The Singapore Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 held annually in mid July at Kranji Racecourse

Kranji Racecourse

The Singapore Racecourse is a venue for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Kranji area of Singapore. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened in 2000 as a modern replacement for the Bukit Timah Race Course....

 in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Contested on turf

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 over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One

Group One

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 race is run over a distance 2000 meters (1.24 miles / 10 furlongs) and is open to four-year-old horses only.

Inaugurated in 1880 at the Serangoon Road Race Course at Farrer Park

Farrer Park

Farrer Park is a historic neighbourhood in the central part of Singapore, located at the end of Little India. Farrer Park is defined by the boundary formed by Dorset Road, Hampshire Road and Northumberland Road.-Etymology:...

, it was raced there until 1910 at which time it was cancelled. The Singapore Derby was revived in 1959 under the auspices of the Singapore Turf Club and hosted by the Bukit Timah Race Course

Bukit Timah Race Course

The Bukit Timah Race Course was a venue for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Bukit Timah area of Singapore. Built by the Bukit Timah Turf Club, it was opened on April 15, 1933 by the Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of Singapore...

 through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse.

Since 1959 the race has been contested at various distances:

• 2413.5 meters : 1959-1965, 1968, 1970–1975
• 2425.38 meters : 1966
• 2011.25 meters : 1967, 1969
• 2400 meters (about) : 1976
• 2400 meters : 1977-1997
• 2000 meters (about) : 1998
• 2000 meters : 1999 to present

At the time the race was modified to its present distance of 2000 meters in 1998, the conditions were also changed, making it open to four-year-old domestic horses only. These residency conditions are specified on the Singapore Turf Club website

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 2000 meters)

• 2:01.1 - Par Excellence (1999)

Most wins:

• 2 - November Sun (1968, 1969)
• 2 - Feu vert (1985, 1986)
• 2 - Courtline Jester (1995, 1996)

Most wins by an owner:

• 5 - Auric Stable (1970, 1975, 1990, 1995, 1996)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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:

• 3 - Johnny L. Wilson (1963, 1972, 1975)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 9 - Ivan Allan
  Ivan Allan
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   (1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986)

Winners since 1959

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2008	Top Spin	Noel Callow	Laurie Laxon	Lim's Stable	2:02.2
2007	Lim's Prestige	Din Azis	Stephen Gray	Lim's Stable	2:03.3
2006	Our Falstaff †	Robbie Fradd Robbie Fradd Robbie Fradd is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Robbie Fradd, has ridden in his native South Africa and in Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. He was the leading jockey for the 2000/2001 Hong Kong racing season.-References:*...	Patrick Shaw	Kantor & Nestadt Stable	2:07.5
2005	Hello and Goodbye	John Powell	Bruce Marsh	Naga Mas Stable	2:10.2
2004	Dreyfuss	Shane Dye Shane Dye Raymond Shane Dye, born , in the township of Matamata New Zealand and established himself as a champion apprentice jockey in New Zealand, and, moving to Australia in the late-1980s, he quickly established himself as one of the country's best riders...	Laurie Laxon	Oscar Racing Stable	2:08.2
2003	Lead to Victory	Larry Cassidy Larry Cassidy Lawrence John Cassidy was an English musician, known for being the singer and bassist of post-punk and electronic band Section 25....	Charlie Read	Our Stable	2:05.7
2002	Smart Bet	Larry Cassidy Larry Cassidy Lawrence John Cassidy was an English musician, known for being the singer and bassist of post-punk and electronic band Section 25....	Mohd Yusof	Smart Bet Stable	2:04.0
2001	Bocelli	Grant Cooksley	Patrick Busuttin	Fairdeal Stable et al.	2:02.8
2000	All The Way	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....	Godolphin Racing	2:03.2
1999	Par Excellence	Saimee Jumaat	Malcolm Thwaites	Fairdeal Stable	2:01.1
1998	Ouzo	Saimee Jumaat	Malcolm Thwaites	Eres Tu No. 2 Stable	2:13.3
1997	Peak Of Perfection XI	Ismadi Ismail	Malcolm Thwaites	Lucky Stable	2:29.3
1996	Courtline Jester	Oo Khuang Liang	Henry Tan	Auric Stable	2:28.4
1995	Courtline Jester	M. S. Suhaimi	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	2:29.7
1994	Noble Spirits	Oscar Chavez	Mohd Yusof	Goh & Goh Stable	2:35.2
1993	Lee's Bid	S. Y. Leong	Yashaiya Bin Ahmad	Nikko Stable	2:37.0
1992	Peak Of Perfection X	Ronald Woodworth	Malcolm Thwaites	Lucky Stable	2:30.9
1991	Brixton Town †	Rick Dominguez	R. Ang	SME Stable	2:39.6
1990	Man Of Honour V	G. Hall	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	2:30.7
1989	Istanbul	A. John	Malcolm Thwaites	Taj Stable	2:31.5
1988	Grand Illusion	Leslie Khoo	Charlie Read	Redcap Stable	2:35.0
1987	Chinese Wall	Grant Cooksley	W. Chua	Tan Sri Stable	2:28.7
1986	Feu vert	K. C. Ng	Ivan W. Allan	Ace-In-The-Hole Stable	2:29.7
1985	Feu Vert	K. C. Ng	Ivan W. Allan	Ace-In-The-Hole Stable	2:33.8
1984	Win-Em-All	Jimmy Bleasdale	S. H. Lee	Coronation Stable	2:27.6
1983	Andermatt	Jimmy Bleasdale	Ivan W. Allan	Equus Stable	2:31.4
1982	Timber Tycoon	S. Sairi	G.E. West	Golden Arrow Stable	2:38.4
1981	Grand Harvest	T. G. Autridge	Ivan W. Allan	Lee Ah Seong	2:34.5
1980	Vaaron	Larry N. Francis	Ivan W. Allan	Upali Stable Upali Wijewardene Philip Upali Wijewardene was a well-known businessman in Sri Lanka who established the Upali Group. At the time of his death, Wijewardene had branched in to newspapers, confectionery and even started a domestic air line named Upali Air...	2:31.3
1979	Saas Fee	Lester Piggott Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott is a retired English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is one of the most well-known English flat racing jockeys of all time....	Ivan W. Allan	Equus Stable	2:30.1
1978	Regal Tan	Larry G. Olsen	Teh Choon Beng	Goodman Stable	2:37.6
1977	Batu Karang	R. Rajoo	D. Tan	Tong Stable	2:33.8
1976	Suspicion	Terry Lucas	Ivan W. Allan	No Expense Stable	2:37.4
1975	Tien An Mun	Johnny L. Wilson	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	2:34.4
1974	Dilettante	G. S. Sng	Ivan W. Allan	Dillettante Stable	2:31.6
1973	Showgirl V	L. F. Harbridge	C. M. Tulloh	Shaw Stable Runme Shaw Tan Sri Dr Runme Shaw, K.St.J was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw , together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in...	2:41.0
1972	Jumbo Jet	Johnny L. Wilson	Ivan W. Allan	Lee Ah Seong	2:31.0
1971	Forest Jim	J. J. Miller	Teh Choon Beng	Income Kongsi	2:39.0
1970	Keep Going	Glynn M. Pretty	Rinus van Breukelen	Auric Stable	2:36.6
1969	November Sun	Garnet Bougoure Garnet Bougoure Garnet Bougoure was an Australian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was highly successful competing in South-East Asia and in Europe....	Rinus van Breukelen	MC Stable	2:06.6
1968	November Sun	Garnet Bougoure Garnet Bougoure Garnet Bougoure was an Australian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was highly successful competing in South-East Asia and in Europe....	Rinus van Breukelen	MC Stable	2:40.4
1967	Gambalan	L. Kang	K. Y. Lee	Sultan of Pahang	2:17.0
1966	Grenadier	Alan J. Trevena	Rinus van Breukelen	Ng Loong Kee	2:32.4
1965	Oleander III	Keith G. Moxham	S. K. Tjoa	Pil Stable	2:32.4
1964	Moviegoer	Frank G. Moore	C. M. Tulloh	Shaw Stable Runme Shaw Tan Sri Dr Runme Shaw, K.St.J was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw , together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in...	2:31.4
1963	Dark Romance II	Johnny L. Wilson	M. Sullivan	Winning Stable	2:30.6
1962	Amsterdam	Moses Lee	K. R. Daniels	Latin Stable	2:38.2
1961	White Heather	M. J. Posner	John Rodgers	H. Cowling	2:35.0
1960	Marksman	Arthur F. Ward	K. R. Daniels	AP Stable	2:30.0
1959	Flying Dragon	Moses Lee	John Rodgers	M/M Loh Chin	2:38.0

• † 2006 winner Our Falstaff was originally registered as Falstaff.
• † 1991 winner Brixton Town was originally registered as Tamanaco

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