Mike De Kock’s fragile runner, Hong Kong Cup (G1) winner Eagle Mountain, has been retired following his injuring a tendon in training. Second behind Allybar in the Maktoum Challenge R2 (G3), the son of Rock of Gibraltar was scheduled for a try at the Dubai World Cup (G1). He will enter stud.
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After finishing a relatively close eighth in the Maktoum Challenge - R3 (G2), Japan’s super-mare Vodka has been retired following another bleeding incident. By Tanino Gimlet, Vodka retires the richest female to ever race, with seven wins in Group 1 company of her ten lifetime scores. Click HERE for more from El Caballista. Vodka twice [...]
Over the weekend, Mike De Kock used his website to promote the soundness and quality of South African bred throughbreds, while poking at South American private purchases, specifically those from Argentina.
“Lizard’s Desire and indeed Lucky Find flew the flag again for South African-breds. They are generally sounds, value buys as opposed to the horses in [...]
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Tagged Asiatic Boy, Blues and Rock, Boss Professor, Dubai horse racing, Dubai racing, Honour Devil, Jodi, Lizard's Desire, Lucky Find, Mike de Kock, Rocks Off, South Africa, UAE Derby
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French and Spanish raced filly Synergy has been retired after suffering a fracture in last week’s Cape Verdi (G3), a race in which she finished third after making most of the running. Soneva, with Christophe Soumillon aboard, was victorious. Trainer Yan Durepaire is quoted in a letter to the owners, De La Fuerte Stud of [...]
Trainer Gary Stute seemed excited about the prospects of coming to Dubai with a contender for the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1). Instead, he will remain in California with his stable and the thoughts of what could have been. Papa Clem, winner of the 2009 Arkansas Derby (G2) and recent winner of the San Fernando Stakes [...]
The winner of the 2007 UAE Triple Crown, Asiatic Boy (pictured below at the 2009 Dubai World Cup) has been retired to stud in his native Argentina. A son of Not For Sale, the 7-year-old horse accumulated lifetime earnings in excess of $3.3 million, triggered by his tornadic performances in Dubai at the 2007 Carnival [...]
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Tagged Al Bastakiya, Asiatic Boy, Churchill Downs, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Dubai World Cup, Maktoum Challenge, Not for Sale, Stephen Foster, UAE 2000 Guineas, UAE Derby, UAE Triple Crown
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The winner of the 2009 Zabeel Mile (G3), Archipenko, has been retired to stud. Click HERE for more from RacingPost.
The runaway winner of the 2008 Dubai Sheema Classic, Sun Classique has been retired and is being sent to Australia to begin her broodmare career. Reports from Wednesday indicate that the daughter of Fuji Kiseki, injured last summer preparing for a European campaign, was retired on the advice of trainer Mike De Kock to part-owner [...]
The 2008 Dubai Duty Free champion, and South Africa’s all-time leading money-earner, will be off to stud duties in his native country following a chance at to repeat in the Singapore Airlines International Cup on Sunday.
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Below is the eventful win that marked the highlight of Jay Peg’s career. The saddle [...]
Despite winning the 1999 Breeders’ Cup Mile, Silic’s profile as a stallion was relatively small. That is, until his son Gladiatorus defeated ten individual grade/group one winners in the 2009 Dubai Duty Free. Standing for just $3,500 in California, the interest has picked up.
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