
I Keep Pinching Myself
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
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
South African horseracing falls under the Asian Racing Federation and the Graded status of races is decided by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC)
Explained – the circumstances behind the decision by the connections of the dual Grade 1- winning sophomore One Stripe to ‘bypass’ the R1,5 million SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby on 22 February in favour of a likely final run on South African soil in the non-black type Big Cap
With the Aga Khan’s breeding and racing programme very much geared towards the classics, it can be argued that South Africa, where speed, rather than stamina is the hallmark of its racing programme, has failed to capitalise on the excellence of especially its female families
Rob Haswell tells that he has had horses trained by Nathan Kotzen for more than twenty years and pulls us up for our Umthombothi Stakes ‘flop’