Chinese Race Preview – 31 January 2025

USHER IN THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE AT SLTC

With the Spring Festival and the birth of Lunar New Year fast approaching, the Selangor Turf Club welcomes racing fans to come together in ushering in the Year of The Snake at the Selangor Turf Club. The Selangor Turf Club’s race meeting in the Year...

Thwaites dies at 80 in Kuala Lumpur

Jan 26, 2025 Iconic racehorse trainer on Singapore and Malaysia circuit succumbs after long illness Singapore horse racing has lost one of its last giants in the training ranks – Malcolm Thwaites. The Singaporean trainer, who turned 80 on Jan 11, died...

Doubles, Trebles and Dead Heats At The STC

26 January 2025, Kuala Lumpur An exciting day of racing with a few jockeys and trainers notching up doubles on the day as well as a very rare occurrence of two dead heat finishes in consecutive races! Visiting jockey B McDougall stamped his authority...

Double for McDougall on Malaysian debut

KUALA LUMPUR: January 26, 2025 Fresh from finishing second on Steparty (behind the winner Schwarz) in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moone Valley on Friday night, Blaike McDougall flew into Malaysia and wasted no time in notching a double from...

Historic win for Chinese jockey Liang

KUALA LUMPUR: January 26, 2025 History was made at Sungai Besi today when Liang Xiao Chuan became the first jockey from China to ride a winner on the local circuit. Never mind that Liang, who rode in China before he became an apprentice in Macau and spent...

Iron Head proves his worth with runaway win

KUALA LUMPUR: January 26, 2025 Beaten for pace in his local debut two months ago, Iron Head was detemined to prove his worth in the Class 3 – 1400m handicap at Sungai Besi today and came out with flying colours against some well-credentialled opponents. On...

Chinese Race Preview – 26 January 2025

McDougall Makes Malaysia Debut

24 January 2025, Kuala Lumpur Australian jockey, Blaike McDougall, will be making his Malaysian debut at the Selangor Turf Club this Sunday as part of the 10 race program. It is certainly an exciting addition to the jockey ranks for the next two weeks...

Selvan aiming to nick a double

Jan 23, 2025 KL trainer’s Uptown Girl, Mr Mondello turn in smart gallops ahead of their assignments BIG BAD MAMA Some of us do not have to work on Sundays. But, put it to trainer Nick Selvan and, with both thumbs up, he will readily tell you that Sunday,...