Kranji Mile

Kranji Mile

Group 1 race
Location	Kranji Racecourse Singapore
Inaugurated	2000
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Singapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance	1600 meters (8 furlongs)
Track	Grass, left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Weight-for-age Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance
Purse	S$500,000

The Kranji Mile is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the third week of October at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1600 meters (8 furlongs) and is open to horse age three and older.

The Kranji Mile was created by the Singapore Turf Club in the inaugural season of the Kranji Racecourse. Is the first leg of the Singapore Triple Crown and is followed by the Raffles Cup and the Singapore Gold Cup.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:33.8 - Waikato (2009)

Most wins:

• 2 - Pacific Prince (2000, 2002)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Prince Stable (2000, 2002)
• 2 - Kings Stable (2004, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - John Powell (2005, 2009)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Charles Leck (2001, 2002)
• 2 - Patrick Shaw (2003, 2007)
• 2 - John Meagher (2004, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2012	Better Life	Alan Munro	Hideyuki Takaoka	Suzuka Racing Stable	1:35.96
2011	Better Than Ever	Saimee Jumaat	Laurie Laxon	Tang Weng Fei, Jupiter Stable
2010	Better Than Ever	Saimee Jumaat	Laurie Laxon	Tang Weng Fei, Jupiter Stable	1:35.06
2009	Waikato	John Powell	Laurie Laxon	Silver Fern Racing Stable	1:33.8
2008	Top Spin	Noel Callow	Laurie Laxon	Lim's Stable	1:35.7
2007	Setembro Chove	Robbie Fradd	Patrick Shaw	Jose L. Glaser	1:35.5
2006	Recast	Oscar Chavez	John Meagher	Kings Stable	1:37.5
2005	Really Good	John Powell	Don Baertschiger	Good Stable	1:37.7
2004	Mayo's Music	Jason Patton	John Meagher	Kings Stable	1:42.8
2003	Blizz Bless	Johnny Geroudis	Patrick Shaw	ALA Crabbia	1:36.4
2002	Pacific Prince	W. H. Lao	Charles Leck	Prince Stable	1:35.4
2001	Smart Bet	Grant Cooksley	Mohd Yusof	Smart Bet Stable	1:37.8
2000	Pacific Prince	Darryll Holland	Charles Leck	Prince Stable	1:36.0

References

• The Kranji Mile at the Singapore Turf Club