Kranji Racecourse

KRANJI RACECOURSE
Situated on the island of Singapore is the racecourse at Kranji. Racing has taken place on the island since 1842 when the Singapore Sporting Club was founded. The first meeting is known to have taken place on 23rd February of that year for a purse of 150 Singapore dollars. Some time later, in 1896, the administration of racing on the isalnd was taken over by its near neighbour the Malayan Racing Association, then known as Straits Racing Association. The course then moved to Bukit Timah and eventually in 2000 Kranji racecourse was opened to become the only racecourse on the island.

Its principal races are the Singapore Airlines International Cup and the Singapore Gold Cup. The Singapore Gold Cup is run over 2200 metres and was run for the first time in 1924 when won by Thelasocrete. Three Rings completed a natable double for trainer J R Rodgers in 1956 and 1957, whilst Grenadier did the same for R Van Breukelen in 1965 and 1966. The most recent 2008 winner was El Dorado.

2000 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Kim Angel, owned by the Kimmui’s Stable, trained by John Meagher and ridden by Mick Dittman 2001 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Kutub, owned by Godolphin Racing, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori 2002 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Smart Bet, owned by the Smart Bet Stable, trained by Mohammed Yusof and ridden by Grant Cooksley 2003 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Zirna, owned by the Westbury Stable, trained by Malcolm Thwaites ansd ridden by Mark du Plessis 2004 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Raul, owned by the Perfectum Stable, trained by Laurie Laxon and ridden by Mark du Plessis 2005 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Terfel, owned and trained by Daniel Murphy, and ridden by Soo Khoon Beng 2006 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Mr Line, owned by the Quartet Stable, trained by Patrick Shaw and ridden by Jeff Lloyd 2007 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Recast, owned by the Kings Stable, trained by Laurie Laxton and ridden by Opie Bosson 2008 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by El Dorado, owned by the Big Valley Stable, trained by Hideyuki Takaoka ad ridden by Ronnie Stewart 2009 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by El Dorado, owned by the Big Valley Stable, trained by Hideyuki Takaoka ad ridden by Ronnie Stewart 2010 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Risky Businees, owned by the Results Stable, trained by Steven Burridge and ridden by Glen Boss 2011 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by El Dorado, owned by the Big Valley Stable, trained by Hideyuki Takaoka ad ridden by Ronnie Stewart 2012 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Better Life, owned by the Suzuka Racing Stable, trained by Hideyuki Takaoka and ridden by Alan Munro 2013 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Tropaios, owned by the China Horse Club Stable, trained by Michael John Freedman and ridden by Tommy Berry 2014 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Quechua, owned by the Tmen Stable, trained by Patrick Shaw and ridden by Corey Brown 2015 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Cooptado, owned by Valentin Buktoyarov and Evgeny Kappushev, trained by Patrick Shaw and ridden by Shafiq Rizuan 2016 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Bahana, owned by the Dago Stable, trained by Stephen Gray and ridden by C Williams 2017 The Singapore Cup over 2200 metres was won by Gilt Complex, owned by Graham Mackie, trained by Cliff Brown and ridden by Michael Rodd
The Singapore Airlines International Cup run over 2000 metres was first run in 2000 and won by Ouzo. Luca Cumani trained the 2001 winner Endless Hall.
If you have badges, racecards, pictures of the racecourse or further details about the course, including your memories, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com

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