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Saturday, June 30 2018

New trainer Young Keah Yong’s prolific run into his first full season shows no signs of abatement after he brought his season tally up to 16 winners courtesy of a training double with Berlinetta and D’Great Boss on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 30 2018

Resuming Group 3 El Dorado Classic winner Secret Win sprang the upset of the night with a typical come-from-behind win first-up from an eight-month spell on Friday.

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Saturday, June 30 2018

Lord O’Reilly showed that his lacklustre run in the Group 1 Singapore Guineas was nothing more than just a blip after he bounced back to his best with a pulsating win in the $80,000 Class 3 race over 1000m on Polytrack on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 30 2018

Trainer Tan Kah Soon said Country Boss was a horse who was well-named as he led the strong-willed galloper in from his second win on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 30 2018

Sunday’s race meeting will see the Singapore riding debut of a new Malaysian apprentice jockey – Lim Aun Kean.

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Wednesday, June 27 2018

After taking most by surprise at his debut win, including his trainer Alwin Tan, Dixieland Rock will be less of an unknown quantity at his second start this Sunday – except for one item: Turf.

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Wednesday, June 27 2018

Last year this time, trainer Michael Clements had won the first two Legs of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge with Alibi, stumbled in the last Leg, the Emirates Singapore Derby, but it was still a great rush.

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Monday, June 25 2018

Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker secured his first Singapore Group 1 success in the $1 million Giovanni Racing Charity Bowl (1600m) on Sunday, and for good measure, the stable quinella when Elite Invincible and Kingsman ran a thrilling 1-2.

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Monday, June 25 2018

Japanese import Star Jack has not taken too long to show his wares at Kranji after opening his local account at his fourth start on Sunday.

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Monday, June 25 2018

Classy sprinter-miler Majestic Moments turned back the clock with an impressive return to winning ways after more than two years on Sunday - partly thanks to a very determined jockey's wife.

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Sunday, June 24 2018

Southern Spur emerged a narrow but gutsy winner in the $80,000 Association of Racehorse Trainers Singapore race over 1400m on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 24 2018

Autumn Assault earned his ticket to the Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) with a convincing win at only his second start on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 24 2018

Irish eyes were smiling after South Australian Dux apprentice jockey Emily Finnegan scored her first Singapore win aboard Gol Goal on Sunday.

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Saturday, June 23 2018

Promising apprentice jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong made it three wins with his pet horse Autumn Rush on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 23 2018

A return to his favourite leading tactics paid handsome dividends for Whistling Win on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 23 2018

The old combo of Natural Impulse-Daniel Meagher-Saifudin Ismail was back to the fore after they landed the spoils for the sixth time on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 23 2018

Dragonite overcame a horror gate to open his win account in the $20,000 Maiden race over 1400m on Friday night.

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Friday, June 22 2018

Two-time Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker hopes to fill a glaring gap on his already glittering resume this Sunday – a first Group 1 success at Kranji.

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Thursday, June 21 2018

A pair of shades is being thrown on Mr Exchequer in a bid to sharpen up the Singapore Derby prospect in the prelude, the $1 million Group 1 Giovanni Racing Charity Bowl (1600m) this Sunday.

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Thursday, June 21 2018

Jupiter Gold bouncing back to the winner’s circle when dropped back in trip and switched back to Polytrack was widely regarded as another stroke of genius from trainer Hideyuki Takaoka.

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Thursday, June 21 2018

Autumn Assault ran a blinder in the second Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series, but his trainer David Kok still felt mixed emotions.

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Wednesday, June 20 2018

Trainer Stephen Gray is confident that his duo of Lim’s Magic and Sky Rocket have peaked at the right time for the second Leg of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge, the $1 million Group 1 Charity Bowl (1600m) on Sunday.

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Wednesday, June 20 2018

Ryan Curatolo is not only thrilled he will throw his leg over a leading chance in the $1 million Group 1 Charity Bowl (1600m) this Sunday, but it’s also a ride which will take him back to his roots.

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Wednesday, June 20 2018

Trainer Leslie Khoo has been toying with Singapore Derby ideas for Claudia’s Beauty for a while, especially after the four-year-old mare’s slashing last win, but thought why not take a throw at the stumps in the earlier Leg of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge as well, the Charity Bowl.

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Monday, June 18 2018

Hot favourite Special King made light of a wide barrier to still land the $80,000 Class 3 race over 1100m in style on Sunday.

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Monday, June 18 2018

The Cliff Brown yard enjoyed a perfect Sunday with a win from their sole runner of the day, Gold Strike.

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Monday, June 18 2018

The brilliantly-named Alamak scored his maiden win in a driving finish on Sunday, earning himself a break which trainer Michael Clements believes will enhance him further.

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Monday, June 18 2018

Blue was the colour of the day for trainer Donna Logan after two-year-old Burkaan scored his maiden win in the $85,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1000m on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 17 2018

Honest galloper Winning Cause revisited the winner's circle after he got up by a neck in the $100,000 Class 2 race over 1600m on Friday.

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Saturday, June 16 2018

Honest galloper Winning Cause revisited the winner's circle after he got up by a neck in the $100,000 Class 2 race over 1600m on Friday.

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Saturday, June 16 2018

French jockey Ryan Curatolo was a man in a hurry after he drove Lim’s Lightning first across the line to take out the $90,000 IRT Juvenile Stakes Open 2YO race over 1200m on Friday.

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Friday, June 15 2018

Trainer Donna Logan is keeping her fingers crossed her second Singapore win could hail from either of her juvenile pair of Makkem Lad and Qiji Commander in the third Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series, the $90,000 IRT Juvenile Stakes Open 2YO (1200m) on Friday.

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Thursday, June 14 2018

Trainer Daniel Meagher has made the concerted decision to put a four-kilo claimer on Target as the American-bred makes his bold bid for four wins on the bounce on Friday, but is aware the mission still remains a tall order.

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Thursday, June 14 2018

Trainer Lee Freedman has every confidence My Big Boss will be better for the experience in the third Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe two-year-old series on Friday.

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Wednesday, June 13 2018

Emily Finnegan can ill-afford to miss any meeting if she is aiming for back-to-back Adelaide champion apprentice jockey titles this season, but when the chance of riding in another country came up, she wouldn’t have missed it for anything in the world.

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Monday, June 11 2018

Irish import Elite Invincible scored a hard-fought win in the $500,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) to cap a memorable day for jockey Vlad Duric on Sunday.

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Monday, June 11 2018

Trainer Desmond Koh was not all that surprised after Mr Luck turned giant-killer again in the $125,000 Jamal Malik 2011 Stakes, a Kranji Stakes A Division 1 race over 1200m on Sunday.

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Monday, June 11 2018

A drop back to sprints and Polytrack proved to be the winning move for former top juvenile Jupiter Gold on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 10 2018

Singapore champion jockey Vlad Duric hit win No 400 with the James Peters-trained Mr Hanks on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 10 2018

Unbeaten New Zealand newcomer Heartlight kept up the same winning trend even after moving to a new country with an impressive victory on debut at Kranji on Sunday.

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Saturday, June 09 2018

English import Elite Power has not taken too long to stamp his authority on local turf following his imposing first Singapore win on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 09 2018

Most Favorite returned to winning ways in brilliant fashion in the 60,000 Class 4 Premier race over 1000m on Friday.

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Saturday, June 09 2018

Mr Hopkins’ convincing first career win in the $20,000 Maiden race over 1600m on Friday night gave jockey Olivier Placais a bit of a fist pump moment after the line.

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Saturday, June 09 2018

Trainer Alwin Tan’s idea of giving Dixieland Rock an easier introduction to racing in a Restricted Maiden race paid instant dividends on Friday night.

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Thursday, June 07 2018

Assistant-trainer Tim Fitzsimmons couldn’t be happier with the way the Stewards’ Cup two-pronged attack of Mr Fatkid and Despacito will be presented ahead of their major assignment on Sunday.

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Thursday, June 07 2018

In-form trainer Lee Freedman is throwing his duo of Curvature and Aotearoa in at the deep end in the $500,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) on Sunday, but sink or swim, he would at least know what level they are at.

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Wednesday, June 06 2018

After nine consecutive defeats at Group level, Jupiter Gold’s downcast owner Kaz Hosaka told trainer Hideyuki Takaoka it was maybe time to change tack.

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Wednesday, June 06 2018

In 2018, the $1 million Group 1 Patron’s Bowl will be renamed as the Charity Bowl. All other details of the race will remain unchanged, with the 1,600m race still run as the second Leg of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge on Sunday, 24 June 2018 at the Singapore Racecourse.

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Wednesday, June 06 2018

Top Australian jockey Glen Boss will this Sunday slip into silks that will certainly bring back memories of one of his multiple Group 1 wins back home.

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Wednesday, June 06 2018

Local trainer Saimee Jumaat was pleasantly surprised when Magic City figured in the handicaps of Sunday’s $500,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) on Monday.

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Monday, June 04 2018

French jockey Olivier Placais was all smiles after he steered Little Big Man to a resounding win in the Lucky Last on Sunday at Kranji.

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Sunday, June 03 2018

Trainer Shane Baertschiger’s sparkling form shows no signs of letting up after Dinghu Mountain handed him victory in Sunday’s highlight, the $100,000 Racing Australia Trophy, a Kranji Stakes B race over 1400m.

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Sunday, June 03 2018

Former Victorian filly Justice Glory made her Singapore debut with a bang when she took out the $80,000 Perth Racing Trophy, a Class 3 race over 1200m on Sunday.

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Sunday, June 03 2018

With two wins from as many starts in the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series, smart juvenile Pennywise will now be saved for the grand final, the Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) on July 13.

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Sunday, June 03 2018

Short-priced debutant Triple Trio overcame a bungled start to still come up trumps in the $85,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1100m on Sunday.

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Saturday, June 02 2018

After a long run of outs, Robin Hood bounced back to the winner’s circle in style in the $80,000 Class 3 race over 1400m on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 02 2018

Trainer Alwin Tan praised apprentice jockey Amirul Ismadi for his 10-out-of-10 ride aboard Happy Saga following a slashing victory on Friday night.

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Saturday, June 02 2018

Top pick Absolvido gave connections and backers some heart flutters in the straight but his raw ability saved the day in the end.

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Saturday, June 02 2018

Trainer Stephen Gray’s charmed run since his Lion City Cup triumph on Saturday continued with a newcomer in the shape of King’s Speech obliging at his first run in the $85,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on Friday night.

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Friday, June 01 2018

Leading four-year-old hope Tannhauser will have a new partner in the $500,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) on June 10 – Daniel Moor.

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Friday, June 01 2018

Champion trainer Mark Walker was happy with Elite Invincible’s last barrier trial on Thursday before the $500,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) comes up on June 10.

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Friday, June 01 2018

Trainer Shane Baertschiger was only half-joking when he said he hoped debuting two-year-old Bold Thruster would be an “A-A” in the juvenile series this year.

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