By Alan Carasso
Noah From Goa (SAf) (Tiger Ridge), winner of the 2015 G1 Cape Guineas in the colors of Mary Slack's Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd., has been relocated to Singapore and is set to make his local debut in a S$125,000 Kranji Stakes 'A' over 1200 metres Friday evening.
Previously trained by Mike de Kock, the 5-year-old gelding followed his Guineas success with a strong third-place effort behind South African Horses of the Year Legal Eagle (SAf) (Greys Inn) and Legislate (SAf) (Dynasty {SAf}) in the 2016 G1 L'Ormarins Queen's Plate. Multiple Group 2-placed in Dubai in 2017 when part-owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa, the chestnut returned to this year's World Cup Carnival and exits a latest third in the G2 Zabeel Mile Feb. 22 (see below). Noah From Goa, who adds blinkers Friday, will race in Singapore for Mary Slack and is now being conditioned by Ricardo Le Grange, who admits that it is a belated start for the chestnut.
WATCH: Noah From Goa finishing third in this year's G2 Zabeel Mile
“He was meant to run in the [May 26] Kranji Mile, but the race came too soon and he wasn't ready for the race,” Le Grange told the Singapore Turf Club's Michael Lee. “A 1200m race is a bit sharp for him, but it's also a nice race to start with. I noticed in his trackwork he likes looking at everything, and that's why we are trying blinkers on him. He had a trial with them [June 26] and he did really well (video), but usually he doesn't show much in his work. That is not to say I will leave the blinkers on all the time. It's a learning curve for all of us.”
An R325,000 (US$30,583) graduate of the 2014 Emperor's Palace National 2-Year-Old Sale, Noah From Goa has won five of his 12 career starts for earnings of US$205,730. Nooresh Juglall has the call from gate four in the sixth of Friday's eight races at Kranji.
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