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Exciting variations to
Singapore races
SINGAPORE, 12 February 2004 |
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To provide more variety in the racing
programme as well as more opportunities for owners to race their horses, the
Singapore Turf Club will be introducing variations to the Club’s present
range of races from March 2004.
Graduation Handicaps These races will be for one-time winners aged not older than four years and will carry prizemoney of $48,000. Graduation handicaps are aimed at accelerating the upward progress of young horses with potential. Class 3 Premier races Class 3 Premier races will offer prizemoney of $75,000 and will be scheduled as minor feature events to encourage the upward progression of horses from Class 3 to Classes 2 and 1. Kranji Stakes races Kranji Stakes races are a combination of Handicap and Conditions races and are targeted at horses rated 70 and above. The objective of the Kranji Stakes races is to encourage higher-rated horses to compete. These races which will carry prizemoney of $100,000 will add variety to the programme as well as ensuring competitive racing for our higher-rated horses. The weights for these races will be structured as follows:
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