Daddy Long Legs has won the $US2 million ($A1.93 million) UAE Derby, holding off a late charge from Yang Tse Kiang to give trainer Aidan O’Brien at least one victory on Saturday. Australian entry Helmet, trained by Peter Snowden, came out of the gates first and held the lead over [...]
Official Rating Horse Weight Age Trainer 126 SO YOU THINK (NZ) 57.0 5 yrs A O’Brien 122 GAME ON DUDE (USA) 57.0 5 yrs B Baffert 122 CAPPONI (IRE) 57.0 5 yrs M Al Zarooni 121 MONTEROSSO (GB) 57.0 5 yrs M Al Zarooni 121 TRANSCEND (JPN) 57.0 6 yrs [...]
$10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I, Race 9, 1:40 p.m. EDT), 3 & up, 10 furlongs (Tapeta). Males carry 126 pounds, females 121 pounds. PP. Horse, Jockey, Trainer 1. Master of Hounds (KY), C. Soumillon, M. de Kock 2. Eishin Flash (Jpn), C. Lemaire, H. Fujiwara [...]
Welcome to Just Horse Racing’s live blog from Dubai World Cup night at Meydan, with Andrew Hawkins live in Dubai.
Peter Snowden is hopeful the outside barrier will prove a blessing rather than a hindrance to Helmet’s chances of international success in Dubai. Helmet will be Snowden’s first international runner when the triple Group One winner lines up in the Group Two UAE Derby (1900m) at Meydan on Saturday night. [...]
So You Think is the class act but Game On Dude is the sentimental favourite to win the $US10 million Group One Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday. There are many reasons why the California challenger will be cheered to the rafters if he can win the 2000-metre feature [...]
Group 1 US$10 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline Capponi – The four-year-old chestnut has improved 18 lbs this year over his four outings at Meydan which were in handicaps until he raced in the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round III. Ridden boldly by Ahmed Ajtebi, who [...]
Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think strengthened his position at the head of the market for the Dubai World Cup after drawing barrier four in the richest race in the world. The giant Australian import now with Aidan O’Brien is a 5-2 chance (from 3-1) with Paddy Power and [...]
Group 1 US$10 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline Eishin Flash – Did a fast workout on the all-weather track. Trainer Hideaki Fujiwara had the jockey Yuichi Fukunaga, sit on this horse this morning. Trainer Fujiwara commented, “Eishin Flash galloped very well, which was as scheduled. I imagine [...]
Group 1 US$10 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline Eishin Flash – The 2010 Japanese Derby winner Eishin Flash did a canter easily for a lap and did a half gallop on the second lap over the all-weather course as he prepares for Saturdays Group 1 US $10 [...]
