It was a historic running of the 14th Emirates Singapore Derby on Sunday, when Jolie’s Shinju became the first filly to win the race in 36 years.
With jockey Ronnie Stewart in the saddle, the daughter of Jolie’s Halo was in command throughout the race and ran on well to claim a five-length victory. The win gave her a clean sweep in all three rounds of the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge.
Following the victory, Dato Dr Tan Kai Chah, the owner of Jolie’s Shinju, donated the bonus prize money he had just won to the Emirates airline-supported charities.
As the long-term title sponsor Emirates celebrated the 14th running of the Emirates Singapore Derby by raising a record sum of S$207,560 for eight voluntary welfare organisations under the umbrella of the Community Chest of Singapore.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East and Australasia, said, “Since the eighth Emirates Singapore Derby, we have used the event as a platform to raise funds for the less fortunate in our society. To date, Emirates has raised more than S$800,000 for the underprivileged and we want to extend our warmest thanks to our supportive guests and donors who have made this possible.â€
