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...

After Simon Kok Wei Hoong won aboard Fireworks on December 5, most would have thought unimaginable that the two-time Singapore champion apprentice jockey could possibly return empty-handed at his next 27 rides. Still, the young buck did, and for a losing sequence that...

Saturday’s $70,000 Class 3 race over 1100m was replete with top chances like Celavi, Super Invincible or Lim’s Passion, but they were in the end all put to the sword by forgotten horse Darc Bounty. Winless for almost a year (last visit to the winner’s circle occurred...

Hard Too Think’s pulsating win on Saturday had winning trainer Stephen Gray feeling both stoked about the All Too Hard four-year-old’s second win, and also a little despondent about the hollowness of a win without the owners on hand. Since the imposition of COVID-19...

What are the chances of seeing the daughter of a jockey leading her dad out on a raceday in Singapore? It might be a more common sight in countries like Australia, England, US or France where racing is a family tradition that is gender-neutral and is often passed down...

If horses were graded for their work at home, Infinite Wisdom is probably one good example who would barely get a pass mark. But luckily for his connections, the three-year-old chestnut by All Too Hard is a totally different proposition when it matters more - on...