Prominent Selangor Turf Club trainer Simon Dunderdale has made a big impression since arriving in Kuala Lumpur in 2016, immediately making his mark on the Malaysian racing scene. Dunderdale has leveraged his experience working in numerous countries, starting in his native New Zealand before crossing the Tasman to work in Australia in the 1990s. He subsequently ventured to England, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Macau to further his hands-on knowledge of the racing industry, which led him to taking out his own trainer’s licence in Turkey in the early 2000s.

A chance opportunity prompted Dunderdale to relocate to Kuala Lumpur at the end of 2016 and in the years since he has worked his way up the Malaysian training ranks with a results-driven approach. He has prided himself on a high winning strike-rate, achieving the best win percentage in 2022 and 2023, while his Tearra Racing stable has also won a batch of Malaysia’s signature races.

They include the 2022 Tunku Gold Cup with Awesome Storm, who is consistently Malaysia’s highest-rated horse having also won six straight races. In 2023, Dunderdale was successful in winning the Group 1 Coronation Cup, the Sports Toto Cup and the Charity Cup with Good Fight as well as the Selangor Gold Cup with Pasir Pinji. He has also trained the winner of the 2017 Group 1 Perak Derby with Fortunique.

Dunderdale has 58 horses in training at Selangor Turf Club.

Career Highlights:

• ANTIPODEAN – Selangor Gold Cup 2024, 3 Years Old Pacific Cup 2024 & New Zealand Bloodstock 3 Years Old Trophy 2024
• GOOD FIGHT – Coronation Cup 2023, Challenge Cup 2023, Charity Cup 2023, Sports Toto Supreme 2023
• PASIR PINJI – Selangor Gold Cup 2023
• AWESOME STORM – Tunku Gold Cup 2022 
• FORTUNIQUE – Perak Derby 2017

A former successful jockey Richard Lines has held a trainers licence in Malaysia since 2002. In his first season Richard trained 16 winners and has consistently figured in the top group of trainers in Malaysia ever since. Richards best season came in 2012 when he claimed the Malaysian Trainers Championship with 74 winners.
In 2011 Richard not only won the Trainers Championship but his horse Tears To Diamonds also won Horse Of The Year honours after winning five races in a row culminating with a win in the Group 1 Penang Gold Cup. Ever since then, there was no turning back for Richard Lines who went on to conquer the Malaysia racing scene for 11 straight  years.
Held Trainers Licence since: 2002
Career Highlights: 2011 – 2021 (11 straight years) Champion Malaysian Trainer,

Penang Gold Cup (G1) – Tears To Diamonds (2011), Bright Life (2015)

2013 Sports TOTO Supreme Challenge Trophy (G3) – Taichi Master,

2013 Coronation Cup (G1) – Taichi Master
Best Horse Trained: Tears To Diamonds, Taichi Master
Current Best Horse: Tears to Diamonds, Taichi Master

 

Singaporean Sukri learned his training trade under the guidance of champion trainer Lee Freedman and John Sadler in Melbourne Australia in the late 1990’s before working as a B trainer for Bernard Ng between 1999 – 2004 and eventually taking out his own trainers licence in 2004.
Since taking out his licence in 2004 Sukri has featured in the top 10 trainers list 5 times with his best season coming in 2005 with 30 winners for the year and in 2011 Sukri trained 30 winners and finished 6th on the Malaysian Trainers table.
Sukri’s horse Ishbiliya was the first horse to win the Malaysian 3 year old series in 2007 and the Northern Hemisphere 3 year old Series with Summer Promise in 2008.
Sukri follows the form as closely as any trainer and has a reputation as an expect form student.
Held Trainers Licence since: 2004
First Winner: Grand Canyon – Ipoh 2004
Career Highlights: Sukri had a winner with his first ever runner, Grand Canyon – Ipoh 2004. Grand Canyon backed up a week later and ran 2nd in the Sultan Gold Vase (G1) 2004. Top 10 finish in trainers championship five of the last 6 years.
Best Horse Trained: Flamecat, Ishbiliya

Jerome Tan started out as a syce with Penang trainer Cecil Robert in 1998, working his way up to reach the position of stable supervisor. In 2005, The Singaporean obtained his assistant-trainer’s licence, and joined ex-Kranji trainer Tan Hor Khoon, before transferring to another former Kranji trainer Lionel Lee.

Tan then switched to trainer Roslan Pawanteh for a few months before he was granted a trainer’s licence on June 23, 2009. Based in Penang for the last 10 years, he has 190 winners to his name there, with his highest acclaim coming in the Perak Derby with Mr Ambassador in 2012.

He officially began training at Kranji on 1 January 2019.

At 39 years old Wayne Lim is one of the youngest and hard working trainers in Kuala Lumpur. Wayne commenced his career in the racing industry in 1998 working as a Stable Hand before taking out a track riders licence. Wayne then spend four years working as Stable Supervisor and five years as a B trainer for Abdul Rahim before taking out his trainers licence in 2012. In his first season of training Wayne has had 9 winners so far. Wayne trains many horses for the well known Gold Plus syndicate.
Held Trainers Licence Since: 2012
First Winner: Rock And Stone – Ipoh April 2012
Best Horse Trained: Prarie Pride, Be Sure
Current Best Horse: Prarie Pride, Be Sure

Career Highlights:

• Wuhan Jockey Club Goodwill Cup – Wonderful Ocean
• SLTC 4 Years Old Sprint 2024 – Golden Pegasus
• 4 Years Old Safar Gemilang Cup 2024 – Golden Pegasus
• Coronation Cup 2024 (Perak) – Mega Gems

Johnny Lim has held a trainers licence in Malaysia since 2007 after working with Mohd Sukri as a B trainer between 2004 – 2007. In his first season Johnny trained 14 winners, since then Johnny has featured in the top 10 trainers list every year with his best season in 2008 when he won the Championship with 71 winners and backed it up a year later by winning the Championship again with 58 winners in 2009.
Johnny has trained over 200 winners in his career and many Group 1 winners.
Johnny has trained 10 winners at a four day meeting three times and rates that very highly on his list of achievements.
Held Trainers Licence since: 2007
First Winner: Joker Express – KL 2007

Career Highlights:

Champion Malaysian Trainer 2008 & 2009.

Selangor Gold Cup (G1) – Shantou Mayor (2008) Kiko’s Return (2009), Power Of Khan (2012), Mystic Power (2014)

Piala Emas Sultan Selangor (G1) – Top Spin (2010)

Tungku Gold Cup (G1) – Sanjuan (2010)

Astro Wah Lai Toi Cup – Mighty Triple Ace (2009)

Perak Derby (G1) – Kiko’s Return (2008), Generous Tycoon (2010), Sakima (2011)

Perak Coronation Cup (G1) – KiKo’s Return (2009), Fox Command (2011)

Malaysian Magic Millions Classic – Mystic Power (2013)

Best Horse Trained: Sanjuan, Kiko’s Return, Mystic Power

Current Best Horse: Q Nine Mystic, Mystic Power