Classy galloper Top Knight (Zoustar) ploughed through the rain-soaked track at Kranji to ‘swim’ away to an impressive win in yesterday’s $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Listed, 1800m). Under a heavy downpour and close to zero visibility, Michael Clements’ sole runner in the second Leg of the Singapore Triple Crown series made light of these... Read More

The epithets may be running scarce but a few unused glowing terms still came out in praise of Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) following his exhibition gallop in the S$400,000 Lion City Cup (Gr 1, 1200m) yesterday. In his typically economical debriefing style after the country’s premier sprint, trainer Cliff Brown said the Holy Roman Emperor... Read More

Trainer Donna Logan’s desire to combine with rising apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin for a win was finally granted on Saturday, and in double dose for good measure. Known for being a talent spotter back home, having groomed many top apprentices, Logan had been supporting fellow Kiwi Mark Walker’s lad from Malaysia regularly in the last... Read More

Ascend proves to be the Ablest Often referred to as the unkindest cut, a gelding operation turned out to be the key to Ablest Ascend (Charm Spirit) showcasing his true ability on Saturday. Underwhelming at his first two runs as a colt at Kranji, when his cantankerous ways proved costly at the start, the son... Read More

The “rising star’ tag had been bandied around for a while, but after Inferno (4 g Holy Roman Emperor – Spina Rosa by Redoute’s Choice) lit up yesterday’s Singapore Guineas (Listed, 1600m) with a victory as emphatic as you would ever witness at Kranji, not many will now disagree that a new star is born.... Read More