Champion sprinter Emperor Max makes his long-awaited “annual” racing comeback in the Lion City Cup next Sunday, but in the meantime, his half-brother Red Duke slotted in as the perfect teaser ad with a gutsy maiden win in the same familiar black and pink silks on...

After one long year of waiting, trainer Stephen Gray was relieved the $800,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) was finally rolling around for Emperor Max on April 16, but while his patience will soon be rewarded, he will also get more than he bargained for – a second...

Trainer Stephen Gray is always on the lookout for a good staying race, and whenever one pops up on the programme, he would try his best to enter a few. It was no surprise to then see the Kiwi handler gang-tackle Sunday’s 80,000 Japan Racing Association Trophy over...

Six furlongs is not really Lim’s Cruiser’s cup of tea, but punters still liked the resuming miler’s chances for a first-up win in the $200,000 Group 3 Rocket Man Sprint (1200m) – and they proved to be right on the money. Sent out as the $23 favourite in a very open...

Trainer Stephen Gray has had a fairly quiet start to the season, but things have picked up since, and will probably get busier in the coming weeks as his stable stars come rolling out. The Kiwi handler was the undisputed headline act at the end of the year when he...

SPECIAL PEOPLE Ryan and Rene Bacher are a South African couple who relocated to Singapore for a few years thanks to Ryan’s job and it’s thanks to them, a special group of people and their discontent with the status quo, that I have the privilege of relaying a rather...

Stephen Gray is hoping that imposing last-start winner Darc Bounty’s achievements will not be restricted to just being a career milestone. The son of Darci Brahma handed the Kiwi handler his 600th winner at Kranji on January 30. Ridden by Vlad Duric, the recent Leslie...

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Australian jockey Craig Williams A well-executed tactical ride from top Australian jockey Craig Williams paved the way to a brilliant all-the-way win aboard Bahana in the $1.35 million Group 1 Dester Singapore Gold Cup (2200m) on Sunday. Last year’s Melbourne champion...

Kranji’s favourite jockey Joao Moreira never fails to enthrall his old home crowd whenever he returns for a quick jaunt after he left in 2013, and Friday night was no different when he got on the board at his third ride, Louey Veloce. Unsuprisingly, the Brazilian...

Mauritian jockey Karis Teetan stole the thunder from his fellow Hong Kong resident jockey and bigger drawcard Joao Moreira by capturing the $350,000 Group 2 EW Barker Trophy (1400m) with the Stephen Gray-trained Lim’s Cruiser on Friday night. The pair were sent as...