Lucky Nine defends KrisFlyer Sprint crown

SINGAPORE:  May 18, 2014
 
Where's the opposition? LUCKY NINE coasts to easy win in
KrisFlyer International Sprint - SNTC photo

LUCKY NINE bounced back to his best form to win the S$1mil KrisFlyer International Sprint (1200m) at Kranji here tonight, becoming the first horse to win the Group 1 1200m sprint back-to-back.

After his three-length victory last year, the son of Dubawi raced twice at the Spring Carnival in Melbourne where he finished second to BUFFERING in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes.

LUCKY NINE earned a comeback in the Hong Kong Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize and came to Singapore on the back of a second in the Hong Kong Group 2 Sprint Cup last month.

Ridden again by Brett Prebble, LUCKY NINE again outclassed his rivals, winning by two and a half lengths, returning a time of 1min 8.15secs which was an slight improvement over the time (1min 8.71sec) he clocked last year.

For both winning jockey and trainer, it was their third success in the Sprint. Prebble piloted SACRED KINGDOM to victory in 2009 and Fownes first won the event with GREEN BIRDIE in 2010.

"I’m immensely proud of him and it’s been a real pleasure to have this horse. We’ve had a lot of fun having him in our stable and it’s thrilling to get my third win in this event," said Fownes.

Prebble, meanwhile, credited with Fownes with LUCKY NINE's success tonight. "I’m sure he had a lot of sleepless nights about his decision to take off the blinkers for this race."

The reigning Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (1200m) champion STERLING CITY, ridden by Joao Moreira, started favourite but could only finish fifth.

LUCKY NINE was chased home by three Singaporen runners, EMPEROE MAX, ZAC SPIRIT and CAPTAIN OBVIOUS. 

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

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 SYDNEY STAKES

1

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M

12

 THESE STREETS C Brown J Moreira

1
  (4 b.nz.g Elusive City - Conquering Beauty by I Conquer)  

7

 Golden Curl S Gray R Rueven

2

2

 Scrapper Well S Burridge T See

3

4

 Forever Lucky D Koh Soo

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 SHANGHAI STAKES

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

1

 ASSERTIVE LAD B Marsh CW Brown

1
  (3 b.nz.g Elusive City - Spanish Melody by O'Reilly)  

10

 Orion S Gray L Allpress

2

9

 McConaughey L Laxon J Moreira

3

2

 Dragon Walk HW Tan B Prebble

4

11

 Prince Of Seville M Walker M Nunes

4
  *Dead-heat for 4th      
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 LONDON STAKES

3

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

5

 ABSOLUTELY C Brown B Prebble

1
  (3 b/br.nz.g Coats Prince - Kappadios by Great Charmer)  

4

 Zedkaar M Clements M Nunes

2

11

 New York City L Laxon A Munro

3

2

 Alfonso L Laxon CW Brown

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 FRANKFURT STAKES

4

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M

9

 SPALATO O'Hara M Nunes

1
  (4 b.nz.g Elusive City - Ellington by Express Duke)  

4

 Turangawaewae L Laxon J Moreira

2

5

 Vectis S Burridge R Rueven

3

12

 Panama City ZL Mok K A'Isisuhairi

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 NEW YORK STAKES

5

 NOVICE - 1400M

9

 TWICKENHAM S Gray CW Brown

1
  (3 b.a.g Artie Schiller - Lady Migaloo by General Nediym)  

1

 Eagle Storm B Dean D Oliver

2

14

 Takeover S Burridge M Nunes

3

5

 Best Tothelign S Baertschiger J Powell

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 LOS ANGELES STAKES

6

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1800M

13

 KATE'S KEEPER S Gray Z Purton

1
  (4 b.nz.g Keeper - Stage Fright by Stravinsky)  

2

 Cannon Hill P Shaw T See

2

15

 Flying Tempo H Takaoka A Munro

3

14

 Zipangu H Takaoka K A'Isisuhairi

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 HONG KONG STAKES

7

 KRANJI STAKES A - 1600M

4

 MARTIN L Laxon D Beasley

1
  (5 b.nz.g Colombia - Hayletdance by Turbulent Dancer)  

9

 Wall Street Boy C Brown M Nunes

2

1

 Trudeau B Marsh J Moreira

3

2

 Born To Fly S Gray L Allpress

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 MUMBAI STAKES

8

 KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M

1

 EL MILAGRO S Baertschiger D Beasley

1
  (5 b.a.g Red Dazzler - Vinzky by Stravinsky)  

5

 What Now C Brown J Moreira

2

3

 Supernova B Marsh Z Zuriman

3

6

 Sir Lovesalot B Marsh CW Brown

4
 

 

 KRISFLYER INTERNATIONAL SPRINT

9

 GROUP 1 (SW) - 1200M

1

 LUCKY NINE C Fownes B Prebble

1
  (7 b.ir.g Dubawi - Birjand by Green Desert)  

9

 Emperor Max S Gray Z Purton

2

4

 Zac Spirit C Brown A Munro

3

3

 Captain Obvious HW Tan Chavez

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CUP

10

 GROUP 1 (SW) - 2000M

2

 DAN EXCEL J Moore T Berry

1
  (6 b.ir.g Shamardal - Love Excelling by Polish Precedent)  

7

 Smoking Sun P Bary S Pasquier

2

1

 Military Attack (IRE) J Moore J Moreira

3

3

 Tokei Halo H Shimizu H Shii

4
 

 

 SINGAPORE AIRLINES A380 NEW DELHI STAKES

11

 CLASS 3 - 1200M

3

 MIA M Walker CW Brown

1
  (3 b.nz.g Castledale - Spntaneous Miss by Riverman)  

10

 Easy Money HK Tan I Santana

2

1

 Bale Star P Shaw B Vorster

3

8

 Euro Zone L Laxon K A'Isisuhairi

4