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Debutant Major King (NZ) (Per Incanto) surged past Star Victory (Vancouver) to score a gutsy win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m at Kranji on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Per Incanto came to Singapore on the back of a win in a barrier trial in New
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Trainer Jason Ong bagged a four-timer on Saturday, a timely welcome for his family who, along with many owners, were finally allowed back at the races after a long time. The in-form Singaporean handler was firing on all cylinders as Per Incrown (NZ) (Per Incanto), Surrey Hills (NZ) (Sweynesse), High
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Blazing Kid (NZ) (Swiss Ace) overcame waywardness to easily secure his first win in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m on Saturday. Prior to the start, the field of 12 saw some newcomers getting restless, which included Kranji Jewel (First Samurai) who played up and threw off apprentice
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On a day that generally favoured well-backed runners, Manoel Nunes got two of them home on Sunday – favourites Sky Eye (NZ) (Per Incanto) and Fireworks (NZ) (Ekraar). The Brazilian ace proved again he seldom fluffs his lines when entrusted with a top fancy, giving both Sky Eye and Fireworks the
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Trainer Shane Baertschiger is plotting a path towards the Singapore Derby (1800m) for Red Ocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) following the bold frontrunner’s quick return to winning ways in the $70,000 Kranji Stakes C race over 1600m on Saturday. The Singapore feature over 1800m, to be staged this year
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Trainer Stephen Crutchley, who has spent the last seven years in Singapore after leaving New Zealand back in 2014, can’t wait to get the new season underway in the nation after recently being granted an “A” license by the Singapore Turf Club. Crutchley, who trained on his own accord
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Odds-on favourite Attila (NZ) (Showcasing) quickly put behind the disappointment of a delayed racing debut from the tail-end of last year with a flying start at the Singapore season opener six weeks later. Trainer Shane Baertschiger had the Showcasing four-year-old primed and ready for his baptism of fire in a
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A changing of the guard at the powerful Te Akau operation will result in Donna Logan’s Singapore training career going to a new level in 2022 with a dramatic boost to her stable’s firepower. Logan will take charge of the majority of Mark Walker’s stable, including Te
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Kiwi horseman Mark Walker claimed his fourth Singapore Champion Trainer’s title on Saturday night with a Class 4 victory by King Arthur (I Am Invincible) extending his seasonal tally to 66 wins, eight clear of second-placed Michael Clements, who sent out a late double. The Singapore season runs calendar
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Auric Stable’s latest home-bred Just Because (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made a flying start to his Singapore racing career with a convincing first-up victory on Saturday. After two barrier trials where the Shane Baertschiger-trained newcomer’s getaways were tardy, he showed a much edgier side in the $75,000 Restricted
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On Line (NZ) (O’Reilly) enhanced his prospects of gaining a start in the S$1million Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) when he scored over 1600m at Kranji on Saturday. Around 20th in the order of entry on 70 points for the Cup before the running of the $70,000 Class
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King’s Command (NZ) (Tavistock) boosted his chances of a ticket to the SNG$1million Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) after his commanding win on Saturday. On 67 points, trainer Shane Baertschiger’s five-year-old grey languished around 10 nominations down the list of the time-honoured handicap race, badly in need of