LIM’S SALTORO (ShamExpress), the new star of Singapore racing and best four-year-old racing there did not disappoint his supporters when successful in the $400,000 Gr.1 Singapore Derby (1800m) on Sunday.

Winning his ninth race from ten starts, LIM’S SALTORO displayed all his usual courage under fire to secure a hard-fought victory in the Gr.1 event and emphatically put his hand up as a leading contender for Horse Of The Year honours.

LIM’S SALTORO and his connections will also go down in history as final winners of one of the oldest and most prestigious feature races in Singapore which was first established in 1880.

The win also meant the son of SHAMEXPRESS has now made a complete sweep of the three Group races for four-year-olds at Kranji racecourse after he was also successful in the Gr.3 Silver Bowl (1400m) on 9 June and the Gr.2 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on 30 June.

LIM’S SALTORO (inside) wins the Group 1 Singapore Derby

LIM’S SALTORO continues the great season being enjoyed by SHAMEXPRESS who is also the Leading Sire of 3YO’s in Hong Kong where his son KA YING RISING has swept all before him in his age group to be crowned Champion Griffin at their recent 2023/24 Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards.

This season SHAMEXPRESS has sired 51 individual winners and enjoyed international success with Group winners GRINZINGER BELLE and MARACANA in Australia while in New Zealand his impressive Gr.1 performer EXPRESS YOURSELF enhanced her record to 6 wins including finishing runnerup in the Gr.1 WRC Telegraph H. at Trentham.

Seven-times Group winner SHAMUS and further promising gallopers this season sired by the Gr.1 Newmarket winner include multiple winners Highlighter, Blue Sky At Night, Global Harmony, Winexpress, December, Sterling Express, Grace ‘n’ Glory, Mislead and Shameless Boy.

With an excellent Stakes Winners to runners ratio this season of 5.9% SHAMEXPRESS represents outstanding value at a service fee of $8,000+gst.