Sabah Star (NZ) (Pins) made up for his luckless second last start after he motored home strongly to score in a Class 3 1400 race at Kranji on Saturday.
The six-year-old son of Pins, who last won in a Class 3 race in April last year, ran second in a Class 4 race last month, but he was found to have cast both his fore plates after the race.
“He ran second in a Class 4 (race) last time, but we always knew he’s a decent horse with ability in Class 3 races,” said jockey A’Isisuhairi Kasim who has ridden Sabah Star five times previously.
“He pulls in his races, but I was very happy with how the horse worked this week because he was a lot more settled. I told the trainer he can run a big race today.
“He was very well-behaved even when we were walking over to the barriers.
“He’s drawn one and a light weight helped today. I know what he’s like so I left him alone early and he was travelling in a very relaxed manner.”
Sabah Star was sold by breeders Waikato Stud at the 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale for $24,000 to Landsdowne Park who then sold him at the Karaka Book 1 Sale for $85,000 to Stephen Gray.
He takes his record to eight wins and four placings from 29 starts, Sabah Star has now amassed over S$250,000 in prizemoney for connections.
Other New Zealand bred winners in Singapore on Saturday include Lim’s Zoom (Zacinto), & Seson (Dalghar).
