A strong set of storms are moving through extreme north-central Singapore, pounding Kranji Racecourse in advance of the sixth race of the evening on Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) night. Below, the calm before the storm as #7 Risky Business lands the fifth race in a slight shower.
And then…the rain…forcing the massive crowds to scatter
Just minutes before the first race of the day here at Kranji, the Japanese media huddled around a variety of computers to watch the Victoria Mile (G1) from Tokyo Racecourse. Buena Vista, just less than a length behind Dar Re Mi in the 2010 Dubai Sheema Classic, was heavily backed along with 2010 Maktoum Challenge [...]
A capacity crowd of more than 30,000 are expected at Kranji Racecourse in sweltering conditions for the 2010 Singapore International Airlines Cup (G1) meeting. On course, it is currently 2:35 P.M. and we are approximately 20 minutes from first post of a ten race card. Steamy, sweltering, and tropical are all words to possibly explain [...]
Race 10 – Kranji – Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1), 2,000 meters (turf)
The international horses tower over this field, but the best question remains – which of the international runners are best? Here are some SAI Cup thoughts in no particular order:
1. LIZARD’S DESIRE has worked like a champ and seems incredibly well-acclimated to Singapore [...]
With five winners from the 2010 Dubai racing season, including three from the Dubai World Cup meeting itself, participating in the 2010 Singapore International Airlines Cup (G1), it seemed only logical to make our first trip to the Lion City for their biggest night of racing. While arriving at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 1:30 A.M. [...]
A knockout field of 16 are likely to go postward in the 2010 Singapore International Airlines Cup on Sunday, May 16 at Kranji Racecourse. Over 2,000 meters on the turf, the race features no lack of action from Dubai racing graduates. 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner GLORIA DE CAMPEAO, the 2009 SIA Cup victor, [...]
The competition might have been lesser following his strong second place finish in the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), but Singapore’s Rocket Man could not have been more impressive in his first start since that race, which also marked the first opportunity for a horse to run back off the Dubai World Cup card. His [...]
The 2010 Singapore International Airlines Cup (G1) could pit the Dubai World Cup (G1) and Dubai Duty Free (G1) winners, along with several placers from those races. Ali Rashid Al Raihe reported to the Dubai Racing Channel that Al Shemali, the upset winner of the 2010 Dubai Duty Free, is on track for the SIA [...]
Once-beaten sprinting sensation Rocket Man, second only to Hong Kong’s Sacred Kingdom in the 2009 KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1), was a 4.5 length victor in Sunday’s Kranji Stakes in Singapore. The win could put the Australian-bred son of Viscount on track for a start in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) as part of the Dubai [...]