Official Rating Horse Weight Age Trainer 116 OPINION POLL (IRE) 57.0 6 yrs M Al Zarooni 115 MIKHAIL GLINKA (IRE) 57.0 5 yrs H Brown 115 FOX HUNT (IRE) 57.0 5 yrs M Al Zarooni 115 KASBAH BLISS (FR) 57.0 10 yrs F Doumen 113 JOSHUA TREE (IRE) 57.0 5… Read More »
Official Rating Horse Weight Age Trainer 117 AFRICAN STORY (GB) 57.0 5 yrs S bin Suroor 116 DO IT ALL (USA) 57.0 5 yrs S bin Suroor 116 VISCOUNT NELSON (USA) 57.0 5 yrs M de Kock 115 SHAMALGAN (FR) 57.0 5 yrs X Nakkachdji 113 WESTERN ARISTOCRAT (USA) 57.0… Read More »
Official Rating Horse Weight Age Trainer 123 NIESHAN (FR) 57.0 6 yrs E Lemartinel 122 SERAPHIN DU PAON (FR) 57.0 6 yrs E Oertel 118 TIMADIT AL MELS (FR) 57.0 5 yrs S Rajhi 115 TM FRED TEXAS (US) 57.0 5 yrs R Martino 112 SAHIB DU CLOS (FR) 57.0… Read More »
$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… Read More »
Frankel could make his first public reappearance in a racecourse gallop at Newbury next month. Trainer Henry Cecil is to ask officials at the Berkshire track for permission to give his stable superstar a spin at their two-day meeting on April 20 and 21. Cecil has already pencilled in the… Read More »
Meydan. What an amazing, incredible place. What an equine paradise. I’m currently looking out over Meydan from the media centre, which is located on the fifth floor right on the finish line, and I’m still amazed by the sight before me. The last two days Dubai has been shrouded in… Read More »
Godolphin’s two trainers Saeed bin Suroor and Mahmoud Al Zarooni discussed some of their Saturday prospects at a Press Conference following Thursday morning’s Breakfast With The Stars at Meydan. Al Zarooni believes that his best chance of success might come in the Group 3 US$1 million Dubai Gold Cup, sponsored… Read More »
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… Read More »
Turn back the clock 12 months and Silvestre de Sousa was hoping for a year of consolidation. Having finally established himself in Britain, the Brazilian jockey wanted to sustain that momentum. However, De Sousa, 32, quickly exceeded expectations even though he narrowly lost out to Paul Hanagan in a prolonged… Read More »
The last time Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy had been to Dubai was in 2008 and while he had obviously followed the Dubai World Cup Carnival at home, standing below the massive Meydan stand, he admitted: “It’s different when you see it up close, it’s very impressive.” McEvoy first discovered Dubai… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
American Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is in a Dubai hospital after suffering a heart attack while preparing Game On Dude for Saturday’s $US10 million ($A9.6 million) Dubai World Cup. Baffert’s assistant, Jim Barnes, said Baffert had had three stents inserted in two arteries. Speaking from California, Barnes said… Read More »
On March 11, 2011, one of the most powerful earthquakes in the world affected the northeastern region of Japan. It was also the biggest earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and it triggered a tsunami that left around 19,000 dead or missing. Fifteen days after this devastating disaster, one horse… Read More »
Australian trainer Peter Snowden, on his first overseas mission for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is confident Sepoy and Helmet will do his famous Burgundy and White colours proud in their respective races at the Dubai… Read More »
Luca Cumani is banking on a fast pace in the Group 1 US$5 million Dubai Duty Free, sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, to bring out the best in Presvis as the British challenger prepares to win the race for the second consecutive year. Ryan Moore cut through the pack 12… Read More »
The Dubai Racing Club, each day this week, will post trackwork notes from Meydan ahead of their major meeting, Dubai World Cup night, this Saturday March 31. Here is their summary from Monday morning: Group 1 US$10 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline Eishin Flash – Three of… Read More »
Darley stallion New Approach got his career off to the ideal start when his first runner, Dawn Approach, made a winning debut at The Curragh on Sunday. Trainer Jim Bolger expertly handled New Approach to win five Group Ones, including the Derby, during his two-year racing career. He is also… Read More »
Joseph O’Brien will ride dual Cox Plate winner So You Think in the world’s richest race, the $US10 million ($A9.66 million) Dubai World Cup. O’Brien, the son of Coolmore trainer Aidan O’Brien, secured the booking over Ryan Moore and Seamus Heffernan who have both won Group One races on So… Read More »
