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Australian jockeys Ronnie
Stewart and John Powell have had their visiting jockey’s licence extended by
the Singapore Turf Club.
Stewart, 24, whose current licence was due to expire on June 30, has been
granted an extension until the end of year (December 31, 2008) while Powell,
38, whose permit runs out on July 31, will now stay for another year until
July 31, 2009.
Stewart, who has ridden over 300 winners in his young career, has been a
consistent performer in Singapore chalking up 43 wins in his first season in
2006 and 36 wins last year.
A natural lightweight rider at 50kg, Stewart has during his time at Kranji
captured three feature races namely the Group 2 Three-Year-Old Challenge
(3rd Leg) with KELANTAN, the Group 3 Singapore Derby Trial and Juvenile
Championship with CHEVRON and ONCEUPONATIME respectively.
A former champion apprentice in Sydney, Stewart currently sits 13th on the
jockey’s premiership with 10 wins and 20 placings from 140 rides.
Powell is a regular face on the Singapore circuit, having visited on
numerous stints since 1997. Prior to his current term, he rode at Kranji in
2005 and 2006, knocking in a handy haul of 67 winners.
A winner of over 1,200 races, mainly in New South Wales and Queensland,
Powell, who goes to scale at 53kg, earned his highest honour in 2005 when he
took out the Group 1 Singapore Derby with HELLO AND GOODBYE. The same year
he also picked up a Group 2 victory with REALLY GOOD in the Kranji Mile.
Powell currently sits 10th on the jockey’s premiership with 16 wins and 30
placings from 158 rides.  |
