Following an outstanding recent trial Friday night’s meeting finally saw the former New Zealand galloper Turangawaewae make his Singapore debut.

The lightly raced Holy Empire is proven to be racing in career best form of late and appears well place to continue his winning run at Singapore on Sunday.

Outsider Trudeau didn’t shock everyone with his victory in the Group 3 $200,000 Garden City Trophy over 1200m on Sunday.

He may not have won a race for a year but even Jack Sparrow could see everything points to the plundering of riches by Red Beard today.

This is not New Orleans, Louisiana or the South African golfer Ernie Els but in fact Kranji, Singapore and a pair of Michael Freedman sprinters.