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The Singapore Derby is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid-July at the Singapore Turf Club. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race is run over a 1,800-metre (9 furlongs) distance and is open to four-year-old horses only.
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The first Singapore Gold Cup, held in 1924 at Farrer Park, was won by Thelasocrete, who took home the prizemoney of $1,600. In 1958 Abdul Mawi became the first local jockey to win the Gold Cup. In 1995 New Zealand jockey Kim Clapperton was the first female rider to win the Gold Cup.
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Singapore Turf Club is the only horse racing club and authorized operator for horse racing activities in Singapore. It also operates the Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre (STCRC), a 3-hectare site with riding arenas adjacent to the Singapore Racecourse at Kranji.
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Strolling Jim was first trained to pull a wagon and a plow by Jim Rose. Like many horses at the time, he was used as a working farm horse until he was seen by a well-known Walking Horse trainer at the time, Floyd Carothers. [1] Carothers thought the young gelding had potential, bought him for $350 and took him into training. [2] [3]