Odds-on favourite On Line did not let his backers down after he posted a convincing win courtesy of another textbook ride from champion jockey Vlad Duric on Sunday.
It’s been a long time between drinks for talented apprentice jockey Amirul Ismadi, and the thirst quencher could not have come on a more auspicious occasion than Singapore Derby day.
Mok Zhan Lun seldom makes the headlines, but the soft-spoken trainer was for once basking in the limelight on Friday night after he brought up his 200th winner with New Zealand-bred gelding River Radiance.
Jockey Joseph Azzopardi couldn’t be happier with the way things have unfolded at his first Singapore stint - even if it’s not been all beer and skittles at times.
Many were taken by Showcasing two-year-old Count Me In’s (NZ) debut win three weeks ago, including trainer David Kok, but the horror gate in Friday’s S$250,000 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) has put a major dent in the camp’s confidence.
The Singapore Turf Club has granted a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to four Australian jockeys to ride at the Group 1 Singapore Derby meeting on 21 July 2019.
