Singapore raider Lim’s Cruiser turned in a gallant performance to run eighth in the £600,000 ($1 million) Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot in England on Saturday.Trainer Stephen Gray was delighted with the game sprinter’s mighty effort, even if he...

Visiting apprentice jockey Raquel Clark ended her short Kranji stint a winner after she steered Acrobat to a last-stride win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1400m on Saturday.At her first overseas stint, the Adelaide lass spent three weeks in Singapore as...

Patience paid off for Trelawney Stud and trainer Stephen Gray on Friday night after Strap Marks bolted up in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m.The famous New Zealand stud (War Affair was born there) run by Brent and Cherry Taylor should have seen the son of...

Singapore champion sprinter Lim’s Cruiser is all set to fly off for his second overseas raid – the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes over six furlongs at Royal Ascot on June 22.The invitation from the British scouts had been received well before the running of Saturday’s...

Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton has been given the nod for the plum job on trainer Stephen Gray’s leading Lion City Cup fancy Lim’s Cruiser.The Australian rider will be back for his fifth big-race visit at Kranji. Amazingly, he has hit the target three times at...

Jockey Troy See is looking forward to bouncing back from a two-day careless riding suspension with two bright big-race chances courtesy of the Lim’s Stable this weekend.The 2018 Singapore champion apprentice jockey is booked on Lim’s Lightning in the second Leg of the...

The Stephen Gray duo of Sky Rocket and Bahana (pictured above) took it easy at their first 2019 barrier trial on Thursday morning, but there won’t be any room for nonchalance very soon.The Kiwi handler is at this stage in no real hurry to step up on their work given...

The early promise shown by Easy Does It before a tendon injury threw a spanner in the works seemed to be still there when the well-named chestnut spun around to a fairly casual barrier trial win on Thursday morning.Unsighted for more than one year after only his...

There is nothing more satisfying than picking up the rewards for something you went to great lengths to attain, and trainer Stephen Gray would know the feeling after newcomer Runfinnrun scored at his debut on Sunday.The Kiwi handler liked the way the son of Reliable...

Top class sprinter Lim’s Cruiser stepped out for a casual spin at the Kranji barrier trials on Thursday, looking all primed ahead of his next assignment in the Group 3 Rocket Man Sprint (1200m) on May 5.Ridden by trainer Stephen Gray’s apprentice jockey Amirul Ismadi...

A much-needed freshen-up was the key to unlocking Larry’s winning potential.Among the rear-enders at his first five starts, the Mastercraftsman four-year-old was a totally different proposition at his comeback from a three-month break.He didn’t win right away, but his...

Talented galloper Lim’s Magic turned in a rousing hit-out at the Kranji barrier trials on Thursday morning.Partnered by Troy See, the Manhattan five-year-old never went around horses after beginning from barrier one, coming off a ground-saving spot in third on the...