Horse Racing Singapore and Malaysia

I hope you “survived” last week KL meeting …

It is an interesting outing for me.

Make some small coins but I am happy as long as I am on the positive side.

Here are some of the interesting stats I gathered.

Before that let me clarify some of my own terminology

Sprint Races are 1200, 1300, 1400
Outsiders, I just classify as payout > RM 40
Since this is Malaysia racing, I will use RM and if it is Singapore racing, I will use SG $.

Both days, there are 14 sprint races and 9 races over a mile.

In the sprint races, 6 out of 14 races are won by horses that pay over RM 40.

Combining first, second and third placing for the sprint races, 25 out of 42 ( 3 placing x 14 races ) on board are outsiders.

It is about 60%.

So, if you are betting on favourite like those paying less

There is no other way to describe Viva Pataca’s absolute demolition of Vengeance Of Rain in today’s Gr 1 Champions and Chater Cup (2400 metres) at Shatin in Hong Kong bar simply amazing.

The Stanley Ho owned galloper was brilliant on his way to a crushing four lengths defeat of Dubai victor Vengeance Of Rain in a win that had all the pundits shaking their heads with disbelief.

Not that the win was unexpected – after all last year Viva Pataca captured both the Hong Kong Derby and the Champions and Chater Cup – and he did beat Vengeance Of Rain in the QEII Cup at his last outing.

It was the manner in which he did it and the time he ran which astonished all – even no doubts – his most ardent admirer, trainer, Australian John Moore.

The world saw what Vengeance Of Rain is capable of in Dubai. He is no