On a fairly quiet weekend, trainer Steven Burridge hopes he can still play his cards right with at least one winner, with the much-improved Tiger Leap (NZ) (Iffraaj) the ace in his hand. The Singapore-based conditioner does apprehend the more robust opposition in Saturday’s Class 4 race over 1800m
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Just when Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements thought he had bounced back into the reckoning for the Singapore Trainers’ premiership title, ex-pat Kiwi Mark Walker produced a winning double to neutralise the sudden awakening on Saturday. Clements had fallen behind following an unusually quiet time in the last couple of
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Maximilian’s (NZ) (Highly Recommended) win in the $30,000 Class 5 Division 2 (Polytrack 1600m) on Sunday might not have got scribes rushing to their notebooks, but it still sealed two mini milestones of sorts. Racing formerly as Clarton Star, the Highly Recommended six-year-old propelled three-time Singapore champion trainer
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Kranji newcomers Dinar (NZ) (Dalghar) and Hamama (Shackleford) kept up the good head of steam that began with newcomer Qaidoom (Noble Mission) for the new Al Rashid Stable and Mark Walker team last Sunday. A debutant as well, Qaidoom was the first of a new batch of seven horses to
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A memorial service for Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, who passed away late last week at his Whitianga home, will be held at a yet to be scheduled date. The decision by Laxon’s family will enable many who could not be immediately present to come together and remember
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Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, whose list of achievements included a Melbourne Cup victory and multiple Singapore training premierships, has passed away. Laxon had lived in retirement in the Coromandel seaside town of Whitianga since returning from Singapore in 2017, the year after his induction to the New Zealand
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Tim Fitzsimmons is hoping that honest mare Gold City (NZ) (Sufficient) can bounce back to her winning ways in Singapore this Saturday. The Sufficient seven-year-old may have had only two runs for Fitzsimmons, but he would still have a fair idea how to get the best out of her. He
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The decision to steer Savvy Command (NZ) (Savabeel) towards Stewards’ Cup day’s easier Class 3 mile race has in a funny roundabout way open up doors towards a Singapore Derby (1800m) path. The Stewards’ Cup (1600m) and Singapore Derby are the balance of four-year-old feature races still up for
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Ultra-smart sprinter-miler Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) was finally stripped of the tag of the best horse not to have won a major race following his expected victory as the S$17 favourite in the S$150,000 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Identified as big race material from Day
Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) arrived at the stable under a bit of an injury cloud, but the talented galloper has since turned the corner, and could well be the one horse to thrust trainer Steven Burridge’s name back up in lights – and even towards clearer skies. Thanks to
Amazing Breeze (NZ) (He's Remarkable) was a living proof horses don’t need fancy pedigrees and prohibitive price tags to be a winner. The son of He’s Remarkable was bought for only NZ$6,000 out of Mapperley Stud's 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 3
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Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The Malaysian 34-year-old was on Friday among nine jockeys who were granted a six-month licence from July 1 to December 31, 2021 by the Singapore Turf Club. “I’m so happy