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Melbourne Cup-winning hoop Craig Williams jetted into Singapore on Sunday to partner Mr Clint (NZ)(Power) for champion trainer Lee Freedman and the combination proved lethal as they snared the spoils in the S$1 million Dester Singapore Gold Cup (2000m). Raced by Mr Clint’s former trainer, Laurie Laxon,
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The Michael Clements-trained Countofmontecristo (NZ) (Echoes of Heaven) was meant to be chilling in his box on Singapore Gold Cup day, but a super fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup has dashed those holiday plans. Ridden quieter than usual in the QEII Cup (1800m), the second Leg of the
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Punters were left blowing hot and cold in the first two races at Kranji on Friday night. After cheering odds-on favourite California (Written Tycoon) home in the opener, the S$30,000 Class 5 Division 1 race over 1100m, a deafening silence fell over Kranji when $263 pop Whizzy Waltzzy
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Cliff Brown went to the races with one runner and returned home with one winner on Friday night. Brown would certainly not mind having such evenings, more so when the 100% record was achieved in Race 3, a S$50,000 Class 4 Division 3 race over 1200m. The crew
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On Line (NZ) (O’Reilly) made a winning racing comeback in the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Friday night. The O’Reilly four-year-old has not been sighted since his maiden win at his fourth start in a mile race for Restricted Maidens back in
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Jockey Michael Rodd must be feeling blessed, both in his career and personal life these days. First of all, the Australian and his wife Cara are expecting their second child towards the end of November. While their first child, daughter Lila was born in Singapore in 2016, baby No 2
Former Singapore Derby winner Spalato (NZ) (Elusive City) is enjoying his new life as a “nanny” in Australia. Owners Graham Mackie and Trish Dunell retired their champion earlier in the year, even if his last start dated as far back as September 2016. For two years, the Mackies and trainer
The vastly-improved River Radiance (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) came with a sizzling turn of foot to roll Altair (Zoustar), the hotpot of the night, on Friday. Following an impressive two-from-two at Kranji, not many had dared tip against Altair, Mark Walker’s former Chris Waller-trained one-time Sydney winner in the
Autumn Assault (NZ) (Rock 'n' Pop) was never in doubt once he emerged at the 300m mark to go and gap his rivals with consummate ease in the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race, smashing the Polytrack 1100m in the process. Autumn Assault recorded 1min 3.
While owner Jayven See is at the Gold Coast, wife Kathy is enjoying the spotlight of leading in another winner, Field Marshal (NZ)(Sweet Orange) in the last race in Singapore, the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Friday night. See, the principal owner of
A drop in grade paid instant dividends for honest mare Ararat Lady (NZ) (Battle Paint) on Friday night. Cliff Brown’s four-year-old had been testing her mettle against tougher opposition since her last win in a Class 4 race over 1100m in February, including even a raid in the JBBA
The Singapore Racing Fixtures 2020 will comprise two major changes – a general shift to more Saturday than Sunday race meetings and the earlier staging of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge. With some Singapore Sunday race meetings currently coinciding with Malaysia and Hong Kong race meetings, it has resulted in occasional race