Freedman bids farewell with win

SINGAPORE:  Mar 27, 2016
 

Michael Freedman bid farewell to Singapore racing in the best possible manner: a winner in the final race he participated in at Kranji today.

The trainer, who is returning to Australian for family reasons, had two runners, MIGHTY MAN and STOCK BROKER, in the Kranji Stakes D - 1100m sprint on the polytrack.

And it was MIGHTY MAN, who picked up his third win in 14 starts and gave the Aussie a winning send-off.

After joining the Kranji training ranks in April 2008, Freedman, the youngest brother and racing manager of Hall of Fame trainer Lee, did not take long to stamp his famous racing pedigree on the local scene, gaining a quick reputation as a trainer of feature race winners.

Bar 2010, he always finished in the top five, with his best season being 2012 where his haul of 76 winners saw him finish tied on top with Laurie Laxon on the premiership but having to settle for second place on a countback for seconds.

Altogether, Freedman has racked up 456 wins up to now, including an outstanding record of 36 wins at Group level at Kranji as well as two feature wins in Malaysia. Of particular note are his seven Group 1 wins, including the Longines Singapore Gold Cup with TROPAIOS in 2013 and three Raffles Cup with CHEYENNE DANCER (2009), AWLAYS CERTAIN (2011) and SUPER NINETYSEVEN (2013).

Freedman also made a clean sweep of the 2012 Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge with SUPER EASY, without a doubt, the best horse he has trained. The son of Darci Brahma by himself captured nine ‘black type’ races, including three at Group 1 level, the Singapore Guineas (2012), Lion City Cup (2013) and Patron’s Bowl (2013) and won back-to-back Singapore Horse of the Year titles in 2012 and 2013.

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

1

 KIWI KARMA 2015 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11 REAL HERO HW Tan Chavez

1
  (5 b.ir.g Balmont - Beginners Luck by Key Of Luck)  
9 Million Round D Koh Saifudin

2
5 Rock Of Ages P Shaw B Vorster

3
6 Satellite Prince O'Hara T See

4
 

2

 WAR AFFAIR 2014 STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
3 AUREUS Khoo WS Chan

1
  (4 br.nz.g Guillotine - Kristabeba by Kris)  
10 Street Champ B Dean Aslam

2
5 General Conatus S Yeoh CK Ng

3
2 Zahir B Marsh CS Chin

4
 

3

 STEPITUP 2013 STAKES
BENCHMARK 67 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2 EATONS GOLD M Walker M Nunes

1
  (7 br.a.g Jet Spur - Road Ranger by Encosta De Lago)  
5 Rich Fortune HW Tan R Shafiq

2
7 Our Touch M Walker Chavez

3
3 Cash Box D Koh Woodworth

4
 

4

 SUPER EASY 2012 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
10 GOLDEN JADE H Takaoka Chavez

1
  (5 b.ir.g Captain Steve - Magie Blanche by Air Shakur)  
2 Hee's Ego M Walker M Nunes

2
5 Evertrust D Hill B Vorster

3
8 Ocean Story HK Tan A Munro

4
 

5

 GINGERBREAD MAN 2011 STAKES
CLASS 3, DIV 2 - 1400M
1 LIM'S RALLY S Burridge D Beasley

1
  (4 b/br.nz.g O'Reilly - Bella Valentina by Pins)  
4 Gold Peregrine S Burridge B Vorster

2
2 Solaris Spectrum S Baertschiger Kellady

3
9 Golden Tomahawk M Freedman A Munro

4
 

6

 BETTER THAN EVER 2010 STAKES
KRANJI STAKES C - 2200M
2 RIDE OF VALKYRIES P Shaw B Vorster

1
  (5 br.arg.m Orpen - Bsaka Hermosa by Engrillado)  
5 Air Force One S Burridge CW Brown

2
1 Smart Lad M Yusof M Nunes

3
6 Sunny D Hill A Munro

4
 

7

 MOORING 2009 STAKES
CLASS 3, DIV 1 - 1400M
1 THESE STREETS C Brown V Duric

1
  (6 b.nz.g Elusive City - Conquering Beauty by I Conquer)  
8 Pole Paradise ZL Mok MM Firdaus

2
2 Risky Rockefeller S Burridge CW Brown

3
4 Chase M Walker R Shafiq

4
 

8

 BIG MAVERICK 2008 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11 SUPER VELOX Khoo G Boss

1
  (7 ch.nz.g Bahhare - Existent by Flying Spur)  
9 Sacred Crown M Yusof D Beasley

2
5 Flying Mission D Hill B Vorster

3
6 Jack Of Hearts D Koh Woodworth

4
 

9

 DESTER SINGAPORE THREE-YEAR-OLD SPRINT
SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (SW) - 1200M
3 CONFLIGHT HW Tan Chavez

1
  (3 b.a.g Host - Frolicking Miss by Danzero)  
2 Magnum M Freedman CW Brown

2
9 Awesome HK Tan Woodworth

3
10 Marine Treasure S Burridge G Boss

4
 

10

 LIM'S OBJECTIVE 2007 STAKES
KRANJI STAKES D - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
6 MIGHTY MAN M Freedman D Beasley

1
  (4 b.nz.g O'Reilly - Sentura by Volksraad)  
5 Lucky Boy B Marsh V Duric

2
13 Kaiser HK Tan K Toh

3
14 Stock Broker M Freedman CW Brown

4
 

11

 WHY BE 2006 STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1200M
7 KEVIN ELEVEN M Clements K Toh

1
  (6 br.nz.g Danroad - Country Road by Success Express)  
3 Wonderful M Walker M Nunes

2
4 Optimus S Gray CW Brown

3
1 Run It Twice S Burridge G Boss

4