A bout of colic will keep 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Vale Of York out of the 2010 UAE Derby (G2), Godolphin reported Sunday. Fifth in his 2010 debut in the Al Bastakiya, no updated plans were available for the son of Invisible Spirit, who had been given a 10-1 chance in the DubaiRaceNight.com [...]
After a successful raid on the 2005 Dubai International Racing Carnival when his trainee, Boule D’Or landed two wins, including a course record, trainer Roger Ingram is headed back. His filly, Silver Grey, is on course for the 3-year-old filly restricted races at the impending Carnival: a conditions event, the UAE 1000 Guineas, and the [...]
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 [...]
After returning to Dubai following his win aboard Vale of York in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Ahmed Ajtebi tells his story to Hisham Al Gizouli of the Khaleej Times. Click HERE to read the full account. Of particular note is Ajtebi’s search in California (note, not Florida as the story incorrectly states) for [...]
Dubai native Ahmed Ajtebi landed the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) aboard 30-1 longshot Vale Of York in a shocking upset on Saturday at Santa Anita. The win marks another notch in the belt of the up-and-coming rider who has raced to prominence under the tutelage of numerous top-class trainers, and the sponsorship of Sheikh [...]