Inferno roasts rivals again

Brown's star 2YO takes Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe to give Rodd a four-timer

Debut winner Inferno (left) powering home to take the $250,000 Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe over 1,200m in Race 5 at Kranji last night. It was jockey Michael Rodd's fourth winner of the night.
Debut winner Inferno (left) powering home to take the $250,000 Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe over 1,200m in Race 5 at Kranji last night. It was jockey Michael Rodd's fourth winner of the night. ST PHOTO: SALWA SUANDI
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Emphatic debut winner Inferno put up another class act at Kranji last night by sweeping home the $250,000 Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe over 1,200m, the final leg of of the five-race Singapore Golden Horseshoe Series for two-year-olds.

It was a superb performance, considering the Cliff Brown-trained Australian-bred gelding was only a juvenile backing up in just 12 days after his first-up two-length victory on July 7. He also jumped from the second-widest barrier (15).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 20, 2019, with the headline Inferno roasts rivals again. Subscribe