Laxon sets new record with Top Spin

SINGAPORE,  7 December 2007
 
TOP SPIN winning at Kranji tonight - SNTC photo
Laurie Laxon

Laurie Laxon, who became the first trainer to saddle 100 winners in a season in Singapore in 2004, has re-written his own record after winning three races at Kranji tonight.

Wins by the aptly-named trio of GOOD FEEL, ACE CELEBRATIONS and TOP SPIN brought the Kiwi's tally to 101 for the season. With four race meetings left, Laxon should stretch his new record even higher.

TOP SPIN stepped up on a splendid third in the Singapore Gold Cup last month to register a runaway win in the Benchmark 97 - 1600m event for his eighth win. The Australian gelding by Arena out of the Strategic mare Gas has never finished out of the money in 13 starts.

Laxon, however, was not at Kranji to celebrate his new record. He is in Hong Kong to prepare WHY BE for the HK$12m Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on Sunday.

TOP SPIN's success was also the second leg of a double for jockey Noel Callow who returned to action at Kranji after winning an international jockeys competition in Mauritius last week. Callow will be off to Hong Kong tomorrow to ride WHY BE.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1100M (SAND)

5

 Lim's Paradise J Meagher S H Low

1

9

 Music Fighter S Chua Hairin

2

7

 Sir Keith D Koh Y F Leong

3

4

 That's Money M Yusof S John

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (SAND)

8

 Postman Tales S Gray E Legrix

1

9

 Prince Omaha D Dragon Saifudin

2

10

 Our Brightia H Takaoka S John

3

6

 Gold Help S Burridge R Stewart

4

3

 PROGRESS - 1400M

10

 Good Feel L Laxon B Vorster

1

7

 Superczar D Hill M Gallagher

2

11

 Breadwinner C Leck S Cheam

3

3

 Big Jin B Dean R Stewart

4

4

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1000M (SAND)

5

 Fantastic Goal C Leck M Ewe

1

2

 Future Baby S Chua N Callow

2

4

 World Sprinter L Treloar Y F Leong

3

7

 No Time To Wait Baertschiger S H Low

4

5

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (SAND)

11

 Casino Royale C Leck S Cheam

1

9

 Sandstorm S Gray R Stewart

2

4

 Silence Touch S Nigishi O Bosson

3

1

 Moonlight B Dean Aslam

4

6

 CLASS 5 - 1700M (SAND)

2

 Arabian Star C Leck N Callow

1

7

 Always Natural L Treloar A Fiezan

2

5

 Ninetyfive Sword C Leck Din Azis

3

9

 Zulu H Takaoka Anandan

4

7

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1600M

5

 Ace Celebrations L Laxon O Bosson

1

3

 Worth The Wait Baertschiger N Callow

2

10

 Haveaniceday B Dean R Stewart

3

6

 Destiny's Day D Koh A Ng

4

8

 BENCHMARK 97 - 1600M

2

 Top Spin L Laxon N Callow

1

9

 Blue Angel Baertschiger S John

2

1

 Itmaybeyou B Dean R Fradd

3

3

 Trigger Express S Burridge T Affandi

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1100M (SAND)

12

 Geronimo D Hill S Cheam

1

2

 Trusted Friend P Shaw R Fradd

2

9

 Gourmet Paradise J Meagher T Ong

3

4

 Justohelp C Leck M Ewe

4