SINGAPORE,  26 Jun 2009

Australian jockey Vladimir Duric, who has taken Singapore by storm in the short time he has been at Kranji, has been granted a 12-month extension to his license.

Initially granted a four-month license by the Singapore Turf Club that commenced on April 1, the 31-year-old Duric will now stay until July 31 next year.

A multiple Group winning jockey in Australia, including the Group 1 Caulfield Cup on MASTER O'REILLY in 2007, Duric has chalked up 23 wins at a strike-rate of 17.56% and currently sits in seventh position on the Jockey’s Premiership Table. Duric goes to scale at 53kg.