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Mr Big captures Aushorse Golden Horseshoe

SINGAPORE: May 20, 2011

MR BIG (inside) holds off DARK MATTER to win the Aushorse
Golden Horseshoe - SNTC photo

A eleventh hour decision to start MR BIG in the S$325,000 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe for two-year-olds paid dividend when he captured the 1200m tonight.

MR BIG (Elusive Quality - Basamaat by Danehill) only made his racing debut last Friday when he romped home by eight and three quarters lengths on the polytrack.

So impressive was the display that trainer Michael Freedman decided to back him up in the Singapore Group 2 event tonight.

"The final Leg was definitely worth considering even though it was not an ideal preparation to back him up within a week," said Freedman. "But you are two only once and he has pulled up so well that I decided to give him a crack."

With Danny Beasley in the saddle, MR BIG showed a lot of fighting spirit to defeat the odds-on favourite DARK MATTER, who had won both his previous two starts, by a neck.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	BETTER THAN EVER 2010 HANDICAP
	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	Cash Dot Com	D Koh	J Verenzuela	1
6	Lockdown	P Shaw	F Coetzee	2
14	Danger Money	B Marcus	J Moreira	3
3	Zafonic Star	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

2	REVOLTE 2009 STAKES
	INJITIATION - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
11	Super Jetset	S Chua	Zaki	1
3	Sacred Spring	B Marsh	Chavez	2
5	Golden Hawkeye	L Laxon	J Moreira	3
9	El Perigo	M Walker	G Boss	4

3	ONCEUPONATIME 2008 HANDICAP
	CLASS 4 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
11	Mitre Peak	H Takaoka	O Placais	1
3	Saddlers Creek	B Marsh	V Duric	2
10	Blue Condor	M Freedman	G Boss	3
5	The Dancer	P Shaw	F Coetzee	4

4	ACE ARMARDA 2007 HANDICAP
	OPEN - 1200M
6	Amadeus Mozart	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
3	Mr Timely	M Freedman	F Coetzee	2
5	Dictator	M Freedman	J Moreira	3
4	Kalash	S Gray	I Andy	4

5	AUSHORSE GOLDEN HORSESHOE
	SINGAPORE GROUP 2 (2YO) - 1200M
3	Mr Big	M Freedman	D Beasley	1
1	Dark Matter	S Burridge	Saimee	2
6	Awakened	S BUrridge	V Duric	3
4	Cash Luck	M Freedman	G Boss	4

6	MR LINE 2006 HANDICAP
	CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
3	Schmeichel	P Shaw	S Noh	1
2	Lucky Rise	Khoo	D Chee	2
6	Trsutee	D Kok	Chavez	3
4	Sky Fortune	D Dragon	J Moreira	4

7	SINGAPORE GUINEAS
	SINGAPORE GROUP 1(3YO) - 1600M
1	Gingerbread Man	B Marsh	V Duric	1
7	Clear For Action	C Brown	F Coetzee	2
4	Ato	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
5	Nandowra	M Freedman	G Boss	4

8	BIG EASY 2005 HANDICAP
	CLASS 3 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
10	Good Striker	M Clements	B Vorster	1
6	Andiko	D Dragon	J Moreira	2
1	Williams	L Laxon	Saimee	3
9	Daring Shani	H Takaoka	Chavez	4

9	RECAST 2004 HANDICAP
	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M(POLYTRACK)
11	Magic Moxie	H W Tan	Soo	1
8	Constant Companion	O'Hara	Saifudin	2
2	Model Citizen	B Dean	S Noh	3
3	Shining Glory	Baertschiger	S Arnold	4