Singapore News

Champion trainer Clements starts 2021 with a bang courtesy of Mortal Engine

Freshly-minted Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements picked up where he left off in 2020 when newcomer Mortal Engine (Unencumbered) provided him with a first winner of the new year at the season opener yesterday. Having saddled a treble at the last meeting in 2020 to conclude a wonderful season on 61 winners, the Zimbabwean-born handler... Read More

Colonial Chief Stakes win caps Super day for Maia

Super Dynasty (Fastnet Rock) landed a mini upset when he won yesterday’s Colonial Chief Stakes (Listed, 1600m) in record-equalling time – thanks largely to a gutsy ride from a man on fire. Taken to the front around the first bend by Ruan Maia, the grey went on to set his own pace in Singapore’s last... Read More

Champagne Finale bursts bubble for hot favourite

Hot favourite Sure Will Do (Per Incanto) was beaten yesterday, but one person who believed he could be rolled this time round was his nemesis Champagne Finale’s (All Too Hard) winning jockey, Ryan Munger. The South African rider, who will be at his farewell meeting next Sunday, had done his homework, and concluded that Sure... Read More

Boomba toughs it out to win Singapore Golden Horseshoe

The Barree Stable colours flew high for the second year running in the Singapore Golden Horseshoe (Gr 3, 1200m) when Boomba (Showcasing) came with a grinding run to claim top prize right on the line. Last year, the Australian outfit headed by Glenn Whittenbury were successful with their stable superstar Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor), even... Read More

Tiger Roar gives Munger more hay to make

Top fancy Tiger Roar (Wandjina) handed Ryan Munger another winner yesterday, but there are only four meetings left in the Singapore season for the South African jockey to pad up his current score of 16 winners. Munger is the only expatriate jockey from the pool who remained at Kranji in this post-Circuit Breaker phase of... Read More

Kok secures first Group 1 as gutsy Big Hearted lands Gold Cup 

Simon Kok Wei Hoong became only the second apprentice jockey to add his name to the Singapore Gold Cup (Listed, 2000m) roll of honour after he steered Big Hearted (Hallowed Crown) to a stirring win in the handicap showpiece on Saturday.   Two-time Singapore champion apprentice jockey Shafiq Rizuan was the first to pull off... Read More