Currently riding in California, Ahmed Ajtebi will soon return to Dubai for the unveiling of Meydan and the start of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Recently named UAE Sportsman of the Year, this Gulf News profile (with video) is the most comprehensive profile of the jockey who won the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1) [...]
The decade was three months old, but the Dubai racing “Moment of the Decade” drove Nad Al Sheba to a momentous frenzy when the aptly named Dubai Millennium glided through the stretch to a rousing Dubai World Cup victory.
Dubai Millennium made all the running in a course record time, fulfilling the goal of Sheikh Mohammed [...]
After making 1300 meters of the running in a $5,000,000 race, imagine losing the lead in the straight after seeing some of the world’s best surround your mount. Was the pace too fast? Did you push for home too soon? Come on - find more.
And suddenly, the son of Camden Park you are riding kicks [...]
It is, after all, the Dubai INTERNATIONAL Racing Carnival. That moment was solidified when Mystical won two races at the 2007 Carnival, inspiring the belief that a good horse is a good horse, just about anywhere; and more so, if that good horse heads to Dubai, you have an opportunity to make a mark. Mystical [...]
The Dubai World Cup meeting had been established in 1996 when some of the world’s top class runners landed for the 2,000 meters dirt race. It took a bit longer for the undercard events to take firm hold, and 2001 was a major launching point for that growth when New Zealand’s champion mare, Sunline (who won [...]
The 2004 Dubai World Cup shaped up to be a duel between the top two dirt horses in America. Pleasantly Perfect defeated Medaglia D’Oro by an extended length in the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Both horses won respective prep races in advance of the Dubai World Cup, setting up a repeat engagement in the [...]
Listed below is the start of DubaiRaceNight.com’s top ten “moments of the decade” in Dubai horse racing. Over the next few days, we will individually unveil the top five moments until we get to #1. Feel free to add comments at the bottom of each post and enjoy.
#10 - Ajtebi scores a homegrown double
The 2009 [...]
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Tagged Ahmed Ajtebi, Al Bastakiya, Asiatic Boy, Curlin, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai Kahayla Classic, Dubai racing, Dubai Sheema Classic, Eastern Anthem, Gladiatorus, Madjani, Paolini, Right Approach, UAE 2000 Guineas, UAE Derby, UAE Triple Crown
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After a win in the 2008 UAE Derby (G2), Honour Devil managed only two starts in 2009 for Mike De Kock before an injury forced him to miss the 2009 Dubai World Cup (G1). On Wednesday, he made his American debut, finishing second of eight in the Mr. Right Stakes at Belmont Park as the [...]
While the European form for Godolphin has been incredibly strong for several months, the run in America has been incredible. Nick Kling of the Troy Record reviews the recent run of success for the Godolphin Stable of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
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If 2009 doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will - the Dubai International Racing Carnival is for real. Six of seven winners at the Dubai World Cup meeting were graduates from the Carnival and Well Armed, winner of the Dubai World Cup (G1), was a repeat performer at the meet.
Breaking down the success of the [...]
