The Kranji Mile is a Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 held annually in the third week of October at Kranji Racecourse

Kranji Racecourse

The Singapore Racecourse is a venue for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Kranji area of Singapore. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened in 2000 as a modern replacement for the Bukit Timah Race Course....

 in Singapore

Singapore

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. Contested on turf

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 over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One

Group One

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 race is run over a distance 1600 meters (8 furlong

Furlong

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s) and is open to horse age three and older.

The Kranji Mile was created by the Singapore Turf Club

Singapore Turf Club

The Singapore Turf Club was founded in 1842 as the Singapore Sporting Club to operate the Serangoon Road Race Course at Farrer Park.It is today the only horse-racing club in Singapore and is part of the Malayan Racing Association, which also regulates the three Turf Clubs in Malaysia, the Selangor...

 in the inaugural season of the Kranji Racecourse. Is the first leg of the Singapore Triple Crown and is followed by the Raffles Cup

Raffles Cup

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the first week of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1800 meters and is open to horses age three and older.The Raffles Cup was...

 and the Singapore Gold Cup

Singapore Gold Cup

The Singapore Gold Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 2200 meters and is open to domestic horses age three and older.The Singapore...

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Records

Speed record:

• 1:33.8 - Waikato
  Waikato
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   (2009)

Most wins:

• 2 - Pacific Prince (2000, 2002)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Prince Stable (2000, 2002)
• 2 - Kings Stable (2004, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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• 2 - John Powell (2005, 2009)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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• 2 - Charles Leck (2001, 2002)
• 2 - Patrick Shaw (2003, 2007)
• 2 - John Meagher (2004, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Waikato	John Powell	Laurie Laxon	Silver Fern Racing Stable	1:33.8
2008	Top Spin	Noel Callow	Laurie Laxon	Lim's Stable	1:35.7
2007	Setembro Chove	Robbie Fradd Robbie Fradd Robbie Fradd is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Robbie Fradd, has ridden in his native South Africa and in Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. He was the leading jockey for the 2000/2001 Hong Kong racing season.-References:*...	Patrick Shaw	Jose L. Glaser	1:35.5
2006	Recast	Oscar Chavez	John Meagher	Kings Stable	1:37.5
2005	Really Good	John Powell	Don Baertschiger	Good Stable	1:37.7
2004	Mayo's Music	Jason Patton	John Meagher	Kings Stable	1:42.8
2003	Blizz Bless	Johnny Geroudis	Patrick Shaw	ALA Crabbia	1:36.4
2002	Pacific Prince	W. H. Lao	Charles Leck	Prince Stable	1:35.4
2001	Smart Bet	Grant Cooksley	Mohd Yusof	Smart Bet Stable	1:37.8
2000	Pacific Prince	Darryll Holland Darryll Holland Darryll Paul Holland is a United Kingdom flat racing jockey who has ridden for trainers such as Luca Cumani, Geoff Wragg, and Mark Johnston....	Charles Leck	Prince Stable	1:36.0