Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be a member of the team broadcasting one of the biggest International Gr1 events in the world, surrounded by some of the finest horses, trainers, jockeys and various media
Hyped up as the undisputed pre-race favourite all week, the son of Pins did not disappoint his connections and legions of fans, including his loyal group of pink-and-green pennant-waving travelling groupies who had hogged the front rows at Kranji minutes before the race
With Singapore racing’s big day approaching on Sunday, the barrier draws have been announced for the SIA Cup and the KrisFlyer Sprint. We also catch up on the track work on Thursday morning
He’s like us, he loves to travel and get out of Hong Kong. He’s got a lot of heart, that’s what you need in a good horse,” commented Caspar Fownes on dual KrisFlyer Sprint winner, Lucky Nine.
“Between the two, I like Johnny Guitar a bit better. He is a proven Group 1 winner in Argentina whereas Slew Of Lode is not and faces a big leap in class in the KrisFlyer” says Pat Shaw of his feature runners
Sunday at Kranji and the $1-million Gr1 Kris Flyer over 1200m and the $3-million Gr1 Singapore Airlines International Cup over 2000m take centre stage.
“On paper it looks a one horse affair for the highly rated Military Attack”
Four-time champion jockey Joao Moreira stole the show
“Military Attack won this race very easily last year and he’s coming into this race with the same form” says John Moore
Runners and riders will be entering the paddock soon ahead of the Gr1 KrisFlyer International Sprint at Kranji
The SA flag will be carried by Mike De Kock and the Tiger Ridge gelding Kavanagh in the Gr1 KrisFlyer International Sprint on Sunday
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
