelled Kranji after connections decided to send him to Tasmania with a possibility of an eventual return to the racetracks in Australia.
  • Wed, Oct 28, 2020
    Clements confident Top Knight can bounce back
    With nine race meetings left in 2020, Michael Clements is imminently close to a first Singapore champion trainer title that has eluded him since he landed in Singapore in 1998, but the Zimbabwean-born handler would rather still keep the champagne on ice.
  • Mon, Oct 26, 2020
    Day Approach leads Clements 1-2
    After finishing second best three times from as many starts, Day Approach finally knocked the door down with an emphatic all-the-way win in the $75,000 Lim’s Cruiser 2017 & 2018 Stakes on Sunday.
  • Mon, Oct 26, 2020
    Inferno destroys best sprinters in Lion City Cup
    The epithets may be running scarce but a few unused glowing terms still came out in praise of Inferno following his exhibition gallop in the $400,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) on Sunday.
  • Mon, Oct 26, 2020
    Rocket Star shoots the Moon down
    Smart miler Rocket Star came off a well-laid plan devised by his trainer to upstage the unbeaten Moon Face and return to winning ways in style on Sunday.
  • Fri, Oct 23, 2020
    Harry sticks with Merlion winner for another Lion's share
    Big-race jockey A’Isisuhairi ‘Harry’ Kasim confided that most people thought he must have had a brain fade – or gone “gila” (Malay for crazy) in local speak - when he picked Excelling over Mr Malek for this Sunday’s $400,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m).
  • Thu, Oct 22, 2020
    Peters excited with Lion City Cup duo
    In-form trainer James Peters is looking forward to being represented by two ‘live chances’ in Grand Koonta and Skywalk in the $400,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) this Sunday.
  • Mon, Oct 19, 2020
    Not at all an Unsung Hero first-up
    Unsung Hero surprised many when he drew clear to a resounding win first-up in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1000m on Saturday.
  • Sat, Oct 17, 2020
    In All His Glory all set for the mile
    In All His Glory might be stepping up to the mile for the first time, but trainer Cliff Brown remained hopeful of a forward run from his charge.
  • Mon, Oct 12, 2020
    Aramaayo takes Raffles Cup in a thriller
    Kranji Mile winner Aramaayo bounced back to his brilliant best with a stirring second Group 1 success in Saturday’s $400,000 Raffles Cup (1600m).
  • Mon, Oct 12, 2020
    Muraahib finds the line again
    Model of consistency Muraahib turned up for a third Kranji victory in the $85,000 Always Certain 2011 Stakes Class 2 race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Mon, Oct 12, 2020
    Relentless in rampant form second-up
    Relentless came up with a storming run to land the spoils in the $75,000 Debt Collector 2018 Stakes, a Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 09, 2020
    Munger banking on Marshal's freshness
    Ryan Munger hopes his close whiff of a first Group 1 glory two months ago was not just a fleeting moment, but a foretaste of things to come this Saturday.
  • Wed, Oct 07, 2020
    Beuzelin glad he has not lost Count
    When Countofmontecristo changed stables from Michael Clements to Mark Walker after the Group 1 Kranji Mile, many assumed Clements’ No 1 jockey Louis-Philippe Beuzelin would by ricochet lose his job as well.
  • Mon, Oct 05, 2020
    Absolute thriller from Absolvido
    Steven Burridge was not exactly looking forward to the long road home, until his last runner Absolvido flew to his rescue in the penultimate race on Saturday.
  • Mon, Oct 05, 2020
    Ascend proves to be the Ablest
    Often referred to as the unkindest cut, a gelding operation turned out to be the key to Ablest Ascend showcasing his true ability on Saturday.
  • Mon, Oct 05, 2020
    Gray tags Sure Will Do as 'next good horse'
    Trainer Stephen Gray was effusive of impressive debut winner Sure Will Do even if the NZ$210,000 purchase put a relatively modest field to the sword in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 02, 2020
    Gray hopeful good things come in pairs
    Trainer Stephen Gray might not have heard of the Chinese proverb “good things come in pairs”, but he sure is anticipative of a forward showing from his nice four-year-old duo on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 02, 2020
    St Alwyn To Finally Break Through
    While disappointing on paper the Stephen Gray trained St Alwyn appears well placed to finally break through at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 02, 2020
    Watch Out for Meagher’s duo
    Australian trainer Daniel Meagher is not sure the 1000m of the $70,000 Class 3 race will suit either Watch Out Boss or Lim’s Passion this Saturday, but hopes their sheer consistency can give the yard a much-needed fillip.
2020 September
  • Wed, Sep 30, 2020
    Brown 1000m speed trio in good order
    Despite the ordinary runs at their last starts, trainer Cliff Brown’s trio of horses – Ararat Lady, Lonhro Gold and Bluestone are ready and all set to make their presence felt in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1000m on Saturday.
  • Mon, Sep 28, 2020
    Heartening Flyer toils hard again for the win
    Judgement Day’ was ominously descending on short-priced favourite Heartening Flyer in the home straight on Saturday, but his sheer will to win saved the day in the end.
  • Mon, Sep 28, 2020
    New Kranji star Inferno sizzles in Singapore Guineas
    The “rising star’ tag had been bandied around for a while, but after Inferno lit up Saturday’s Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m) with a victory as emphatic as you would ever witness at Kranji, not many will now disagree that a new star is born.
  • Mon, Sep 28, 2020
    Ocean Crossing leads Freedman trifecta
    Trainer Lee Freedman saddled the trifecta in the $85,000 Gingerbread Man 2011 Stakes Class 2 race over 1600m on Saturday with Ocean Crossing, Minister and Loyalty Man finishing in that order at the business end.
  • Thu, Sep 24, 2020
    Clements all pumped up for Big Hearted
    Trainer Michael Clements believes that first mile test has come at the right time for his Singapore Guineas runner Big Hearted this Saturday.
  • Thu, Sep 24, 2020
    Meryl thrown in at the deep end
    While James Peters says a win by Meryl in Saturday’s Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m) would be a pipedream, he would, on the other hand, be happy with a small slice of the $400,000 purse and a bit of ‘black type’.
  • Thu, Sep 24, 2020
    Mr Malek out of the Guineas
    Quality galloper Mr Malek won’t run in the Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m) this Saturday.
  • Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    Gold City bounces back to winning ways
    A well-judged ride from Louis-Philippe Beuzelin was instrumental to Gold City’s gutsy win in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    I Am Sacred from behind this time
    After I Am Sacred ran a shocker at his second run, trainer Mark Walker went back to the drawing board, chopped and changed a few things, and a new winning formula has been whipped up.
  • Mon, Sep 21, 2020
    Tiger Roars to first win
    After bookending the peloton in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1400m on Saturday, the well-backed Michael Clements pair of Tiger Roar and Day Approach went on to fill the forecast at the business end.
  • Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Bold Thruster dies after trackwork injury
    Classy sprinter Bold Thruster suffered a catastrophic injury in trackwork on Thursday morning and had to unfortunately be put down a few hours later.
  • Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Gray's Wisdom to take Polytrack chance
    The Polytrack is the only dampener, but otherwise, the $75,000 Novice race (1200m) on Saturday is the perfect race for Infinite Wisdom, says trainer Stephen Gray.
  • Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Koh hopes newcomer Sun Noble can shine
    Trainer Desmond Koh is keen to find out if his new Sun galloper Sun Noble can deliver at his Kranji debut in the Class 4 Division 1 race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    Inferno smouldering ahead of Guineas Search
    With a gap of one month between runs, trainer Cliff Brown decided a barrier trial wouldn’t do Inferno any harm ahead of his grand final and first Group 1 raid next Saturday week.
  • Thu, Sep 17, 2020
    Lim hopeful he found the key to Takhi
    Jason Lim said he had always had time for Takhi following his surprise debut win in February, but since that first bright spark, the US-bred has, however, remained a work in progress.
  • Mon, Sep 14, 2020
    Happy Saturday for Kok
    It was indeed a Happy Saturday for David Kok and his new owner Sia Wei Kiang when a new ward of theirs going by that name made all to open his account second-up in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m.
  • Mon, Sep 14, 2020
    Mr Malek passes mile test with flying colours
    The big pull in weights might have swung the race Mr Malek’s way, but the result was still a conclusive test towards the progressive four-year-old’s real mission in two weeks’ time, the Group 1 Singapore Guineas (1600m).
  • Mon, Sep 14, 2020
    Saimee calls it quits but isn't lost to racing
    When Saimee Jumaat wrapped up the 2019 season with a winner named Letitgo at the penultimate race meeting in December, little did the Singaporean trainer suspect there would be a cruel irony to the horse’s name.
  • Mon, Sep 14, 2020
    Sincerely scores gutsy win on debut
    When the heavens opened on Saturday, trainer Michael Clements’ confidence over his French debutant Sincerely grew just that little bit more, even if the left-hand way of going still bothered him.
  • Wed, Sep 09, 2020
    Clements claims unique 4YO Triple Crown
    While no horse made a clean sweep of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge this year, Michael Clements can claim bragging rights as the trainer who did it instead.
  • Wed, Sep 09, 2020
    Mile rehearsal for Mr Malek
    Lee Freedman is hoping to get the answers he needs regarding Mr Malek running out a strong mile this Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 06, 2020
    Boomba another Bock special for Barree
    When Boomba first walked into his stable, trainer Cliff Brown for the first time looked at his racing manager Chris Bock with raised eyebrows.
  • Sun, Sep 06, 2020
    First Derby for Clements, Duric as Top Knight shines
    Top Knight made full use of the entire length of Kranji’s long home straight to score an absolute thriller in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m), incidentally handing trainer Michael Clements and jockey Vlad Duric their first hurrahs in the glamour race – and an early birthday present for the latter!
  • Sun, Sep 06, 2020
    Hard not Too Think about Derby
    Trainer Stephen Gray predicts a staying future for Saturday winner Hard Too Think, and more boldly, a berth in the same highlight of the day next year, the Singapore Derby.
  • Sun, Sep 06, 2020
    Nearly Derby man See rues one that got away
    Elite Incredible’s first-time partner Joseph See went into the $500,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) with no great expectations, but came within a fingernail of taking home the biggest prize of his topsy-turvy riding career.
  • Sat, Sep 05, 2020
    Burridge takes lucky dip with Adipson and Mat Smart
    Right up until post time, it’s highly unlikely Adipson and Mat Smart will get a mention in the market talk to this Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m), but one thing their trainer Steven Burridge is sure about – they will stay.
  • Sat, Sep 05, 2020
    Derby more up the alley of Clements trio
    The Kranji Mile runs didn’t quite pan out the way trainer Michael Clements would have wished, but he remained confident his trio will be better suited by the conditions of the $500,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) this Saturday.
2020 August
  • Mon, Aug 31, 2020
    Inferno wins Singapore Classic in a canter
    Rising star Inferno gave another glimpse of his bombproof qualities after he scored a thumping win in the $250,000 Group 2 Singapore Classic (1400m) on Sunday, probably one of his most impressive to-date.
  • Mon, Aug 31, 2020
    Infinite Wisdom to the fore at Kranji
    The well-bred Infinite Wisdom overcame a wide gate to score a brilliant win on debut in the $75,000 Mister Yeoh 2018 Stakes Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 31, 2020
    Strong N Fast through and through
    Strong N Fast lived up to his new name to take out the $20,000 Debt Collector 2016 Stakes Open Maiden race over 1200m on Polytrack on Sunday.
  • Fri, Aug 28, 2020
    Trip a query for Inferno: Brown
    Inferno is to many the horse to beat in this Sunday’s $250,000 Group 2 Singapore Classic (1400m) but trainer Cliff Brown said that it will still be his biggest test to-date.
  • Thu, Aug 27, 2020
    Miracle To Bounce Back
    The Tim Fitzsimmons trained Miracle didn't have a lot of luck in his Singapore debut and now appears well placed to atone at Kranji on Sunday evening.
  • Wed, Aug 26, 2020
    Lerner to ride Rocket Star in Classic
    The pairing of Rocket Star with Marc Lerner at the barrier trials on Tuesday was a good pointer as to which jockey would be sitting on the smart chestnut this Sunday.


2020 November
2020 September
  • Fri, Sep 18, 2020
    Mr Showman To Bounce Back
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Mr Showman failed to fire a shot in his Singapore debut, but is expected to bounce back in a big way on Saturday.


2020 November
  • Thu, Nov 12, 2020
    Special Ops To Strike
    The Jason Ong trained Special Ops appears poised to break through for his maiden win when due to contest the fourth event at Kranji on Sunday.
  • Fri, Nov 06, 2020
    Mr Rockwell Ready To Win
    The Lee Freedman trained Mr Rockwell only went down narrowly last start and now appears set to peak racing third up on Saturday.
2020 October
  • Thu, Oct 29, 2020
    Big Hearted To Relish Step Up In Trip
    The Michael Clements trained Big Hearted appears well placed to return to the winner's stall when due to contest the seventh event at Kranji on Saturday evening.
  • Thu, Oct 22, 2020
    Inferno Set For Biggest Test
    Inferno could well be the best horse in Singapore and he gets his chance to confirm that claim on Sunday when due to contest the Group 1 Lion City Cup.
2020 September
  • Fri, Sep 11, 2020
    Heavenly Dancer To Star In The Last
    The Stephen Gray trained Heavenly Dancer created quite the impression on debut and creates all the interest in the final event at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Thu, Sep 03, 2020
    Aramaayo To Land The Derby
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Aramaayo landed his first Group 1 success last start and now appears poised to go back to back at Kranji on Sunday.


2020 October
  • Tue, Oct 27, 2020
    Inferno - Singapore's New King
    Cliff Brown is no stranger to saddling up Singapore's best and he didn't have to wait long between drinks before he crowned a new superstar in Inferno.


2020 September
2020 August