After Tuesday morning when Dubai World Cup favorite ALBERTUS MAXIMUS appeared a bit washy, he held better composure on Wednesday. I was told that his handlers sponge him down right before he comes onto the track, which may offer some explanation for his general soggyness, although the white sweat was still a bit noticable.
Regardless of [...]
The Pennsylvania-bred ARSON SQUAD was fourth in the Donn Handicap (G1) and bled through Lasix that afternoon when finishing more than five legnths behind Dubai World Cup favorite ALBERTUS MAXIMUS. Below, the Rick Dutrow-trainee is taken around Nad Al Sheba once again by Michelle Nevin.
The biggest question about Arson Squad revolves around his ability to [...]
Pronounced as the Dubai World Cup favorite, ALBERTUS MAXIMUS was noticably washy on Tuesday, and according to those who saw him earlier in the week, this was an improvement over earlier days on site. This first picture was taken as Albertus Maximus walked the wrong way for several furlongs after coming onto the track.
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Around 6:45 A.M., and under the watchful eye of trainer Mike De Kock who was uncustomarily in the grandstand, a host of his stable’s runners made a round of Nad Al Sheba, with Dubai Duty Free contender ARCHIPENKO catching the eye most of all. The winner of the Zabeel Mile (G3) at this year’s International [...]
The early favorite for the Dubai World Cup was reported in fine fettle after getting a leg-stretcher at Nad Al Sheba. M Satya Narayan from Gulf News has the story – click HERE to read.
If you are in search of more confidence from a trainer, it will be difficult to find it from anyone other than Musabah Al Muhairi, who will send Snaffy into the Dubai World Cup as a second entrant for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The full story as published by Dubai’s Khaleej Times can be [...]
A host of horses mentioned as possibly making a trip to Nad al Sheba for races on the Dubai World Cup card raced this weekend in the hopes of taking firm steps forward toward an ultimate big-money goal. As previously mentioned, ALBERTUS MAXIMUS won the Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream Park in a tough [...]
This Saturday’s Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream Park will certainly have the eyes of those considering the Dubai World Cup. The older-horse feature of the Gulfstream meet, the Donn has been the most successful stepping-stone for World Cup winners.
Cigar first used the race in 1996 before tasting victory in the inaugural Dubai World Cup, Captain Steve [...]