California-based sprinter Kinsale King will prep for the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) over one of only two American racecourses using the surface, Golden Gate Fields, outside of San Francisco. The winner of the Vernon Underwood (G3) at Hollywood Park and Palos Verdes (G2) at Santa Anita in his last starts has gained more and [...]
Kinsale King took the Palos Verdes Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita Saturday, paving the way for a trip to the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1). Trainer Carl O’Callaghan made it known following his colt’s December Vernon Underwood (G3) win, that the Golden Shaheen was a goal. Saturday’s 9-1 upset over Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner [...]
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 [...]
Could the American wonder mare Zenyatta make a trip to the 2010 Dubai World Cup? She’s retired no more, so said owner Jerry Moss on Saturday from California. The first mare to defeat the boys in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Zenyatta is a perfect 14-for-14, and in a close race for the 2009 American [...]
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Also tagged 2010 Dubai World Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai horse racing, Dubai racing, Dubai World Cup, Hollywood Park, Jerry Moss, John Shirreffs, Zenyatta
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The winner of the 2009 Dubai World Cup, the last run at Nad Al Sheba, Well Armed is not due back to the races until the summer, trainer Eoin Harty told the Daily Racing Form. A 7-year-old gelding by Tiznow, Well Armed’s career has seen its share of long layoffs. Injured in the 2006 UAE [...]
The upset winner of the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Furthest Land is under consideration for the 2010 Dubai World Cup at Meydan. A narrow winner in a frenetic finish, Furthest Land was a bargain $35,000 purchase from a claiming race at Belmont Park for owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey. The Ramseys owned 2005 Dubai [...]
Following this weekend’s jockey challenge in Mauritius, UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi will head to California for six weeks and work under Dubai World Cup winning trainer Eoin Harty according to a report in today’s Racing Post.
Ajtebi will be back in Dubai for the start of the Dubai International Racing Carnival on 28 January. In his [...]
The expected Eclipse Award winner for best US turfer of 2009, and recent second in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) behind Zenyatta, Gio Ponti is being pointed to the $10 million 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1). The report, made by Shane Ryan, president of Castleton Lyons, indicates the 5-year-old will remain in training and [...]
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Also tagged Arlington Million, Belmont Park, Breeders' Cup Classic, Castleton Lyons, Dubai World Cup, Gio Ponti, Henry Cecil, Kilroe Mile, Man O'War, Manhattan, Shane Ryan, Zenyatta
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Homegrown Emirati jockey Ahmed Ajtebi has his first American riding engagements this week when he is booked to partner Godolphin’s Gladiatorus and Buzzword at the 26th Breeders’ Cup Championships in California. 2009 has been a masterful year for the 27 year-old former camel jockey who has climbed the ranks to emerge as a regular rider for the boys [...]
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 [...]
