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Game win by Emperor Max in Saas Fee Stakes

SINGAPORE: Oct 19, 2014

EMPEROR MAX gets the better of SLEW OF LODE on his outside
to win the Saas Fee Stakes - SNTC photo

EMPEROR MAX ($6) was backed as if he would run away with the S$200,000 Saas Fee Stakes over 1400m at Kranji here today.

But the Australian gelding had to fight for his life to win the Singapore Group 3 condition-weight event by a short head from SLEW OF LODE.

Ridden by Corey Brown, EMPEROR MAX settled second in the early running, took the lead into the home straight and was headed by SLEW OF LODE at one stage.

But EMPEROR MAX fought back gamely to notch his seventh win in 11 starts in Singapore. He also picked up two wins from five runs in Australia before coming to Singapore.

EMPEROR MAX returned to racing last month when second in the Group 3 Garden City Trophy (1200m) after having won the Group 2 Stewards' Cup (1400m) in June.

"I knew he wasn’t quite ready for 1400m, but that race was still a bit easier than the other race (Luzerne Cup over 1400m next week)," said trainer Stephen Gray.

"He was probably only 85-95% ready going into today’s race but we saved him up as much as we could and kept him ticking over and he responded with a very game win."

RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position

1	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1200M
2	HAPPY HAPPY	HW Tan	D Flores	1
	(3 b.a.g Red Dazzler - Zippast by Lord Seymour)
3	Jet Man	B Dean	Aslam	2
4	Big Heart	D Koh	M Nunes	3
1	My Sapphire	M Freedman	S Noh	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1600M
5	SATELLITE PRINCE	D Koh	Chavez	1
	(3 ch.a.g Flying Spur - Hella Good by Thorn Park)
1	Rising Tide	H Takaoka	K A'Isisuhairi	2
4	Keep Spinning	D Hill	Saifudin	3
8	D'Benson	HK Tan	I Santana	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
9	PINYIN	D Hill	I Santana	1
	(5 b.nz.g Pins - Gifted Lass by More Than Ready)
2	In Fact	P Shaw	J Powell	2
5	Inspire	M Clements	M Nunes	3
10	South Gate	Khoo	Saifudin	4

4	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
2	RED DAWN	S Baertschiger	J Powell	1
	(3 ch.nz.g Align - Danness by Danske)
12	Royal Ruler	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
3	Big City	M Freedman	CW Brown	3
7	Mr Spielberg	L Laxon	D Beasley	4

5	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
5	WINNING STAR	Khoo	N Juglall	1
	(4 b.nz.g Keeper - Blurred by Desert Prince)
9	General Conatus	S Yeoh	I Santana	2
6	Cassis Oolong	H Takaoka	Zaki	3
1	Silver And Gold	L Dragon	Suhaimi	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
9	D'DON	O'Hara	Saifudin	1
	(4 b.a.g Exceed And Excel - Alalunga by Machiavellian)
3	Sugar Man	B Dean	R Zawari	2
2	Vassilakos	B Marsh	Z Zuriman	3
1	Good Score	S Chua	D Flores	4

7	BENCHMARK 83 - 1400M
2	INDIAN JADE	M Freedman	M Nunes	1
	(4 b.e.g Sleeping Indian - Flora Burn by Jade Robbery)
4	Cordoba	D Hill	I Santana	2
6	Lucky Mission	M Clements	N Juglall	3
9	Cool Customer	B Marsh	Z Zuriman	4

8	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
2	CALLIDE RIVER	HW Tan	D Beasley	1
	(4 br.a.g More Than Ready - Chinamora by Danehill Dancer)
6	Black Bean	S Chua	M Nunes	2
1	Daad's The Way	B Marsh	Z Zuriman	3
4	Ron	L Laxon	R Rueven	4

	SAAS FEE STAKES
9	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 - 1400M
1	EMPEROR MAX	S Gray	CW Brown	1
	(5 b.a.g Holy Roman Emperor -Maxerelle by Strategic)
8	Slew Of Hope	P Shaw	J Powell	2
6	Born To Fly	S Gray	N Juglall	3
3	Davide	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

10	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M
2	SUPER VICTORY	B Dean	B Vorster	1
	(6 b.nz.g O'Reilly - Riposte by Straight Strike)
1	Satellite King	D Koh	J See	2
7	Lion Master	S Yeoh	I Santana	3
5	Kiss Me	HW Tan	D Beasley	4

11	CLASS 4 - 1400M
2	IDEAL GUIDE	L Laxon	D Beasley	1
	(4 b.a.g Red Ransom - Just Dancing by Fusaichi Pegasus)
13	North Atlantic	C Brown	CW Brown	2
9	Kevin Eleven	M Clements	L Allpress	3
11	Kai Power	B Dean	Aslam	4