Singapore Racing – Friday
Another all Polytrack meeting in August as the Singapore season gears up for the Group 1 features
7th August 2014
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Another all Polytrack meeting in August as the Singapore season gears up for the Group 1 features
After the extravaganza that saw three features run and won (all by Laurie Laxon by-the-by) last Sunday, the start of August sees an all Polytrack meeting but some good races nonetheless.
There is an old saying in racing that goes something along the lines of trainers should put themselves in the best of company and their horses in the worst.
One of the better days of racing from Singapore with the Juvenile Championship and the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy the obvious highlights.
Not too much to get excited about on Friday with most good horses going round on Sunday in some very strong Group races.
As one would expect on the Sunday following Derby Day, the 11 race card is solid without
being spectacular.
It’s a funny game racing. Just five days after the John O’Hara-trained SPALATO won the Group 1 Singapore Derby, the quietly spoken handler backs-up to saddle the likely two favourites in a humble Class 5
Derby Day. Those two words are enough to make anyone stand up and take notice and this years Emirates Singapore Derby Day will be a beauty.
It will pay to get to the track relatively early on Friday with “relatively” the operative word on this occasion.
PIONEER SEVEN is not quite there yet but he has shown previously that he is up to matching the likes of HUKA FALLS with a pull in the weights
The “time-honoured” Yew Tee Classic is Fridays feature and the field suggests the top-weight, CITY LAD, is a monty at the race conditions.
Futura Park trainer Brett Crawford will be winging his way to Hong Kong
In this second of a new weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights
