1994: two-year-old season Singspiel began his racing career at
Leicester Racecourse on 6 September 1994, when he finished fifth in a
maiden race over seven furlongs. Two weeks later he recorded his first victory when he was made the
4/6 favourite for the Marford Maiden Stakes at
Chester Racecourse and won from seven opponents. On 8 October he ran in the Hyperion Stakes at
Ascot Racecourse. Singspiel proved no match for the year's outstanding two-year-old
Celtic Swing, who beat him by eight
lengths, but he finished ten lengths clear of the other runners.
1995: three-year-old season As a three-year-old in 1995 Singspiel ran consistently but won only once from six races. He began his season by running second by a neck to
Pentire in the
Sandown Classic Trial and then finished fourth to Luso when favourite for the
Chester Vase. He then finished second to Valanour in the
Grand Prix de Paris and to
Halling in the
Eclipse Stakes, beaten a neck on each occasion. He was beaten a short head by Pentire in the
Great Voltigeur Stakes before winning the Troy Stakes at
Doncaster Racecourse in September.
1996: four-year-old season Singspiel began his third season on 27 April at
Sandown Park Racecourse, when he defeated his stable companion
Pilsudski by three lengths in the
Gordon Richards Stakes. He was then beaten a neck by
Swain in the
Coronation Cup at
Epsom Downs Racecourse in June and finished second to Posidonas in the
Princess of Wales's Stakes at
Newmarket Racecourse in July. In September Singspiel won the
Select Stakes over ten furlongs at
Goodwood Racecourse from three opponents and then began to race outside Europe. On 29 September he was made favourite for the
Canadian International Stakes at
Woodbine Racecourse and won by two lengths from the local champion
Chief Bearhart under a "hands and heels" ride from
Gary Stevens. A month later he returned to Woodbine for the thirteenth running of the
Breeders' Cup Turf. He finished second to Pilsudski, ahead of a strong field including
Swain,
Shantou,
Awad,
Dushyantor and Chief Bearhart. In November, Singspiel was sent to
Tokyo Racecourse to contest the
Japan Cup. Ridden by
Frankie Dettori he won a closely contested finish by a nose from the Japanese filly
Fabulous La Fouine with the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner
Helissio in third. In January 1997, Singspiel won the
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse ahead of Fastness and Diplomatic Jet.
1997: five-year-old season In early 1997, Singspiel was sent to the
United Arab Emirates where he was trained for the second running of the
Dubai World Cup on 3 April. Racing on dirt for the first time, Sheikh Mohammed's horse was ridden by the American jockey
Jerry Bailey who had won the inaugural running of the race on
Cigar. After an eventful race, in which two horses fell, Singspiel claimed the £1.5 million prize, beating the
Santa Anita Handicap winner Siphon by one and a quarter lengths. The beaten horses included Formal Gold who went on to defeat
Skip Away in the
Woodward Stakes. Bailey said that "with Singspiel's attitude, I knew I could take on anything", while Stoute described the win as the horse's "crowning moment". On his return to England was an easy winner of the Coronation Cup, beating Dushyantor by five lengths. In July he finished fourth behind Swain, Pilsudski and Helissio in the
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at
Ascot Racecourse. Sinspiel's final race was the
International Stakes at
York on 19 August in which his three rivals were the outstanding filly
Bosra Sham,
The Derby winner
Benny the Dip and the
Irish Derby winner
Desert King. Ridden by Dettori, Singspiel took the lead in the straight and stayed on "gamely" to win by one and a half lengths from Desert King. Singspiel was being prepared for a second attempt at the Breeders' Cup Turf at
Hollywood Park when he sustained a
condylar fracture of his right front leg and was retired from racing. ==Stud career==