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2022 August
  • Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    In-form Yusoff scores first win for Le Grange
    Senor Don held off favourite Spirit Of Big Bang under a smart frontrunning ride from apprentice jockey Yusoff Fadzli to score in the $100,000 Rocket Man 2009-2012 Stakes on Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    Lim’s Kosciuszko storms to victory in Lion City Cup
    Talented sprinter Lim’s Kosciuszko scored back-to-back Group 1 wins in the $300,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) on Sunday after a thrilling win in the Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) last month.
  • Sun, Aug 14, 2022
    Gate speed crucial for Fame Star to beat bad barrier
    US-bred sprinter Fame Star had been handed the dreaded outside gate in the $300,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) this Sunday, and trainer Stephen Crutchley hopes for him to be quick out of the gates to beat the draw.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Renzo back to what he does best
    Although Renzo won as a two-year-old at only his second career start, it still took trainer Ricardo Le Grange more than a few months to figure out the early enigma that he was.
  • Wed, Aug 03, 2022
    De Sousa, Moor licensed to ride at Lion City Cup meeting
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a short-term visiting jockey’s licence to Brazilian-born jockey Silvestre de Sousa from 10 to 14 August 2022, and a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to returning Australian jockey Daniel Moor for the Group 1 Lion City Cup meeting on 14 August 2022.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    So Hi Class gains the verdict in KSA
    If there was a knock on So Hi Class heading into Sunday’s $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1400m, it was the fact that he had not won over the trip before.
2022 July
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    Montana no Flash in the pan
    Montana Flash has yet to open his account in Singapore, but trainer Donna Logan reckons he could get on the scoresheet in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1400m on Sunday.
  • Wed, Jul 27, 2022
    Zahra to ride at Lion City Cup meeting
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to Australian jockey Mark Zahra to ride at the Lion City Cup meeting on Sunday, 14 August.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Jamil gets on the board early
    Super Posh gave Jamil Sarwi his first winner at Kranji on Sunday, but the newly-licensed apprentice jockey was not aware of the feat until he had pulled up after the winning post.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Senor Don sprints home an easy winner
    Senor Don arrived in Singapore from Argentina with a reputation that he would be a serious player in Group races over a mile or further, but he has now added a 1200m win to his resume on Sunday.
  • Thu, Jul 21, 2022
    Full steam ahead for the Baertschiger stable on Sunday
    The two divisions of the $70,000 Class 3 races over 1200m on Sunday have a distinct nautical theme for trainer Shane Baertschiger with Red Ocean (Division 1) and From The Navy (Division 2) both having good chances.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    King Arthur eyes sprinting Holy Grail
    King Arthur was gunning for a hat-trick of wins in the $100,000 Better Life 2013 Stakes, a Class 1 race over 1200m on Sunday, and in a race with question marks on the winning chances of the majority of the field, he looked the obvious pick.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Shinn gets off the mark at first ride
    Australian jockey Blake Shinn was quick to make his mark in Singapore after steering I Am Sacred to an all-the-way win in the $50,000 Jupiter Gold 2018 Stakes on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jul 11, 2022
    Ibrahim gets off the mark at fifth ride
    New apprentice jockey Ibrahim Mamat lived up to the early promise shown from a handful of rides by opening his account on Paletas at only his second meeting on Saturday.
  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022
    Gelded Katak returns to his best
    It did not take long for Katak to make amends in the best possible way in the $100,000 Spanish Bay 2015 Stakes (2000m) on Saturday.
  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022
    Shinn granted short-term licence, Moor returns for another one-day visit
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a short-term visiting jockey’s licence to Australian jockey Blake Shinn for the period from 8 July to 14 August 2022, and a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to Australian jockey Daniel Moor for next Sunday’s meeting on 17 July 2022.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Golden Monkey all the rage in the Broadcast boxes
    Pat Comerford was the only one from the English Broadcast team that correctly picked Golden Monkey to win the Group 3 Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m) on June 18, but there is no more room on that train heading into Saturday’s feature race.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    Le Grange hopes gelded Katak shows progress
    Despite forward runs in his barrier trials prior to his last two starts, Katak's form did not turn up on raceday, prompting trainer Ricardo Le Grange to resort to the snip.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    Gold a Cut above the rest
    It may have been a small field of seven, but Gold Cut showed his best to dictate terms and open his account in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1000m on Saturday.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    Prosperous Return leads rare Clements quartet win
    It could be one of the rarest winning frames ever seen at Kranji, but trainer Michael Clements had the first four runners past the post in the $85,000 Kranji Stakes B race over 1400m on Saturday, with Prosperous Return leading the stunning stable queue-up.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    The Crutchley Charge
    Trainer Stephen Crutchley may have only been saddling horses at the races in his own name in Singapore for a little over four months, but the New Zealander already has a loyal following at Kranji.
2022 June
  • Mon, Jun 27, 2022
    Sky Eye flies high over seven furlongs
    The widest gate may have put some off but Sky Eye showed why his win in a Class 3 race over 1400m on the turf two starts back was no fluke after he prevailed again over the same trip and track in the $70,000 Emperor Max 2014 Stakes.
  • Fri, Jun 24, 2022
    50-50 broadcast split in the Stewards’ Cup
    The $150,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) could be a two-horse race according to the Singapore Turf Club’s English and Chinese Broadcast teams with the two top-rated horses in Lim’s Kosciuszko and Tiger Roar the popular picks.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Weight in Kosciuszko’s favour in the Stewards’ Cup
    With the likes of Tiger Roar on the back of a strong Class 3 win and Relentless, Amazing Breeze and Vgor all knocking in recent Class 4 wins in preparation for Sunday’s Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m), it is easy to forget that the best four-year-old in Singapore - Lim’s Kosciuszko - started favourite in the Group 1 Kranji Mile just over a month ago.
  • Sun, Jun 19, 2022
    All hail the King, Arthur!
    The question was; could King Arthur win on the turf after five attempts without a result?
  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022
    Duric, Moor granted short-term licences
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a short-term visiting jockey’s licence to Australian jockey Vlad Duric for the period from 22 June to 17 July 2022 and a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to Australian jockey Daniel Moor for 26 June 2022.
  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022
    Mastering the art of Deception
    He may only have broken his maiden status two starts ago, but do not be fooled by the aptly-named Deception in this Saturday’s Group 3 Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m).
  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022
    Pinheiro licensed for five months at Kranji
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a five-month visiting jockey’s licence to Brazilian jockey Bernardo Pinheiro for the period from 1 June to 31 October 2022.
  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022
    'Racing is my passion': new trainer Mahadi Taib
    More often than not, the racing prowess of a racehorse declines over time as age catches up with them, but to their human counterpart, age is but a number, as it is the case for newly-licensed trainer Mahadi Taib.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    A good afternoon but a Top Knight
    The clock was well and truly wounded back at Kranji on Saturday when multiple Group winner – Top Knight – found himself back in the winner’s circle for the first time in 585 days.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    Circuit Mission a cut above the rest
    The race promised plenty and did not disappoint when arguably the best horse in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1600m, Circuit Mission, beat home the most promising horse in Relentless on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jun 03, 2022
    Happy Moment bar the barrier draw
    An old trainers’ adage in the racing game is to “keep yourself in the best company and your horses in the worst”.
2022 May
  • Sun, May 29, 2022
    Early birthday double for Saifudin
    We were talking about “the Revolution” after Race 7 but just a tad over 30 minutes later, the conversation had changed to how good Saifudin Ismail was!
  • Wed, May 25, 2022
    Young gets Mauritius boost to yard
    It has been a while since trainer Young Keah Yong welcomed new youngsters into his barn, but that has all changed after new owner JFK Stable came on board with two three-year-olds.
  • Sun, May 22, 2022
    Grand Koonta returns to winning ways
    It was smiles all round for the China Horse Club and trainer James Peters when one of the stable favourites - Grand Koonta - got back into the winner’s circle after a long drought.
  • Sun, May 22, 2022
    Lightning strikes in Kranji Mile
    It was as simple as that in the $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) when the reigning Singapore Horse of the Year Lim’s Lightning ($18) won in a thrilling finish.
  • Sat, May 21, 2022
    Lim’s Kosciuszko the unanimous TrackTalk pick
    While yet to win at Group level in nine starts thus far and up against multiple Group 1 winners on Saturday, Lim’s Kosciuszko is the overwhelming pundits’ pick to win the $1 million Kranji Mile.
  • Fri, May 20, 2022
    All systems go for Meagher in Kranji Mile
    Trainer Daniel Meagher will be hoping for Lim’s Lightning to strike back as an all-star cast of 16 gallopers line up in the G3 Kranji Mile (1600m) at Kranji Racecourse on Saturday (21 May).
  • Wed, May 18, 2022
    Pinheiro to ride at Kranji Mile meeting
    The Singapore Turf Club has granted a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to Brazilian jockey Bernardo Pinheiro to ride at the Kranji Mile meeting this Saturday.
  • Mon, May 16, 2022
    Cheval Blanc outstays rivals in downpour
    The weather gods were not smiling but the racing gods were for the happy connections of Cheval Blanc in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1600m on the Polytrack.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    Le Grange duo all primed for Kranji Mile
    Katak’s last-start run might have left trainer Ricardo Le Grange baffled, but the Kranji Mile contender showed it could have been one of those off days after he won a barrier trial effortlessly on Tuesday morning.
  • Mon, May 09, 2022
    King Arthur rings up double for Logan
    The planets had seemed to align for King Arthur when the final field was released for Sunday’s $70,000 Class 3 race over 1000m, after the Fortuna NZ Racing Stable-owned four-year-old, drew gate one in a race that suited.
  • Fri, May 06, 2022
    Ong is a Blazing Kid
    He may be the youngest trainer based at Kranji, but Jason Ong – who saddles the exciting Blazing Kid in the last race on Sunday - has done the hard yards.
  • Mon, May 02, 2022
    Gold Star wins but the Kranji Mile puzzle remains
    The crowds were back at the Singapore racecourse on Saturday for the first time after two years and most would have expected a Lim’s stable victory in the feature event of the day.
2022 April
  • Sat, Apr 30, 2022
    Katak attack!
    Whatever way you look at the $100,000 Class 1 (1400m) race this Saturday, it is very hard to see anything but a Lim’s Stable victory.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    Four winners to welcome the Ongs back
    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.
  • Mon, Apr 11, 2022
    Leatherhead leads Le Grange 1-2
    Trainer Ricardo Le Grange knew he could not lose when Leatherhead and Pennywise kicked clear from the rest in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1700m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Apr 08, 2022
    Logan heading for two-week break back home
    Trainer Donna Logan can't wait to see boom apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin making his riding debut under her tutelage on Saturday, but it's the next day that she has been looking forward the most in recent weeks - a much-awaited family reunion back home in New Zealand.
  • Sun, Apr 03, 2022
    Sacred Gift scores back-to-back wins
    Sacred Gift emerged a worthy winner from a titanic battle with favourite Celavi in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1000m on Saturday.
2022 March
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Nature on Song at maiden win
    The small but tough Song Of Nature opened his account at his third start when claiming the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    White banks on noted milers to lower Kosciuszko's colours
    The Michael Clements camp hopes that race experience over more ground will come in handy in their trio's attempt to run the unbeaten Lim’s Kosciuszko down in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Stewart plans to call Singapore home
    Jockey Ronnie Stewart left Singapore on a high note with his third Singapore Gold Cup victory 11 years ago, but is now looking to settle down here with his young family.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Crystal Warrior repays faith shown by Lim
    When the guys who pay the bills tell you the horse is no good, and that even the reset button would be a waste of time, the only option left is to part ways.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Stronger N Better on Polytrack: S John
    Jockey John Sundradas is adamant it was the Polytrack coupled with the postage-stamp weight that contributed to Strong N Best’s slashing win in the $70,000 Class 3 race over the all-weather mile on Saturday.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Sun finally shines for Iskandar
    Talented apprentice jockey Iskandar Rosman was grinning from ear to ear when he returned to scales atop his first 2022 winner on Saturday, Sun Rectitude.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Tan gets perfect Gift at first 2022 win
    Jerome Tan couldn’t have hoped for a more emphatic way to break his 2022 duck when Sacred Gift upstaged much better-backed rivals in Saturday’s $85,000 Class 2 race over 1100m to give him his first win in the new season.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    Bayliss not resting on his laurels
    New kid on the block Jake Bayliss has been walking on air since Saturday, even if at times, he wished these feet could come sploshing back down on his favourite cattle-trodden pastures.
2022 February
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Bayliss opens Kranji account, and doubles up
    Jake Bayliss’s exasperation turned into exhilaration after he rode his first Singapore winner on Saturday, never mind if his excellent rating of Nate’s Honour from the front came in a modest $30,000 Class 5 Division 2 race over 1400m.
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Give her an Engine, Seow sure can steer
    The decision to give apprentice jockey Jerlyn Seow Poh Hui a leg-up on $10 favourite Mortal Engine in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 1 race over 1100m proved the right one for the Michael Clements camp on Saturday.
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Nunes caps Prosperous day with five-timer
    All the early predictions that Manoel Nunes will run rings around the other Kranji jockeys this year are slowly but surely coming true after the mercurial rider had a day out with five winners on the 11-race programme on Saturday.
  • Mon, Feb 28, 2022
    Upsides to Katak 'scare' Le Grange
    South African import Katak has well and truly put behind the disappointment of his early Kranji showings with an emphatic win in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Back in Higher Mile Class
    Trainer Jason Ong is hoping the step-up to 1600m will see So Hi Class bounce back to his best form this Saturday.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    By Jupiter, look who's back
    Racing fans could be forgiven for having already consigned Jupiter Gold to the archives of Singapore racing for a while now.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Duric returns a winner at first ride back home
    “Rusty” does not seem to be a word that exists in Vlad Duric’s vocabulary after he returned a winner at his very first day of race-riding since leaving Singapore to return to Australia in October.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Akmazani Wins first race at Kranji
    The promise was there, but to give an idea how competitive the Kranji riding ranks are, it’s taken Malaysian apprentice jockey Akmazani Mazuki 29 rides to finally get his name on the scoreboard on Saturday, with his beaming smile at the weigh-in telling the story.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Alqantur keeps it up with second win
    Promising three-year-old Alqantur showed his impressive Restricted Maiden win from four weeks ago was no fluke after he franked that form with a two-from-two on Saturday.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Lerner takes safest way home on Iron Ruler
    A split-second decision to switch to the outside instead of sweating for a rails run made all the difference between winning and losing, or even worse, for gutsy Saturday winner Iron Ruler.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Lim's Bestbreaker scores on quick back-up
    Leading jockey Danny Beasley was well inspired in asking trainer Daniel Meagher to back Lim’s Bestbreaker up this week after the gamble came off with happy results on Saturday.
  • Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    Lim's Kosciuszko makes it to win No 7
    Danny Beasley was in awe when he gave Lim’s Kosciuszko a squeeze inside the concluding stages of the $85,000 Class 2 race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Wed, Feb 16, 2022
    McHorse happy deal behind Bayliss's Logan leg-up
    Richie McHorse’s win in the Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Jake Bayliss’s New Zealand stint on April 14, 2018 might not have received as much press coverage as the young Australian jockey’s three Group 1 wins, but it was the one to crack the door open to another international milestone four years later.
  • Wed, Feb 16, 2022
    More mature Katak keeps pleasing Le Grange
    Last-start winner Katak surprised even his trainer with the abundance of speed he both mustered and sustained at his barrier trial on Tuesday, going on to safely hold a pure sprinter like Makkem Lad into second place.
  • Mon, Feb 14, 2022
    Dancing Tycoon quick to show his moves
    ‘Hothead’ Dancing Tycoon showed he was on the right track after he posted a determined first win in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m on Sunday.
  • Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Be brothers to keep Baertschiger busy in last two
    Shane Baertschiger is more hopeful than confident that full brothers Be Bee and Be You can save the best for last in the last two events of the bumper 12-race programme this Sunday.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    No better Gift to get old firm going again
    Trainer Jerome Tan has yet to open his 2022 account, but also that for arguably his most high-profile owner to have joined him since he moved to Kranji from Penang in 2019, prominent Malaysian outfit Raffles Racing.
  • Fri, Feb 11, 2022
    Rocket Star on course for comeback next week
    Rocket Star might have been off the scene for a while, but the smart sprinter-miler underlined his current sparkling form with a dashing barrier trial win at Kranji on Thursday morning.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Singapore Racing Awards winners for 2020 and 2021
    The Singapore Turf Club is releasing the names of the various award winners of the 2021 Singapore racing season, and, exceptionally, those of the preceding 2020 season as well, following the cancellation of the Singapore Racing Awards event due to the outbreak of COVID-19 since early 2020.
  • Wed, Feb 09, 2022
    Tougher ask but Jinsha still in with a shout
    After Lucky Jinsha thumped his rivals at his three-in-a-row a month ago, some would think the picket fence should keep going this Sunday, but the Tim Fitzsimmons camp weren’t so sure it’ll be four-time Lucky this time.
  • Sun, Feb 06, 2022
    Mr Malek looks the goods at trials
    Singapore Gold Cup placegetter Mr Malek went through his gears for his 2022 reappearance with a quiet but pleasing barrier trial on Thursday.
  • Thu, Feb 03, 2022
    Derby gear shift for six-from-six Lim's Kosciuszko
    If there had been any knocks Wednesday’s rise in class and distance could be stumbling blocks to the unbeaten Lim’s Kosciuszko’s triumphal march, they were quickly dispelled in a tick under 1min 22secs.
  • Thu, Feb 03, 2022
    Double Luck of the Tiger for Koh
    Luck has always been one of those popular words favoured by Asian owners when naming their equine pride and joy, but trainer Desmond Koh could not have hoped for a more auspicious start to the Chinese New Year of the Tiger after Luck Of Master and Lucky Imperator literally brought him double luck on Wednesday.
  • Thu, Feb 03, 2022
    Mortal Engine proves lethal again
    The up-and-coming Mortal Engine turned up for the races and went home with another stellar galloping performance for a third win from only four starts on Wednesday.
  • Thu, Feb 03, 2022
    Prosperous early double for Le Grange
    The Ricardo Le Grange yard was all claws out when they flagged off the Year of the Tiger with back-to-back wins at the first two races of the race meeting on the second day of the Lunar New Year on Wednesday.
  • Thu, Feb 03, 2022
    Wait awhile longer: Sure Will Do
    Having already waited for three long months, trainer Stephen Gray didn’t think twice about postponing smart sprinter Sure Will Do’s comeback race by another couple of weeks or even longer if it meant he could bring him on further.
  • Wed, Feb 02, 2022
    Lim's Kosciuszko goes straight to the top
    A Class 2 race over 1200m on February 19 felt like a safer option for Lim’s Kosciuszko, but trainer Daniel Meagher decided to take a bit of a punt by raising the unbeaten galloper both in grade and distance in this Wednesday’s $100,000 Class 1 event over 1400m.
2022 January
  • Sun, Jan 30, 2022
    Celavi if she's a 'one-trick Poly'
    Most would think that after yet another grass flop, Celavi would never stray far off Polytrack again, but trainer Michael Clements is still not giving up all hope the speedy mare is no one-trick pony.
  • Sun, Jan 30, 2022
    'Mission impossible' if not for Peters' resilient duo
    English trainer James Peters was grateful to the people who have rallied round his severely short-handed stable after Circuit Mission scored a resounding win in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1400m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jan 28, 2022
    Polytrack only query to Makkem Lad bouncing back: Logan
    All the lessons to be drawn from Makkem Lad’s defeat at his first 2022 run have been learned, but trainer Donna Logan is still niggled by one factor to the speedster’s next outing this Saturday – the Polytrack.
  • Wed, Jan 26, 2022
    Lady goes higher class
    A jump of two classes may feel like a daunting task to Ararat Lady this Saturday, especially first-up from a six-month spell, but trainer Tim Fitzsimmons said it wouldn’t ‘shock’ him if the speedy mare still rose to the challenge.
  • Mon, Jan 24, 2022
    Alqantur in a canter for scaled-down outfit
    Global operation Al Rashid Stable might have downsized its Singapore satellite stable, but newcomer Alqantur’s rousing win on Saturday has sent a clear signal that the Kuwaiti outfit still intends to stick around for a while.
  • Mon, Jan 24, 2022
    Ong credits vet for Limited Edition's upset win
    Trainer Jason Ong could have given himself a pat on the back, or praised the jockey or horse himself after smokie Limited Edition smashed his way back to the winner’s circle on Saturday, but directed the kudos to the vet instead.
  • Mon, Jan 24, 2022
    Seson brings some joy to isolated Burridge
    Seson’s win may have come in a modest Class 4 race at Kranji, but it was just the tonic trainer Steven Burridge needed to not only forget his ordinary start to the season, but also the new afflictions he has unfortunately also recently succumbed to in this changed world we live in these days.
  • Fri, Jan 21, 2022
    Clements hoping to see Flyer soar higher
    Progressive miler Heartening Flyer will this Saturday give connections a better idea whether their high opinion of their charge is misplaced or not.
  • Wed, Jan 19, 2022
    Beasley feels Katak has turned the corner
    Danny Beasley will become Katak’s fourth partner in five Kranji starts this Saturday, but it won’t be a totally new pairing venturing into the unknown.
  • Tue, Jan 18, 2022
    Ong unleashes not so new recruits
    After an outstanding 2021 season where he finished as the highest local trainer in eighth spot on 26 winners, Jason Ong would be keen to test his mettle in an area where he has not quite made his presence felt up to now – the elite races.
  • Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Kharisma shows his winning appeal again
    Smart sprinter Kharisma showed he was hard to topple when things go his way, as was the case in Saturday’s main race, the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1200m.
  • Mon, Jan 17, 2022
    Red Ocean bounces back to best form
    Trainer Shane Baertschiger is plotting a path towards the Singapore Derby for Red Ocean following the bold frontrunner’s quick return to winning ways in the $70,000 Kranji Stakes C race over 1600m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    Dubai may not work out for Lightning: Meagher
    Last year’s undisputed “King of Kranji”, Lim’s Lightning, took a step closer towards his return for his new campaign after he came out for his first 2022 barrier trial on Thursday.
  • Fri, Jan 14, 2022
    War Room battle-ready after long-drawn trek to the races
    Nine months is a period of time mothers-to-be would excitedly go through, before welcoming their bundles of joy, but would horse owners take on such a “labour of love” for a delivery of a different kind – the arrival of their new equine purchases?
  • Thu, Jan 13, 2022
    Lerner all pumped after Kharisma draws in
    After only a handful of placings to show for at his first day back last Saturday, Marc Lerner is hoping to quickly get his name back on the scoresheet this week with his book of eight rides, of which Kharisma looks to be on paper his main chance.
  • Thu, Jan 06, 2022
    Chavez won't back his Man just yet
    Going on past experience, Oscar Chavez would rather not make a song and dance about his riding double at Sunday’s opening meeting to the 2022 season at Kranji.
  • Mon, Jan 03, 2022
    Attila the one in Open Maiden
    Odds-on favourite Attila quickly put behind the disappointment of a delayed racing debut from the tailend of last year with a flying start at the Singapore season opener six weeks later.
  • Mon, Jan 03, 2022
    First is where the Chief wants to be
    The Christmas break doesn’t seem to have slowed up First Chief’s winning momentum as evidenced by his third win in a row, and when stepped up in grade, on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jan 03, 2022
    Leatherhead leads Le Grange 1-2
    An early midrace move proved to be decisive for Ricardo Le Grange’s lightweight chance Leatherhead in the $70,000 Class 3 race over the Polytrack mile on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jan 03, 2022
    Logan-Fortuna debut fit for a King
    King Arthur got trainer Donna Logan and the Fortuna New Zealand Racing Stable’s new partnership off to a most regal start at their very first day at the office on Sunday.
2021 December
  • Fri, Dec 31, 2021
    Kok gets Real about tactical threat
    Real Efecto has emerged as the horse they will have to beat in Sunday’s main race and first highlight of the new season, the $70,000 Class 3 race over the Polytrack mile, but trainer David Kok is as usual treading with care.
  • Wed, Dec 15, 2021
    The year that was - 2021 season
    Rewind one year back, Singapore racing thought it had seen the back of that diabolical Year of COVID-19 that was 2020, some even suggesting 2021 couldn’t possibly get any worse.
  • Wed, Dec 08, 2021
    Apprentice jockey YY Chew passes away
    A couple of days after prominent owner Dr Tan Kai Chah passed away, Kranji has been rocked by another piece of sad news at the backend of this 2021 racing season after former Kranji-based Malaysian apprentice jockey Chew Yong Yuan died following a long illness in his Penang hometown on Tuesday morning.
2021 November
  • Mon, Nov 29, 2021
    Amazing Breeze leaves punters stone cold
    The last meeting of the year at Kranji continues to be a graveyard for favourites after Amazing Breeze blew poor punters out of the water again in the $85,000 Better Than Ever 2012 Kranji Stakes B race (1600m) on Saturday.
  • Mon, Nov 29, 2021
    Hakim, hail the new Kranji King, twice over
    King Arthur’s win was just the knockout blow talented apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin needed to put the Singapore champion jockeys’ title race to bed on Saturday.
  • Mon, Nov 29, 2021
    Sand Box rolls favourites for shocking win
    Punters looking to go out with a bang and some Christmas shopping money at the last Singapore race meeting didn’t quite get off to a merry start on Saturday.
  • Thu, Nov 25, 2021
    Merlion bid for Gold Star after taking a shine to Polytrack
    When told Gold Star was Group race material, trainer Tim Fitzsimmons couldn’t quite pick out a target from the scaled-down list of feature races on offer - until he cast his over the last on the calendar a little longer, the Group 3 Merlion Trophy (1200m).
  • Sun, Nov 21, 2021
    Flashes of Lightning as Rambo fires up first win
    A masterclass ride from jockey Danny Beasley saw the Daniel Meagher-trained Argentinian-bred Rambo reproduce a carbon copy of a more illustrious stablemate’s victory in clinching his first Singapore win on Saturday.
  • Sun, Nov 21, 2021
    O'Shea delivers with Cheval Blanc
    Assistant-trainer Lisa O’Shea felt both a sense of pride and relief after she saddled a winner at her first day as the head of the Stephen Gray stables on Saturday, but above all happy for the horse, Cheval Blanc.
  • Fri, Nov 19, 2021
    Gold Cup reserve hoping for same 'Special Ops' Effect
    A Singapore Gold Cup berth came so close within Real Efecto’s grasp last week, but this Saturday’s $70,000 Kranji Stakes C race over the same trip of 2000m will work out as a nice consolation - and probably a more achievable target as well.
  • Fri, Nov 19, 2021
    Of fish and chips and Hard luck story
    As trainer Stephen Gray dabbed the grease off his mouth after downing the last morsel of fish of chips in his Auckland hotel room, he couldn’t help a wry chuckle.
  • Tue, Nov 16, 2021
    Mortal Engine restarted after knee surgery
    There was a bit of buzz around Mortal Engine’s racing future following his winning debut at Singapore’s first raceday of the year, but Michael Clements’ new find went missing for almost a year, only to resurface this week, one meeting short of bookending the 2021 season.
  • Mon, Nov 15, 2021
    Lim's Kosciuszko runs them ragged first-up
    It’s been 175 days since Lim’s Kosciuszko brought up his three-from-three, but the long interruption has not in any way slowed down the winning rampage as evidenced by his smashing comeback in the $50,000 Mr Clint 2019 Stakes Class 4 race over 1200m on Sunday.
  • Mon, Nov 15, 2021
    Lim's Lightning lands Singapore Gold Cup and unique feature double
    Lim’s Lightning etched his name in Singapore racing lore in gold after he became the first horse to ever win the Lion City Cup-Singapore Gold Cup double on Sunday – and stamp himself outright as one of the most popular fairytale horses in recent times.
  • Mon, Nov 15, 2021
    Senior handling lifts Kharisma home: Gray
    After three runs with apprentice jockeys, trainer Stephen Gray felt his useful sprinter Kharisma needed a senior jockey on Sunday, and it was indeed Marc Lerner’s trademark vigorous handling that lifted him over the line in the $100,000 Better Life 2012 Stakes Class 1 race over 1200m.
  • Sat, Nov 13, 2021
    No Risk, no gain: Burridge takes throw at stumps with Malek
    Mr Malek is probably one of those horses you can throw the “form is temporary but class is permanent” line on without many dissident voices, but trainer Steven Burridge still didn’t sound too hopeful that class will suddenly wake up this Sunday.
  • Thu, Nov 11, 2021
    Cape champion finds form at right time
    Trainer Ricardo Le Grange said South African multiple-Group 3 winner Katak could not have timed his return to form any better, but he would still need to rise to the occasion in the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) on Sunday.
  • Thu, Nov 11, 2021
    Gold shimmers while Gray already Thinks ahead
    A last conditioning barrier trial on Tuesday morning was all that trainer Stephen Gray needed for Hard Too Think ahead of his target race, the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) this Sunday.
  • Wed, Nov 10, 2021
    Gold shimmers while Gray already Thinks ahead
    A last conditioning barrier trial on Tuesday morning was all that trainer Stephen Gray needed for Hard Too Think ahead of his target race, the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) this Sunday.
  • Mon, Nov 08, 2021
    Nunes turns back the clock with Bizar Wins
    Manoel Nunes boasts an impressive feature race roll of honour at Kranji, but it was a win in a lowly $30,000 Class 5 Division 1 race (1100m) that he will now remember as a milestone of sorts from now on.
  • Mon, Nov 08, 2021
    Renzo's win 'gratifying' to Le Grange
    Trainer Ricardo Le Grange derived plenty of personal satisfaction out of Renzo’s win in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 1 race over 1200m on Saturday.
  • Fri, Nov 05, 2021
    All systems Gold for Lim’s Lightning
    After Lim’s Lightning was scratched from the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m) on the morning of the race, his odds of pressing on towards the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup one month later would probably have drifted to 100-1.
  • Fri, Nov 05, 2021
    Final cut to Singapore Gold Cup taking shape
    The final field for the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) is taking a more definite shape with just over a week left to the running of Kranji’s last major of the season on November 14.
  • Wed, Nov 03, 2021
    Nunes' comeback this Saturday, all boxes ticked bar one
    Brazilian jockey and former Kranji punters’ pal Manoel Nunes is all poised to make his long-awaited Singapore riding comeback this Saturday so long as one last paperwork is ironed out in the next day or two.
2021 October
  • Sun, Oct 31, 2021
    Al Green evergreen as ever
    Stephen Gray might have felt a little downcast after his exciting Australian horse Oxley Road didn’t win in Flemington, but a gutsy win from his old marvel Al Green at Kranji did go some way in erasing the disappointment.
  • Sun, Oct 31, 2021
    Stirring win right On the Line
    After Trumpy scored last week to inch closer to a Singapore Gold Cup start, stablemate On Line followed suit with a similar feat on Saturday.
  • Sat, Oct 30, 2021
    New day dawns after Knight shift
    The resuming Knight Love gets his first start with a new trainer underway this Saturday, but Tan Kah Soon cautioned not to expect fireworks right away.
  • Fri, Oct 29, 2021
    Young's Mini victory in bringing dual G1 winner back
    Dual New Zealand Group 1 winner Mini Force X is on paper the best horse to have joined Young Keah Yong in his five years as a trainer at Kranji, but that still doesn’t mean the Singaporean will cut corners with his precious charge just for the sake of getting more bang for the owners’ buck.
  • Wed, Oct 27, 2021
    Clements still backs calmer Celavi
    Flying sprinter Celavi should be ripping some arms off in trackwork as she is known for, especially after a two-month freshen-up, but trainer Michael Clements’ eye for detail has not missed a few ever so subtle signs the jets might have cooled off a tad.
  • Wed, Oct 27, 2021
    Singapore busy again at sale rings
    Dark skies might be hovering over a Singapore horse racing industry already crippled by the gloomy economic climate brought about by the pandemic, but a few rays of sunshine are piercing through with two Kranji trainers leading by example by opening their wallets at a two-year-old sale in Australia on Tuesday.
  • Sun, Oct 24, 2021
    Red Dragon fires up at fourth start
    Red Dragon has not taken long to justify his status as a blackbooker following a first win in Saturday’s $75,000 Restricted Maiden (1400m).
  • Sun, Oct 24, 2021
    Reignite keeps turning it on
    Progressive sprinter Reignite kept his hot winning form going with a third win in his last four starts on Saturday.
  • Sat, Oct 23, 2021
    Takaoka believes trio not out of their depth
    Trainer Hideyuki Takaoka is aware the firepower of his three-pronged attack in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1800m may not be the strongest, but he still expects a good run from Con Speranza, Larry and Wind Rhapsody.
  • Thu, Oct 21, 2021
    Mesmerizing out to dazzle again
    Impressive debut winner Mesmerizing is being taken up a notch towards a tougher assignment in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1800m this Saturday, but connections remained reasonably confident of another bold showing, especially over more ground.
  • Thu, Oct 21, 2021
    Nunes begins quarantine in Singapore
    It’s been more than four months since the official nod for a visiting jockey’s licence, but it was only on Tuesday that Brazilian jockey Manoel Nunes was finally able to land in Singapore.
  • Wed, Oct 20, 2021
    Tiger ready for 1800m Leap
    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 the ace in his hand.
  • Sun, Oct 17, 2021
    Hard Too Think caps big-race double in two countries for Gray
    Stephen Gray and New Zealand’s Copperbelt Racing won Group acclaim across two continents on Saturday with Hard Too Think winning the $300,000 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m) at Kranji and Oxley Road taking out the A$300,000 Group 2 McCafe Caulfield Sprint (1000m) at Caulfield in Melbourne, Australia.
  • Sun, Oct 17, 2021
    Strong N Smart back to his best
    Former handy three-year-old Strong N Smart bounced back to his best form with an explosive last-to-first win on Saturday.
  • Thu, Oct 14, 2021
    Beuzelin excited to be new Knight rider
    Louis-Philippe Beuzelin was only too happy to oblige when he was picked for the ride on Top Knight following Vlad Duric’s shock early exit.
  • Thu, Oct 14, 2021
    Birthday boy Harry happier if Minister wins
    A’Isisuhairi Kasim is confident the real Minister will step up this Saturday – and it’s not just because he’s hoping for the perfect birthday present.
  • Sun, Oct 10, 2021
    Girl power springs Clements back in the race
    Reigning Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements gave a timely reminder that he was still a mighty force to be reckoned with following an early quickfire double from two mares in the first two events on Saturday.
  • Sun, Oct 10, 2021
    Ironchamp never in doubt
    Trainer Steven Burridge was more concerned about getting a dry track than Ironchamp’s awkward gate ahead of the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1400m on Saturday, but needn’t have worried with the skies staying blue right through.
  • Sun, Oct 10, 2021
    Walker fires back with Success and Missile
    Just when Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements thought he had bounced back into the reckoning with a long overdue double, a counter-attack from leading trainer Mark Walker has not taken long to neutralise the sudden awakening on Saturday.
  • Thu, Oct 07, 2021
    Walker backs his Judgement with straight five bid
    One week after bringing up four wins in a row, Sacred Judgement is getting no time to rest on his laurels as he returns for another bite at the cherry in this Saturday’s $70,000 Class 3 race over 1400m.
  • Tue, Oct 05, 2021
    Duric takes a break from racing
    Fans of Vlad Duric and racegoers in general will be shocked and sad to learn that they won’t see the champion jockey ride at Kranji for the remaining season.
  • Tue, Oct 05, 2021
    Shades on as Minister gears up for QEII Cup
    A searching second with blinkers on at Tuesday’s barrier trials was a strong pointer to Minister donning that equipment for the first time in next Saturday’s $300,000 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m).
  • Sun, Oct 03, 2021
    Early double for Gray, Hickman, Lerner
    The old firm of trainer Stephen Gray and long-time owner Paul Hickman in combination with a budding partner in jockey Marc Lerner hogged the first two races on Saturday’s 12-race programme with Billy Elliot and St Alwyn.
  • Sun, Oct 03, 2021
    Four-in-a-row for Sacred Judgement
    The saying “when it rains, it pours” certainly applies to Sacred Judgement after he made it four on the bounce in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 1 race over 1400m on Saturday.
  • Sun, Oct 03, 2021
    Nepean repays Baertschiger for not giving up on him
    Trainer Shane Baertschiger’s guarded optimism ahead of Nepean’s run on Saturday was well rewarded when the Group 2 winner made it a one-act affair in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race (1400m).
  • Sun, Oct 03, 2021
    Special Ops thriving back in trip
    Blinkers coupled with a drop to Polytrack sprints has been shaping up as the winning recipe for Special Ops following another resounding success that came in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over the Polytrack 1200m on Saturday.
2021 September
  • Thu, Sep 30, 2021
    Duric raring to go again
    Singapore champion jockey Vlad Duric is keeping his fingers crossed this season of fits and starts is once and for all behind him from this Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 26, 2021
    Harder but Hadeer still scores hat-trick
    The task up in class looked daunting this time, but Hadeer still streeted his rivals with the same consummate ease to reel off three wins on the bounce on Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 26, 2021
    No More Delay doesn't waste time
    A tongue-in-cheek name given by trainer Daniel Meagher to one of his latest buys has sent a clear message that he doesn’t always take his sweet time with his horses.
  • Sat, Sep 25, 2021
    Lim's Kosciuszko at base one of new ascent
    When the unbeaten Lim’s Kosciuszko ran stone motherless last on Thursday at his first barrier trial back from a break, it did raise a few eyebrows, but it did also bring shades of another smart horse trained by Daniel Meagher for the Lim’s Stable, and who literally exploded thereafter - a certain Lim’s Lightning.
  • Thu, Sep 23, 2021
    Powell relinquishes licence
    Jockey John Powell has relinquished his jockey’s licence in Singapore with effect from July 31, 2021.
  • Sun, Sep 19, 2021
    Lim's Lightning wins Raffles for Meagher family in pet feature
    Trainer Daniel Meagher was a highly emotional man after stable star and hot favourite Lim’s Lightning handed him a second Group 1 hurrah in his father John’s favourite Singapore race, the $300,000 Group 1 Raffles Cup (1600m) on Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 19, 2021
    No stopping Logan's favourite Lad
    Others were preferred again on Saturday, but ultra-consistent sprinter Makkem Lad gave another hard-hitting reminder why he should never be written off too early.
  • Sun, Sep 19, 2021
    Sacred Judgement gets the verdict again
    The penny has taken a while to drop, but Sacred Judgement has finally shown his true colours with three wins in a row at his last three starts.
  • Fri, Sep 17, 2021
    Kharisma ready to make presence felt again
    Trainer Stephen Gray has always had time for Kharisma, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s hellbent on a Group race path for the smart sprinter who returns from a short let-up in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race (1200m) this Saturday.
  • Thu, Sep 16, 2021
    Burridge doesn't rule out a Malek upset
    Common sense could have left Steven Burridge resigned to running for minor prizemoney this Saturday, but the experienced trainer has been in the game long enough to know nothing is set in stone in racing, and odd uncommon things do happen at times.
  • Thu, Sep 16, 2021
    Shafiq all pumped up with Sacred Croix
    Shafiq Rizuan famously won a Group 1 race as an apprentice jockey in Singapore, threw in two more to his resume at a short stint in New Zealand, but would now like to achieve that feat as a professional jockey back at his original Kranji home ground this Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 12, 2021
    Jinsha Lucky at business end
    Even-money favourite Lucky Jinsha didn’t quite run like a surefire thing on Saturday but still got the job done, much to his numerous backers’ relief in the end.
  • Sun, Sep 12, 2021
    Kok's rising talent Real effective over a trip
    Up-and-comer Real Efecto’s facile victory in the $50,000 Class 4 Polytrack race over 1800m on Saturday proved trainer David Kok right in believing that a step-up in distance would suit the gelding right down to the ground.
  • Sun, Sep 12, 2021
    Wealth Elite keeps enduring association going
    Trainer Steven Burridge cemented his strong ties with local owner Rayner Lee with yet another winner in Wealth Elite on Saturday, though it’s unlikely the Brazilian-bred will ever scale the same heights as his best horse Trigger Express.
  • Sat, Sep 11, 2021
    Sing Our Song all tuned up for Kranji debut
    Trainer Leslie Khoo and the Toast Trusts Stable launch the first of their new fleet of South American-breds this Saturday as Sing Our Song lines up in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1100m.
  • Thu, Sep 09, 2021
    Lim has Songgong back on song after colic
    A mild bout of colic was the reason behind Songgong Hera’s withdrawal two weeks ago, but trainer Jason Lim’s useful sprinter has luckily recovered and will look to bounce back this Saturday in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1100m.
  • Wed, Sep 08, 2021
    Clements Raffles Cup raiders crank things up at trials
    Reigning Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements couldn’t be happier with his Tuesday quartet of Raffles Cup contenders in barrier heat No 2 less than two weeks ahead of their Group 1 assignment on September 18.
  • Sun, Sep 05, 2021
    Double Happiness for Kok
    Trainer David Kok’s astute placing of his small team of horses paid dividends again when Happy Moment doubled up on the quick back-up on Saturday.
  • Sun, Sep 05, 2021
    Gold Star outshines the rest on Polytrack
    All the pre-race hype had centred around South African newcomer Katak in the run-up to Saturday’s headline event, the $85,000 Class 2 Division 1 race (1200m) on Polytrack, but it was one of the forgotten horses, Gold Star who stole the thunder.
  • Sun, Sep 05, 2021
    Hail the King again
    After nearly three years without finding the line, Group 3 winner King Louis finally reclaimed his long-lost crown, never mind if it came in a more modest $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race on the Polytrack mile on Saturday.
  • Sat, Sep 04, 2021
    Noh Senari calls it a day
    Noh Senari’s absence from the races has been notable for a while, with persistent rumours of retirement swirling about, and upon checking, the heavyweight jockey confirmed he has hung up his boots.
2021 August
  • Mon, Aug 30, 2021
    Ong on a roll with hat-trick of wins
    Young trainer Jason Ong’s recent prolific run keeps chugging along with a terrific treble courtesy of Special Ops, Hosayliao and Universal Empire on Sunday.
  • Sat, Aug 28, 2021
    Back On Line towards easier targets
    Trainer Michael Clements thought better of getting On Line out of his comfort zone again as he brings the honest sort back from a four-month spell in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1000m on Polytrack this Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 23, 2021
    Lim's Lightning has Raffles Cup in his sights
    Top sprinter Lim’s Lightning giving weight all round while coming back from a two-month break did give trainer Daniel Meagher some legitimate concerns, but the ease of the win in Sunday’s $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race (1400m) quickly allayed them.
  • Mon, Aug 23, 2021
    Mine of his own, but Diamond sparkles again
    Diamond Mine has not exactly been trainer Steven Burridge’s best friend or punters’ pal, but a daring change of tack to leading tactics has put the polish back on Sunday.
  • Fri, Aug 20, 2021
    Mini 'Guineas' as Raffles Cup guide for Clements trio
    This Sunday’s $70,000 Kranji Stakes C over 1600m is shaping up as an in-house rematch of sorts among this year’s dominant Michael Clements three-year-old trio of Tiger Roar, Starlight and Prosperous Return.
  • Thu, Aug 19, 2021
    Harry casts vote towards Minister over Mister
    Top guns Minister and Mr Malek clash for the first time this Sunday, but their regular partner A’Isisuhairi Kasim said there wasn’t really any tossing and turning at night over who to pick.
  • Wed, Aug 18, 2021
    Priya Selvam believes in I'm Incredible
    When former national showjumper Priya Selvam set her heart on I’m Incredible from a Facebook page of retired racehorses looking for a new home, she had absolutely no idea who he was.
  • Mon, Aug 16, 2021
    Celavi sizzles with impressive win
    It was daylight between Celavi and her nine rivals throughout the market evolution of Sunday's $85,000 Class 2 race over 1100m, and that's exactly how they also finished down at the track.
  • Mon, Aug 16, 2021
    Strong N Powerful in a thriller
    The well-backed Strong N Powerful stormed in from an untenable position to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in tthe $70,000 Class 3 race over 1400m at Kranji on Sunday.
  • Fri, Aug 13, 2021
    Vale owner Dr Omie Rangabashyam
    The Singapore horse racing community was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of well-known Indian racehorse owner Dr Omie Rangabashyam on Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 09, 2021
    Lady's first courtesy of Saifudin's expert hands
    Veteran jockey Saifudin Ismail dug deep into his wealth of experience to lift $60 chance Caribbean Lady first across the line on Sunday, but humbly said he was just going with the flow regarding the crucial moments he had to think on his feet during the race.
  • Mon, Aug 09, 2021
    Qaidoom hands Al-Rashid-Walker duo first win
    After a “soft launch” with stable transfer Mr Clint, the Al Rashid Stable was right off the mark with one of their first original purchases to race with trainer Mark Walker on Sunday, US-bred filly Qaidoom.
  • Thu, Aug 05, 2021
    Tangible results needed to think Gold
    Leading trainer Michael Clements is trusting his own judgement when he tipped that the Singapore Gold Cup won’t be a bridge too far for Kranji’s only South African-bred at the moment, Tangible, but whether he is good enough to make the cut come November is another issue altogether.
  • Mon, Aug 02, 2021
    Lady Sprintbok doubles the dose
    If there is one mare who has without fanfare impressed Kranji at her recent runs, it’s Lady Sprintbok who made it back-to-back wins in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 1 Polytrack race over 1200m on Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 02, 2021
    Rocketship leads Le Grange-Mendoza 1-2
    Hot favourite Rocketship franked the promising form shown at her first couple of starts to break through for her maiden win in style in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden (1200m) on Sunday.
2021 July
  • Fri, Jul 30, 2021
    Resuming duo Sure Will keep Gray busy
    Promising sprinter Sure Will Do comes off a three-month break this Sunday with trainer Stephen Gray not expecting sparks straight off, but certainly a step in the right direction from whatever he does.
  • Wed, Jul 28, 2021
    Mr Malek felt the ground: Harry
    Malaysian jockey A’Isisuhairi Kasim said he gave beaten Singapore Derby favourite Mr Malek every chance on Sunday, but race circumstances just didn’t go their way.
  • Wed, Jul 28, 2021
    New Fortuna NZ Racing silks launch with double
    It was an excellent day for the Fortuna NZ Racing Stable in Singapore with two winners flying their new set of colours high on Sunday, Hidden Promise in Race 6, winning for the seventh time at Kranji, and three races later, Hadeer winning for the second time in the jurisdiction.
  • Mon, Jul 26, 2021
    Elite Incredible close to two years since only win
    With almost half of the card to his name, Singapore champion trainer Michael Clements seemed to have laid a mortgage on Sunday’s $85,000 Spalato 2014 Stakes, with one of the better chances from his quartet of runners, Elite Incredible duly paying dividends.
  • Mon, Jul 26, 2021
    Hard Too Think springs upset in Singapore Derby
    Cast in at the deep end more as a bit of an afterthought, up-and-coming stayer Hard Too Think went on to upstage the favourites in the $400,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) on Sunday for a version which might not be etched in the annals of the prestigious race as the most memorable, but which still bore the hallmark of excellence and excitement.
  • Mon, Jul 26, 2021
    Tan's 'cheapie' Khao Manee by a whisker
    Trainer Jerome Tan was as cool as a cucumber when the “Objection” sign flashed on the semaphore board at Kranji on Sunday – later emerging from the lengthy 15-minute inquiry with an even broader winning smile.
  • Mon, Jul 26, 2021
    Winning Hobby for a good day at the office for CT Kuah
    With a winner and a second, Kuah Cheng Tee could go home a happy owner-trainer on Sunday considering he went into Derby day with only a small team of three runners – all racing in his grey and purple heart silks.
  • Fri, Jul 23, 2021
    Big Hearted peaking at right time: Clements
    The Singapore Derby trail didn’t quite pan out as expected for Big Hearted, but trainer Michael Clements said the Singapore Gold Cup winner has caught up and hit top gear when it mattered.
  • Thu, Jul 22, 2021
    Gray not overthinking about Derby
    Under normal circumstances, trainer Stephen Gray wouldn’t have given the Singapore Derby a second thought for Hard Too Think, but these are hardly normal times we live in these days.
  • Mon, Jul 19, 2021
    Oceans apart, but Bird brothers fly home on same day
    The Singapore Derby comes up next Sunday, but trainer Shane Baertschiger might have a serious prospect for next year’s renewal if Red Ocean’s dominant all-the-way win in the $75,000 War Affair 2014 Stakes, a Novice race over 1400m on Sunday is anything to go by.
  • Mon, Jul 19, 2021
    Sweet day as Logan 'Acheeves' first Kranji treble
    Champion trainer Michael Clements may have yet again hogged the spotlight in the main event with Starlight (see other report), but it was trainer Donna Logan who won the trainer’s challenge hands down with her first Singapore hat-trick of wins on Sunday.
  • Sat, Jul 17, 2021
    Farewell Laurie, training genius and bon vivant
    Former nine-time Singapore champion trainer Laurie Kevin Laxon’s sudden demise in New Zealand on Thursday has provoked an outpouring of sympathy and grief in and around Kranji.
  • Fri, Jul 16, 2021
    Laurie Laxon passes away
    Kranji racing is mourning the sudden passing of nine-time Singapore champion trainer Laurie Laxon in New Zealand on Thursday night.
  • Mon, Jul 12, 2021
    He ain't Fat, he's Mr Big Brother
    Vet bills have been piling up instead of wins for Mr Big Brother at his two seasons, but perseverance finally paid off on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jul 12, 2021
    Lim toys with Derby idea after Metal World win
    Trainer Jason Lim’s staunch belief that Metal World’s strongest suit resides in more ground was vindicated by a gutsy win from the US-bred’s win in the $50,000 Class 4 race (1600m) on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jul 12, 2021
    Man Of Mystery powers to Shafiq's comeback win
    It was a pick-up ride on the well-backed Man Of Mystery that provided comeback jockey Shafiq Rizuan his much-awaited return to the winner’s circle at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jul 12, 2021
    Renzo brings solace to Le Grange-Crabbia duo
    Argentinian two-year-old Renzo backed up his recent solid debut third by going two better in the famous Rocket Man black and red maltese colours of prominent South African owner Fred Crabbia in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on turf on Saturday, but it still left his trainer Ricardo Le Grange with a bittersweet taste.


2022 April
2022 March
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    King Arthur To Extend His Winning Streak
    In form-sprinter King Arthur will be out to extend his winning streak to five when he lines up against a good field in a class 2 over 1100m on the Kranji all weather on Saturday.
2022 February
  • Thu, Feb 10, 2022
    Lim’s Bestbreaker To Go Back To Back
    The Dan Meagher trained Lim’s Bestbreaker was very impressive winning last start and now appears set to relish the step up to the mile.
2022 January
  • Thu, Jan 13, 2022
    Starlight To Turn The Tables
    Talented galloper Starlight appears well placed to return to the winner’s stall on Saturday when set to contest the ninth event at Kranji.
2021 December
  • Thu, Dec 30, 2021
    Attila To Make Winning Debut
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Attila appears well placed to make a winning debut when set to contest the second event at Kranji on Sunday.
2021 November
2021 October
  • Thu, Oct 28, 2021
    Gray Has Great Expectations
    A return to the turf track leaves the Stephen Gray trained Great Expectation well placed to break through at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 22, 2021
    Big Tiger To Break Through
    The Jerome Tan trained Big Tiger has been knocking on the door in recent starts and looks well placed to break through at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 15, 2021
    Tuesday Ready To Fly
    The Michael Clements trained Tuesday is unbeaten fresh and looks well placed to continue that trend at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 08, 2021
    Kassab To Fly In His Return
    The Michael Clements trained Kassab looks poised to run a big race fresh when set to resume at Kranji on Saturday.
  • Fri, Oct 01, 2021
    The Executioner Poised To Strike
    Although possessing just the two wins to his name the Jason Lim trained The Executioner appears well placed to make a winning return at Kranji on Saturday.
2021 September
  • Fri, Sep 24, 2021
    Fresh Starlight To Shine At Kranji
    The Michael Clements trained Starlight looks well placed to bounce back at Kranji when due to contest the ninth event on Saturday.
  • Fri, Sep 17, 2021
    Lightning To Strike In The Raffles Cup
    Star galloper Lim’s Lightning appears poised to notch up his second Group 1 success when due to contest Saturday’s Group 1 Raffles Cup.
  • Fri, Sep 10, 2021
    Lucky Jinsha To Continue Winning Run
    The Tim Fitzsimmons trained Lucky Jinsha faces a stiffer test on Saturday but is flying for his new stable and looks hard to beat.
2021 August
  • Fri, Aug 27, 2021
    Sun Ops Primed For Fresh Success
    The Desmond Koh trained Sun Ops appears well placed to make a wining return when set to contest the tenth event at Kranji on Sunday.
  • Fri, Aug 20, 2021
    Everest All Class At Kranji
    The Ricardo Le Grange trained Everest appears very well placed to return to the winner’s stall at Kranji on Sunday.
  • Thu, Aug 05, 2021
    Red Ocean To Bring Up The Hat-Trick
    The Shane Baertschiger trained Red Ocean chases the hat-trick at Kranji on Sunday and while giving weight away he appears well placed.
2021 July
  • Fri, Jul 30, 2021
    Holy Eleanor To Break Through
    The Stephen Gray trained Holy Eleanor appears well placed to break through at Kranji on Sunday when due to contest the fourth event.
  • Fri, Jul 23, 2021
    Mr Malek Has Derby In Sights
    Star galloper Mr Malek can confirm his position as one of the best in the land when set to line up in Sunday's Group 1 Singapore Derby.
  • Fri, Jul 16, 2021
    Tiger To Roar In 3YO Classic
    The Michael Clements trained Tiger Roar was dominant winning the 3YO Sprint last start and looks well placed to go back to back at Kranji on Sunday.


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