Two New Zealand sourced horses fought out a exciting finish in the $300,000 Raffles Cup at Kranji on Sunday with Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress) doing what few people thought possible by holding off Lim’s Kosciuszko in a epic contest. It was a remarkable feat given the last-start
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Three-year-old filly Erle became the fourth individual Group One winner for Reliable Man when streaking clear to bag Sunday's Gr.1 Preis Der Diana (2200m) at Dusseldorf. Having landed the Gr.3 Diana Trial (Gr 3, 2000m) at Hoppegarten on her previous outing, the Maxim Pecheur-trained filly took
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Feature wins do not come easy but Trelawney Stud bred Lim's Kosciuszko (Kermadec) made his win in Sunday’s S$300,000 Lion City Cup (1200m) look like a walk in the park. That was also Lim’s Kosciuszko’s third consecutive win in the Lion City Cup
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The Jones family’s boutique breeding operation are proud owners of a slice of international racing history. Father Wayne and wife Liz and their children Kane, New Zealand Bloodstock’s Sales Manager, and Lena bred Lim’s Saltoro who on Sunday evening at Kranji reigned supreme in the final running
The new star of Singapore racing, Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress), did not disappoint his connections and supporters after he fought hard to win the S$400,000 Singapore Derby (1800m) on Sunday. History was made for the mighty Lim’s Stable, whose famous blue and yellow star silks dominated
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The prestigious S$400,000 Singapore Derby (1800m) is set to be run for the final time this Sunday, bringing the curtain down on a race whose proud history is littered with New Zealand-bred and Karaka-sourced success stories. The Singapore Derby was first run in 1880 and is the oldest
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Exciting three-year-old Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) extended his unbeaten record to seven wins in the RM$100,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 3YO Trophy over 1400m at Selangor racecourse in Malaysia on Saturday. The son of Derryn was a last start winner in the 3YO Pacific Cup (1200m) three weeks ago but
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The Francis Lui-trained evergreen Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) secured a fourth straight Hong Kong Champion Miler title with his outstanding winning performance in the Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) last December. The three-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year returned first-up after a 224-day break between runs, and
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Pierre Ng reclaimed the ascendancy in the rollercoaster tussle for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a crucial double at Sha Tin on Monday to edge two wins clear of Francis Lui. With only four meetings left in the season, Ng leads Lui 67-65 after Alexis Badel piloted
Any queries about Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress) seeing out a strong mile were quashed with some conviction on Sunday after the rising star under trainer Daniel Meagher bulldogged his way to victory in the S$150,000 Stewards’ Cup (1600m). That win could mean a clean sweep of the
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David Hall hopes Atullibigeal (Street Boss) can add further lustre to his stable’s strong season with victory in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Monday. With 41 wins, Hall is only three victories short of matching his career-best
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Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) stretched his unbeaten run to six with a powerful display in the 3YO Pacific Cup (1200m) at Selangor on Sunday. The New Zealand-bred gelding, purchased by trainer Simon Dunderdale for NZ$23,000 from Regal Farm at the NZB Ready To Run Sale, has taken local racing