NZB Grads Storm Singapore's Derby Card

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates had a successful meeting in Singapore last night with six individual winners at Singapore's Derby meeting at Kranji.

Singapore's six time champion trainer Laurie Laxon claimed three races in the meeting with Vaya Condios (Golan x Our Sportsgirl) opening his account in the first. Laxon also saw Cape Treasure (Cape Cross x Moments I Treasure), who is part owned by New Zealand Bloodstock's Chairman Joe Walls, take the fifth on the card with Tolmon Nika (High Chaparral x Matchplay) winning race 10.

Laxon is no stranger to leading the Singapore Trainer's Premiership and has been dictating proceedings on the 2011 table where he is currently on 43 season wins, four clear of his nearest rival Patrick Shaw on 39.

Fellow kiwi trainers also notched up success in the Derby meeting with their NZB graduates. Sacred Emblem (Volksraad x Axis) claimed a win for trainer Steven Burridge, Collect the Cash (Keeper x First Payment) and Polar Esprit (Bel Esprit x Polar Sky) achieved a quinella for Mark Walker, and Kallisan (Stratum x Eloa) took a win for Stephen Gray.

New Zealand's reputation as a leading producer of Derby winning thoroughbreds is well established, and that reputation was again to the fore last night in the Sgp-1 Singapore Derby with NZ bred Clint (Casual Lies x Torch) taking the honours. Clint is bred and owned by New Zealand Bloodstock Asia's Co-Director CK Phua.

Clint is the eleventh New Zealand bred Derby winner since 2010.
Name | Breeding | Sale Vendor | Buyer | Sale | Price
Vaya Condios | Golan x Our Sportsgirl | Windsor Park Stud | MR LK LAXON | 2009, K1 | $70,000
Cape Treasure | Cape Cross x Moments I Treasure | Phoenix Park | P/I | 2008, RTR | P/I
Tolmon Nika | High Chaparral x Matchplay | Curraghmore Stud | DR KC TAN | 2008, K1 | $120,000
Sacred Emblem | Volksraad x Axis | Windsor Park Stud | MR DR WILES | 2009, K2 | $20,000
Collect the Cash | Keeper x First Payment | Sir James Lodge Ltd | P/I | 2008, K2 | P/I
Kallisan

| Stratum x Eloa | Little Avondale Stud | MR S GRAY | 2009, K1 | $220,000

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