Malaysian trainer Cecil Robert died at the age of 67 in Penang on Friday. The Batu Gantong-based conditioner was at home when he suffered a stroke. He was sent to Penang General Hospital where he could not be saved. Kranji jockey Benny Woodworth said the sudden...
“I will miss him, more so when he was my mum’s partner. She is of course devastated, and I’ll be there for her at the funeral in Penang on Tuesday.”Among his feature wins are the Tunku Gold Cup and Selangor Gold Cup with Superb Classic in 2005, and the 2003 Perak Derby with Baby Champion.
Robert saddled five winners in the current Malaysian season, with his last winner Big Bus in Penang on June 10. He trained a double that day with Sunny Star scoring in the opener. Big Power and Iron Samurai raced posthumously under his name at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, but both ran unplaced. Malaysian racing has lost its second trainer in less than a month. Ipoh trainer Evert van Breukelen died on June 27.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the
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