Powerful Ruler Just That

Powerful Ruler Just That

Kiwi gallopers took out seven of 11 races at Kranji on Friday night with Powerful Ruler continuing to live up to his apt moniker, winning the Class 1 over 1400 metres en route to the Group 1 Singapore Derby.

In the hands of Saimee Jumaat, Powerful Ruler (Viking Ruler x Capsimation by Kaapstad) called on his trademark fighting spirit to emerge the victor over pacemaker Golden Number (Jeune).

Trained by Brian Dean, the honest galloper has raced in top company throughout his career with Rocket Man and Given Vision amongst his list of adversaries. Despite this, he has won eight starts with nine seconds and a third from 20 starts for the No Limit Stable.

Powerful Ruler will now head to the Patron's Bowl (1600m) on 16 June before the S$1,000,000 Derby on 11 July. Last year's Singapore Derby winner was the exceptional Japanese mare, Jolie's Shinju, while in recent years the race has been won by NZ gallopers Lim's Prestige, Dreyfuss, Hello and Goodbye and Bocelli.

Bred by Les Temple, Powerful Ruler is from the Kaapstad mare Capsimation and the family of outstanding gallopers Gurner's Lane and Sovereign Red. Dean Wiles, a regular buyer at Karaka for Asian markets, purchased him at the 2007 Karaka Select Sale for $52,000.

With his impressive, consistent record in Singapore, Powerful Ruler is one of the better performed sons of Cambridge Stud's Viking Ruler who is also the sire of last year's Queensland Derby winner Court Ruler.

New Zealand Bloodstock is the leading supplier of stakes winners to Singapore, with Karaka graduates Better Than Ever (French Deputy), Green Birdie (Catbird) and Mexican Rose (Volksraad) notching up seven stakes race wins to date this season.

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