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Group 1 race | |
Location | Singapore Turf Club Singapore ![]() |
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Inaugurated | 2000 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Singapore Turf Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 1600 metres (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Weight-for-age Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance |
Purse | S$1,000,000 |
The Kranji Mile is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in May at Singapore Turf Club. The race was first introduced in 2000. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race (also an International Group 3 race recognised in The Blue Book by the International Federation of Horseracing) is run over a distance 1,600 metres (8 furlongs) and is open to horses age three and older. In 2018, it was revamped as an invitational race but since 2020, has been open to local runners only due to races being conducted behind closed doors.
Speed record:
Most wins:
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Winners of the Kranji Mile are as follows. [1]
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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2000 | Pacific Prince | Darryll Holland | Charles Leck | Prince Stable | 1:36.0 |
2001 | Smart Bet | Grant Cooksley | Mohd Yusof | Smart Bet Stable | 1:37.8 |
2002 | Pacific Prince | W. H. Lao | Charles Leck | Prince Stable | 1:35.4 |
2003 | Blizz Bless | Johnny Geroudis | Patrick Shaw | Fred Crabbia | 1:36.4 |
2004 | Mayo's Music | Jason Patton | John Meagher | Kings Stable | 1:42.8 |
2005 | Really Good | John Powell | Don Baertschiger | Good Stable | 1:37.7 |
2006 | Recast | Oscar Chavez | John Meagher | Kings Stable | 1:37.5 |
2007 | Setembro Chove | Robbie Fradd | Patrick Shaw | Jose L. Glaser | 1:35.5 |
2008 | Top Spin | Noel Callow | Laurie Laxon | Lim's Stable | 1:35.7 |
2009 | Waikato | John Powell | Laurie Laxon | Silver Fern Racing Stable | 1:33.8 |
2010 | Better Than Ever | Saimee Jumaat | Laurie Laxon | Jupiter Stable | 1:35.1 |
2011 | Better Than Ever | Saimee Jumaat | Laurie Laxon | Jupiter Stable | 1:35.6 |
2012 | Better Life | Alan Munro | Hideyuki Takaoka | Suzuka Racing Stable | 1:35.96 |
2013 | Cash Luck | Danny Beasley | David Kok | Northwest Racing Stable | 1:34.47 |
2014 | War Affair | Danny Beasley | Alvin Tan | Warplan Racing Stable | 1:33.72 |
2015 | Stepitup | Michael Rodd | Laurie Laxon | Tivic Stable | 1:34.59 |
2016 | Debt Collector | Michael Rodd | Cliff Brown | Barree Stable | 1:34.43 |
2017 | Infantry | Manoel Nunes | Alvin Tan | Kajorn Petch Racing No 2 Stable | 1:35.80 |
2018 | Southern Legend | Zac Purton | Caspar Fownes | Boniface Ho Ka Kui | 1:33.79 |
2019 | Southern Legend | Zac Purton | Caspar Fownes | Boniface Ho Ka Kui | 1:33.61 |
2020 | Aramaayo | Ruan Maia | Shane Baertschiger | Aramco Stable | 1:33.85 |
2021 | Minister | A'Isisuhairi Kasim | Donna Logan | King Power Stable | 1:34.38 |
2022 | Lim's Lightning | Wong Chin Chuen | Daniel Meagher | Lim's Stable | 1:33.25 |
2023 [2] | Lim's Kosciuszko | Wong Chin Chuen | Daniel Meagher | Lim's Stable | 1:32.81 |
2024 [3] | Lim's Kosciuszko | Marc Lerner | Daniel Meagher | Lim's Stable | 1:34.21 |
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