Kota Kinabalu: As end of year approaches and the region’s turf clubs entering their respective seasons’ finale, Royal Sabah Turf Club’s (RSTC) very own Gold Cup is scheduled on November 19 at Tambalang Racecourse.
The fine tradition of the running of the Gold Cup dates back to more than half a century.
On this anointed date, the racing connections in Sabah have every intention to put up their strongest gallopers for a stab at landing the coveted Gold Cup and a share of the total prize money of RM56,200.
For this weekend, the question on every racing fan’s lips for the Singapore Gold Cup race (Nov 11) is whether Lim’s Kosciuszko can recover from his rare defeat on Oct 14.
With Hong Kong Great sitting out of this race, the path is made easier for Lim’s Kosciuszko’s to cement his status as one of Kranji’s finest ever.
Young and fast rising Pacific Emperor, with a record of eight starts and si
Kota Kinabalu: The objective was to return home with two victories out of Royal Sabah Turf Club’s (RSTC) team of five gallopers that participated in races at the Kranji Racecourse last Saturday.
Kota Kinabalu: The mission objective was to return home with two victories out of Royal Sabah Turf Club’s (RSTC) team of five gallopers that participated in their respective races at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore last Saturday (October 28).
For the RSTC delegation led by Chairman Datuk Peter Chin, it was well worth the long wait albeit anxious at times.
Win Win, the unheralded hero of the team, executed well and delivered sweet victory for RSTC in the day’s last race.
Kota Kinabalu: The highlight of Sunday’s (22 October) Tambalang meeting will likely be a fast-paced and ferocious Class A tussle (Race 4) involving an experienced field of 10 adept runners.
Kota Kinabalu: Racing attention today (Saturday) at 5pm will be firmly fixed on the Raffles City Cup Group 1 race (1600m) in Singapore with a prize money of S$300,000 for the winners.
With a phenomenal record of last five wins out of six runs, the extremely talented and agile Lim’s Kosciuszko is expected to add the Raffles City Cup title to his already glittering career.
Standing right in his face is his usual nemesis, the relatively younger but matured Golden Monkey, which finished a close chasing second to Lim’s Kosciuszko in the Lion City Cup (1200m) on August 27.
With added distance of 400m to cover, Golden Monkey has a good revenging chance.
The gutsy Mr Malek is likely in his usual running fashion to pounce from behind to perhaps snatch the title from the two favourites.