The Kranji Mile was a thoroughbred horse race held annually in May at Singapore Turf Club. The race was first introduced in 2000. The race, contested on turf over a left-handed course, is a domestic Group 1 event (also recognized as an International Group 3 race by the International Federation of Horseracing) and covers a distance of 1,600 metres (8 furlongs), open to horses aged three and older. In 2018, it was revamped as an invitational race, but since 2020, it has been open to local runners only due to races being conducted behind closed doors.
The 2024 edition was the last to be held before the cessation of horse racing in Singapore.https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/singapore-horse-racing-final/#:~:text=After%20a%20more%20than%20180,government%20for%20redevelopment%20in%202027.
Records Speed record: 1:32.81 – Lim’s Kosciuszko (2023)
Most wins: 2 - Better Than Ever (2010, 2011) 2 - Pacific Prince (2000, 2002) 2 - Southern Legend (2018, 2019) 2 - Lim's Kosciuszko (2023, 2024)
Most wins by an owner: 4 - Lim’s Stable (2008, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Saimee Jumaat (2010, 2011) 2 - John Powell (2005, 2009) 2 - Danny Beasley (2013, 2014) 2 - Michael Rodd (2015, 2016) 2 - Zac Purton (2018, 2019) 2 - Wong Chin Chuen (2022, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer: 5 - Laurie Laxon (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)
Winners
Winners of the Kranji Mile are as follows.
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2000Pacific PrinceDarryll HollandCharles LeckPrince Stable1:36.02001Smart BetGrant Cooksley Mohd YusofSmart Bet Stable1:37.82002Pacific PrinceW. H. LaoCharles LeckPrince Stable1:35.42003Blizz BlessJohnny Geroudis Patrick ShawFred Crabbia1:36.42004Mayo's MusicJason PattonJohn MeagherKings Stable1:42.82005Really GoodJohn PowellDon BaertschigerGood Stable1:37.72006RecastOscar ChavezJohn MeagherKings Stable1:37.52007Setembro ChoveRobbie FraddPatrick ShawJose L. Glaser1:35.52008Top SpinNoel CallowLaurie LaxonLim's Stable1:35.72009WaikatoJohn PowellLaurie LaxonSilver Fern Racing Stable1:33.82010Better Than EverSaimee JumaatLaurie LaxonJupiter Stable1:35.12011Better Than EverSaimee JumaatLaurie LaxonJupiter Stable1:35.62012Better LifeAlan MunroHideyuki TakaokaSuzuka Racing Stable1:35.962013Cash LuckDanny BeasleyDavid Kok Northwest Racing Stable1:34.472014War AffairDanny BeasleyAlvin TanWarplan Racing Stable1:33.722015StepitupMichael RoddLaurie LaxonTivic Stable1:34.592016Debt CollectorMichael RoddCliff BrownBarree Stable1:34.432017InfantryManoel NunesAlvin TanKajorn Petch Racing No 2 Stable1:35.802018Southern LegendZac PurtonCaspar FownesBoniface Ho Ka Kui1:33.792019Southern LegendZac PurtonCaspar FownesBoniface Ho Ka Kui1:33.612020AramaayoRuan MaiaShane BaertschigerAramco Stable1:33.852021MinisterA'Isisuhairi KasimDonna LoganKing Power Stable1:34.382022Lim's LightningWong Chin ChuenDaniel MeagherLim's Stable1:33.252023Lim's KosciuszkoWong Chin ChuenDaniel MeagherLim's Stable 1:32.812024Lim's KosciuszkoMarc LernerDaniel MeagherLim's Stable 1:34.21
References
The Kranji Mile at the Singapore Turf Club