Lim's Kosciuszko (Marc Lerner) on the inside, responding to Dream Alliance's (Bruno Queiroz) feisty assault to claim the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2,000m) by a short head.
Trainer Daniel Meagher’s heart got a serious workout for 2min 0.67sec – and by another seven minutes in the Kranji inquiry room on Saturday. But it was sheer relief when the objection sign came off and No. 1 was semaphored for Lim’s Kosciuszko as the winner of the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2,000m). Barely a few seconds after the $11 favourite defied all the doubters about his stamina to knock proven stayer Dream Alliance off by a short head, Meagher had to put the champagne on ice.
The Tim Fitzsimmons-trained Dream Alliance’s jockey Bruno Queiroz fired in a protest about a whip incident with Lim’s Kosciuszko’s rider Marc Lerner at the 200m. Though the two horses got into a bit of a scrap in the concluding stages, the head-on camera, however, showed there was hardly any bumping or contact, just competitive riding within the rules. The objection was quickly thrown ou
Lim's Kosciuszko Dream Alliance Singapore Gold Cup Horse Racing