Long pointed for the Dubai World Cup (G1), Gitano Hernando did not disappoint as the 1-2 favorite stormed home a convincing 4.5 length winner of the Winter Derby Trial at Lingfield. Jockey Kieren Fallon got into the colt with about three furlongs to run and bending for home, the Goodwood (G1) winner from October lengthened [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Future Plans, Racing News
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Also tagged Breeders' Cup Classic, Confront, Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai World Cup, Gitano Hernando, Goodwood, Henry Cecil, Juddmonte Farms, Kieren Fallon, Lingfield, Marco Botti, Sir Michael Stoute, Spanish Moon, Suits Me, Tom Queally, Twice Over, Winter Derby Trial
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Having been pointed to the Dubai World Cup (G1) by trainer Bob Baffert since a sixth place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), 2009 Pacific Classic (G1) winner Richard’s Kid was privately purchased by Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum’s Zabeel Racing International. The story, reported today by the Daily Racing Form, indicates that [...]
After a sixth place finish in the 2008 Summer Mile (G2) at Ascot, preceded by a solid second place finish behind Diamond Stripes in the 2008 Godolphin Mile (G2), Elusive Warning made his first start in the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint over quite yielding going. Under Alan Garcia, the now 6-year-old son of Elusive Quality [...]
Trainer Marcus Tregoning is on the ready for the 2010 Dubai World Cup meeting as several of his stable stars are headed for the Emirates. Mawatheeq, a half-length second in the 2009 Emirates Champion Stakes (G1), will be prepped for either the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) or Dubai World Cup (G1) while the classy Finjaan, a [...]
Within the last week, the UK-based Racing Post and the USA’s Daily Racing Form have published stories pondering the possible shift of the Dubai Golden Shaheen from the dirt/all-weather surface of its past/present to grass. Today, an article published in the Melbourne Herald Sun indicated that Anthony Cummings sprinter Turffontein is hoping for an invitation [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Perspectives
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Also tagged Al Quoz Sprint, Al Shindagha Sprint, Big City Man, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Dubai World Cup, Emirates Melbourne Cup, Mahab Al Shimaal, Meydan, Mourilyan, Nad al Sheba, Tapeta
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Horses from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made an impressive mark on the 2009 Dubai racing season, with wins coming from four horses over a variety of races. The late Big City Man was the first non-American prepared winner of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) since 2003, and only the second in the history of [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Future Plans, Racing News
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Also tagged Al Janadriah, Alsaqeer, Badar Resaque, Cape Verdi, Deem, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Dubai World Cup, Earth Living, Jerry barton, Joe Louis, Jose Verenzuela, Kharimes, Lelah Dorak, Muller, Neil Bruss, Noble Bedouin, Paris Perfect, Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer, Riyadh, So Shiny, UAE 1000 Guineas, UAE Derby
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A full field of 16 are entered to face the starter in Friday’s third race at Jebel Ali, the 120,000 AED Shadwell conditions race over 1,200 meters on the dirt. Top rated is Doug Watson trainee, Green Coast, who last appeared when finishing eighth in the Godolphin Mile (G2) behind Two Step Salsa and Gayego. [...]
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Barbecue Eddie, Doug Watson, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Escape Route, Gayego, Green Coast, Jebel Ali, Mahab Al Shimaal, Satish Seemar, Terrific Challenge, Two Step Salsa
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The 26th Breeders’ Cup will be run at Santa Anita this weekend and Dubai International Racing Carnival and World Cup graduates are plentiful at the entry box.
Longshot winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), Gladiatorus will once again hold longshot status in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Offered at 20-1 on the track’s morning [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, Breeders' Cup Mile, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Cocoa Beach, Conduit, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Sheema Classic, Gayego, Gladiatorus, Godolphin, Mahab Al Shimaal, Red Rocks, Regal Ransom, Silic, Spanish Moon, UAE 1000 Guineas, UAE Derby, UAE Oaks
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The 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) winner, Gayego, should leave little doubt in the mind of his handlers as to which Breeders’ Cup race he should contest after a monumental run in the Ancient Title Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. Following fast fractions, the son of Gilded Time was angled well into the middle of [...]
Gayego, winner of the 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) on Super Thursday, will return to stakes company for the first time since his second in the 2009 Godolphin Mile (G2). Sunday’s Ancient Title Stakes (G1) will be the setting as Gayego’s performance will dictate where Godolphin sends him for the Breeders’ Cup - Sprint or Dirt [...]
