A drop back down to his pet trip saw smart sprinter Kharisma bounce back to his brilliant best on Sunday. The Mossman five-year-old certainly did not lose any admirers at his first mile test in the Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) last month when only a 1 ½-length third...

Cast in at the deep end more as a bit of an afterthought, up-and-coming stayer Hard Too Think went on to upstage the favourites in the $400,000 Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) on Sunday for a version which might not be etched in the annals of the prestigious race as...

Patience is a virtue, and it’s again been showcased with Clergyman’s commanding maiden win in the $20,000 What’s New 2019 Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. More often in his box or at the farrier shop since his arrival in April 2019, the son of Artie Schiller was amazingly...

If the phone rings at around 4.05pm Jakarta time this Saturday, and Kiwi trainer Stephen Gray is at the other end of the line, Indonesian racehorse owner Untung Joesoef would know it’s the cue to celebrate – while wishing he could pop a bottle of Green Spot to go...

Kharisma’s run in the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1400m this Saturday will provide trainer Stephen Gray a few crucial answers towards the feasibility of a Stewards’ Cup raid. In his 15 starts at Kranji, the Mossman four-year-old has ventured beyond his pet trip...

Hard Too Think proved he was a future stayer in the making after a solid win in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 2000m on Saturday. Trainer Stephen Gray was a happy man after the win, especially as he had always seen a career as such for the son of All Too Hard at...

Promising sprinter Kharisma bounced back from his luckless defeat in the Lion City Cup with a resounding win in the $100,000 Better Life 2012 Stakes, a Kranji Stakes A race over 1200m on Saturday. Well handled by Wong Chin Chuen, the Mossman four-year-old was never in...

Just one race after Kharisma upstaged a handy field in a Kranji Stakes A race, in-form trainer Stephen Gray saw another smart four-year-old from his yard thump the opposition in the $50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1100m on Polytrack on Sunday. The Kiwi handler...

A daring gamble to let Kharisma skip a few classes returned instant dividends on Sunday, but also gave trainer Stephen Gray a bit of a conundrum to ponder: Where to from here? Last victorious in Class 3 company three weeks ago when he was bringing up a two-in-a-row,...

Debutant Billy Elliot scored an impressive win in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1400m on Saturday, but still left in-form trainer Stephen Gray with a bittersweet feeling at the winner’s circle. The Kiwi handler revealed that Billy Elliot was the last horse his...

Vlad Duric will always try and avail himself whenever good mate Stephen Gray needs him for a barrier trial ride, even if it won’t lead to a race-ride upgrade next. That was again the case on Thursday morning when the four-time Singapore champion jockey was seen...

Progressive galloper Kharisma made it back-to-back wins even after being stepped up in grade in the $70,000 Class 3 race over 1200m on Polytrack on Sunday. The Mossman four-year-old last scored at Class 4 level in a similar all-weather event over six furlongs, but was...