Super Salute's courageous win in the $110,000 Group 3 New Year Cup (1,200m) on Jan 6 rewarded Richard Lim with his first feature success as a trainer.
As a jockey, Lim was already on the roll of honour. The most memorable trophy was earned with King And King in the 2006 Group 2 Queen Elizabeth II Cup - and presented by the late monarch herself.
Since he began training in 2022, the Group breakthrough, however, has proven elusive.
But if there were to be a horse to give the 42-year-old naturalised Singaporean that deserved first honour, it had to be Super Salute.
Not only is the I Am Invincible five-year-old by far the best horse under his barn roof, he also boasts the right credentials.
Already a Group 2 EW Barker Trophy (1,400m) and Group 3 Silver Bowl (1,400m) winner when trained by Lim's former boss, Jason Lim (no relation), Super Salute had already been knocking on the elite door for the new handler.
The first bid at Group glory could not be a higher-profile assignment than the Group 1 Singapore Derby (1,800m). But there was to be no fairy-tale ending with Golden Monkey proving too good that day.
Super Salute then treaded water a little, with his win tally stuck at No. 7. But he finally bounced back at his last start in a Class 1 race (1,400m) on Dec 17.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 07, 2024 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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