Once-beaten sprinting sensation Rocket Man, second only to Hong Kong’s Sacred Kingdom in the 2009 KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1), was a 4.5 length victor in Sunday’s Kranji Stakes in Singapore. The win could put the Australian-bred son of Viscount on track for a start in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) as part of the Dubai [...]
With Dubai Duty Free winner Gladiatorus out, the hopes of Dubai racing fans sit with Gloria De Campeao for Saturday’s Arlington Million XXVII (G1), outside of Chicago. Over ten furlongs on the turf, a field of nine will head to the post with Gio Ponti a solid favorite on the heels of three consecutive Grade 1 [...]
The Royal Ascot meeting concludes on Saturday and the main feature is one of the most international fields you will find in horse racing. Mike De Kock leads the way with J J The Jet Plane, winner of the 2009 Al Quoz Sprint (G3) at Nad Al Sheba. This will be his second start following [...]
By PatCummings
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Also tagged Cannonball, Diabolical, Godolphin, Golden Jubilee Stakes, J J The Jet Plane, King's Stand, KrisFlyer International Sprint, Mike de Kock, Rocket Man, Royal Ascot, Sacred Kingdom, Weslet Ward
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Trainer Luca Cumani is firing on all cylinders right now and his Greek star Ialysos will make his group stakes debut in the Golden Jubilee at the Royal Ascot meeting. In an article that chronicles the various horses under Cumani’s care, Alan Lee uncovers that Presvis will be laid up for a fall campaign.
Presvis was [...]
Second in the Dubai Duty Free after drawing stall 16, last to first in the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup on a speed-favoring turf course, Presvis has made it routine to overcome roadblocks. Such will be the case on Sunday when the ever-improving son of Sakhee will jump from the widest stall, 12, in the Singapore [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Audemars Piguet QEII Cup, Balius, Diabolical, Dubai Duty Free, Godolphin, Jay Peg, Luca Cumani, Presvis, Rocket Man, Sakhee, Singapore Airlines International Cup, Takeover Target
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It is expected that five runners from the 2009 Dubai World Cup meeting will meet in the Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday. Bankable, Jay Peg, Gloria De Campeao, Balius, and Presvis will give the Dubai International Racing Carnival plenty of coverage, with the last of the lot having won the [...]
