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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mourilyan, Traffic Guard represent Dubai racing form with wins

Mourilyan, a 2008 winner at the Dubai International Racing Carnival and placed in the 2009 festivities, won the Windflower March Stakes (Listed) at Goodwood on Saturday.  Held up at the back of a seven-horse field, Ryan Moore’s mount found plenty of traffic in the stretch but showed a strong turn of foot to burst away [...]

DIRC grads test Windsor on Saturday

A trio of Dubai International Racing Carnival graduates take to Windsor on Saturday in a pair of races with short fields and plenty of chances for success.  Age of Reason and Traffic Guard comprise 40 percent of the Toteswinger August Stakes (Listed) over an extended 11 furlongs.  While Traffic Guard has placed often, he is [...]

Indian Blessing back in Ballerina at Saratoga

Second to the late Big City Man in the 2009 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), Indian Blessing (pictured below while training in Dubai this spring) will make only her second start since that effort in Saturday’s Ballerina (G1) at Saratoga.  The daughter of Indian Charlie was a lackluster fourth in the Desert Stormer (Listed) at Hollywood [...]

Asiatic Boy might duck Rachel Alexandra

The 2007 UAE Triple Crown winner and potential starter Saratoga’s Woodward (G1) might have his plans shifted and head west to Del Mar to run in the Pacific Classic (G1), so trainer Kiaran McLaughlin told Bloodhorse legend Steve Haskin.  Unbeaten in 2009, Rachel Alexandra has won the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Preakness (G1), Mother Goose (G1), and Haskell [...]

Kentucky Derby winner’s long-term goal: Dubai World Cup

The 50-1 upset winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1), Mine That Bird is being pointed to the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1) and its $10,000,000 purse.  So says racing writer Vic Zast, who spends each summer tracking stories in America’s racing wonderland, Saratoga.   Zast offers a long look at Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip [...]

Dubai Racing Club site down for renovations

Those attempting to access the websites of the Dubai Racing Club and its affiliates will notice some new error messages, indicating the site is offline.  Indeed, it is. The Dubai Racing Club is in the process of renovating their sites, which includes the DRCNewsWire.com, DubaiRacingClub.com, and several others.  Lisa Jung, Media & Public Relations Coordinator [...]

Carnival vets make York appearances Friday

Two races on Friday’s York August festival card will offer several Dubai International Racing Carnival veterans: Russian Sage, Kandidate, and Lord Admiral give it a go in the SkyBet Strensall Stakes (G3) over an extended mile, a race that will include Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Donativum.  Judd Street, Balcarce Nov, and Beckermet appear in [...]

Vineyard Haven scheduled to return in ambitious King’s Bishop at Saratoga

After a disappointing effort this year in Dubai, Godolphin’s Vineyard Haven is scheduled to make his return to the races on the Travers undercard at Saratoga with a start in the King’s Bishop Stakes (G1).  In just one Dubai start, the winner of the Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga last year recorded a fourth in the UAE 2000 Guineas [...]

Archipenko retired to stud

The winner of the 2009 Zabeel Mile (G3), Archipenko, has been retired to stud.  Click HERE for more from RacingPost.

De Kock gets Irish Derby winner, Investec Derby fifth

Reports emerged today that private purchases away from the Ballydoyle contingent trained by Aidan O’Brien will yield some new horses in Mike De Kock’s Newmarket yard, with a strong chance of seeing these two colts in Dubai next year.  The horses in question: Frozen Fire and Golden Sword. Frozen Fire landed the 2008 Irish Derby (G1) [...]