The Singapore Racing Awards honouring the racetrack feats of the country’s outstanding performers was held on Thursday night, which proved a big evening for a trio of Inglis Yearling Sale graduates.
He may be small in stature but Stepitup has proven to be a star of the three-year-olds by taking out the Group 1 $500,000 Singapore Guineas over 1600m on Friday night.
Over a busy weekend in Australia and Asia exciting three-year-olds Better Than Ready and Stepitup put their hands up as the ones to beat when they aim higher at Group 1 events next month.
The annual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Preview magazine, featuring industry articles and pedigrees of the 625 highly select yearlings entered for the world class sale, is now available online at www.inglis.com.au
The final stakes race in Singapore for year, Group 3 Proinn Construct Stakes (1700m), was run on Friday evening with top level gallopers lining up against exciting up-and-comers, and it was Cliff Brown’s striking entire Zac Influence who proved he is one to watch into the future.
Lightly-raced four-year-old Eclair Fastpass has been given a long and steady build-up for his return to racing. Trainer Desmond Koh sent the former Australian sprinter on another step towards that comeback with a pleasing second placing in a 1000m barrier trial on Tuesday.