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Hercock Secures Idyllic Victory in Levin Stakes
Idyllic is far from what Kate Hercock would describe the past 10 days, but a speedy mare with that name afforded her a moment of solace in Thursday’s Rose City Cars Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. Hercock tragically lost her fiancé Danny Champion last Monday and the...
Bright start for Grays
Accomplished trainer Stephen Gray turned 60 on Saturday. On Sunday, he and his father Kevin, 87, celebrated their first winner back in partnership after Stephen and his wife Bridget ended their 25-year career training in Singapore. They have trained the winners of...
Idyllic salutes for the Grays
Idyllic (No Nay Never) marked the start of a new era for the father-son training partnership of Kevin and Stephen Gray when she powered to victory in the Autogroom – Kooltintz (1000m) at Tauherenikau on Sunday. The Gray’s prepared over 400 winners together in New...
Grays reunited back at Copper Belt Lodge
Kevin and Stephen Gray will have their first runners together in a quarter of a decade with two representatives at Friday’s Feilding meeting on the synthetic track at Awapuni. The father and son duo will kick-start their new partnership with Clickety Click in...
Emotional Gray bids farewell to Kranji
Even as Stephen Gray penned his farewell to the sprinkling of steadfast owners left at his depleted stable of 15 horses, he still could not fathom how it has all come to this. Eight years ago, he and wife Bridget were on top of the world basking in the glory of their...
Moor to come from February after maiden win
Jockey Daniel Moor rode his first winner at his current short-term stint in Singapore after the well-tried February broke through for his maiden win in the Starlight 2021 Stakes, a $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1600m on Saturday. Moor – who was at his second...
Red-letter day for Gray with 800th winner
Trainer Stephen Gray knew he was nearing a milestone but not even the optimistic Kiwi could have envisaged four winners by race nine on Saturday to bring up his 800th winner in Singapore. Tributo (Manoel Nunes) started the golden run with a win in the $20,000 Open...
Pick-up ride Darc Bounty hands Zyrul first win of the season
Old warrior Darc Bounty got up in a thrilling finish in the $70,000 Class 3 race (1000m) on Saturday to give replacement rider Zyrul Nor Azman his first win of the year. The Singaporean jockey stood in for fellow jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong after the latter stood down...
Fahmi relieved with first winner after stop-and-start beginnings
Apprentice jockey Fahmi Rosman burst into tears of joy right after Silent Is Gold handed him a long-awaited first win in the $50,000 Class 4 race (1200m) on Saturday. The 26-year-old Singaporean, who joined trainer Daniel Meagher’s yard about two years ago, received...
Darc Bounty a winning chance in Class 3 Polytrack sprint
It is safe to say that the Stephen Gray-trained Darc Bounty does not win out of turn. The now nine-year-old last won in February last year and prior to that, it was in March 2020. In his defense though, it is tough when you race with such consistency against some of...
Bletchingly option for Oxley
Peter Moody will be doing quite a bit of weather watching over the next few weeks as he tries to plot a path this spring for Oxley Road to find himself in a suitable group 1 sprint. The Oakleigh Plate placegetter will run this Saturday in the G3 Bletchingly Stakes...
Gray Thinks trip too sharp, but rain can help Derby winner
Brilliant stayer Hard Too Think may find the trip too short this Saturday, but trainer Stephen Gray cautions he could still run a big race should the skies open up. The dual Group 1 Singapore Derby-Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner has won five races over the 1400m to...