Lim's Kosciuszko wins second Lion City Cup

SINGAPORE:  Aug 27, 2023
 
LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO holding off GOLDEN MONKEY - SLTC photo
 

LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO won his second consecutive Lion City Cup when he held off the Derby winner GOLDEN MONKEY in the Singapore premier sprint over 1200m at Kranji here today.

The reigning Horse Of The Year took a perfect sit behind some very eager front runners before taking over at the 200m. GOLDEN MONKEY went after him from then one but LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO held on to win by one length.

"I’m relieved," said trainer Dan Meagher after the race.

"He’s a very good horse and he has done an amazing job for myself, (owner) Mr Lim (Sia Mong) and the whole stable.

"He wins 1200m; he wins 1800m. It’s just a great job by the team once again. He’s a fantastic horse.

"He’ll go to the (Group 1) Raffles Cup (1600m) and then he will go to the (Group 1) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m). All going well and you never know, he might go for the (Group 1) (Singapore) Gold Cup (2000m)."

"Today, the race definitely showed a lot of speed on paper," said jockey Wong Chin Chuen who also rode LIM’S KOSCIUSZKO last year.

"But I still rode my horse to show good speed early. I just rode him as usual and put him where he was happy.

"The (early) race tempo was going very good and we just settled behind the speed. Coming into the straight, he was just too good.

"He’s a very matured horse now and can do what we want. We can put him on the speed or put him to sleep, which is good. I don’t think it will be a problem to step him up in distance too."

The win brought LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO's record to 15 wins and two seconds in 18 starts in Singapore.

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

1

 LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO 2022 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1400M
2 FORESHADOW S Baertschiger V Duric

1
(4 ch.a.g Nostradamus - Aspenet by Hussonet)
3 Bingo Master J Tan B Queiroz

2
5 Lightning Strike T Fitzsimmons H Bowman

3
10 Wan Legacy R Lim T Krisna

4
 

2

 LIM'S LIGHTNING 2021 STAKES
OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M
1 LORD'S COMMAND R Lim M Nunes

1
(4 b/br.a.g Shalaa - Arcadia Delight by Domesday)
7 Legend Of Niagara T Mahadi T Krisna

2
11 Windfall R Le Grange B Queiroz

3
3 Smart One D Kok Clyde Leck

4
 

3

 INFERNO 2020 STAKES
CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M
2 ASIF M Clements M Nunes

1
(5 br.nz.g Per Incanto - Royal Excess by Exceed And Excel)
3 Cool Sixty-One J Peters M Akmazani

2
7 Aftermath D Logan Clyde Peck

3
5 Hurricane T Fitzsimmons B Queiroz

4
 

4

 ARAMCO 2019 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1400M
12 TAVI WILL DO S Gray L Beuzelin

1
(6 b.nz.g Tavistock - Shaheen by Zabeel)
4 Schneider HW Tan I Saifudin

2
2 God's Gift D Logan B Queiroz

3
10 Chosen One R Lim R Stewart

4
 

5

 LIM'S CRUISER 2017 & 2018 STAKES
CLASS 4 - 2000M
10 RODA ROBOT J Ong B Queiroz

1
(4 b.nz.g Mongolian Khan - Piper by O'Reilly)
4 King Of Sixty-One T Fitzsimmons V Duric

2
11 Red Dragon T Mahadi CC Wong

3
1 Wind Trail H Takaoka B Pinheiro

4
 

6

 ZAC SPIRIT 2016 STAKES
CLASS 3 - 1400M
5 DREAM ALLIANCE T Fizsimmons B Queiroz

1
(5 b.a.g Into Mischief - Russian Moon by Malibu Moon)
4 Bestseller R Le Grange B Pinheiro

2
7 King Zoustar J Ong M Nunes

3
11 Karisto M Clements M Ibrahim

4
 

7

 WAR AFFAIR 2015 STAKES
CLASS 5 - 2000M
8 TOP FIELD J Ong B Queiroz

1
(5 b.a.g Real Impact - Email Me by Danehill)
9 Liebestraum S Gray WH Kok

2
4 Screen Shot H Takaoka M Lerner

3
6 Happy Warrior D Kok K A'Isisuhairi

4
 

8

 ZAC SPIRIT 2014 STAKES
NOVICE (SW) - 1400M
13 GRAND SAGE S Baertschiger PH Seow

1
(3 b.a.g Santos - Reina Danzante by More Than Ready)
5 Roman Chief M Clements M Nunes

2
10 Creative Dreams T Fitzsimmons V Duric

3
12 Bakeel M Clements I Saifudin

4
 

9

 SUPER EASY 2013 STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1600M
2 ENERGY BABY J Tan B Pinheiro

1
(5 gr.nz.g Rich Enuff - Miss Remington by Savoire Vivre)
15 Lim's Puncak Jaya D Meagher L Beuzelin

2
10 Rocky D Logan N Zyrul

3
4 Super Bowl S Crutchley PH Seow

4
 

10

 ROCKET MAN 2009-2012 STAKES
CLASS 1 - 1600M
12 INVINCIBLE TYCOON S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

1
(5 b.a.g I Am Invincible - Tai Tai Tess by Magic Albert)
2 Cyclone T Fitzsimmons R Stewart

2
8 So Hi Class J Ong S Shafrizal

3
11 Saturno Spring D Meagher WH Kok

4
 

11

 LION CITY CUP
SINGAPORE GROUP 1 (WFA) - 1200M
1 LIM'S KOSCIUSZKO D Meagher CC Wong

1
(6 b.a.g Kermadec - Jacquetta by Keeper)
4 Golden Monkey T Fitzsimmons H Bowman

2
2 Mr Malek S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

3
7 Kharisma S Gray M Lerner

4
 

12

 CAPABLANCA 2008 STAKES
CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M
1 LUXURY BRAND D Logan F Yusoff

1
(4 b.nz.g Charm Spirit - Miss Gucci by Makfi)
6 Kick T Fitzsimmons B Queiroz

2
2 Win Win D Lok Clyde Leck

3
10 Thunder Legend R Lim T Krisna

4