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Pat Cummings covered Dubai racing for RacingDispatch.com beginning in 2006 and attended the 2007 and 2008 Dubai World Cup meetings. DubaiRaceNight.com was launched in January 2009 and Pat made his third consecutive trip in March 2009. Handicapping the 72 races at the 2008 Dubai International Racing Carnival, Pat’s record included 20 wins, 8 seconds, and 13 thirds for a 28% strike rate and 57% of his top selections finished in the top three. In 2009, Pat’s record was 14 wins, 14 seconds, and 14 thirds from 78 races for an 18% strike rate and 54% of his top selections finished in the top three. Pat is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and has called races as the substitute track announcer at Philadelphia Park Racetrack since 1999.

Jun
17
2013

Animal Kingdom, and American racing, are winners regardless of Queen Anne result

They can run the Queen Anne (G1) at Royal Ascot just about any time they want. The expected reactions to Animal Kingdom’s performance are most likely already cemented. These reactions are predictable, and they’ve essentially been festering via social media for weeks, crystallizing as the field solidified for the race, but they really miss the [...]

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Jun
16
2013

Animal Kingdom, Shea Shea declared for opening day at Ascot

Months of chatter about the two most impressive winners of the 2013 Dubai World Cup meeting can settle given the final declarations for the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and the King’s Stand Stakes (G1), the first and second races of Tuesday’s opening card at Royal Ascot. Animal Kingdom, winner of the Dubai World Cup, was [...]

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Jun
14
2013

Gosden, Cumani, Dunlop offer pre-Ascot views

Trainers John Gosden, Luca Cumani, and Ed Dunlop offer their thoughts with what awaits next week at Royal Ascot. Thanks to the crew at Thoroughmedia for the access. John Gosden Luca Cumani Ed Dunlop

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Jun
13
2013

Simcock talks Trade Storm, others pre Royal Ascot

Trainer David Simcock, whose Trade Storm was such a revelation during the 2013 Dubai World Cup Carnival, chats with Thoroughmedia about their Royal Ascot runners. Robert Cowell takes a look through his three runners for the week Jeremy Noseda speaks with Simon Burgess, says his string is in “tip-top order”

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Jun
13
2013

Thoroughmedia Royal Ascot previews: Vaughan, Hays, Animal Kingdom presser

Below are Thursday’s videos continuing to preview the Royal Ascot meet courtesy of Thoroughmedia. Ed Vaughan discusses his string for the meet Foreman Bryce Hays talks about Aussie sprinter Sea Siren Press conference with the connections of Animal Kingdom

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Jun
12
2013

Mike de Kock talks Shea Shea in advance of King’s Stand

Mike de Kock has the choice in the King’s Stand Stakes (G1) and discusses him with Simon Burgess of Thoroughmedia today. More so, thoughts from de Kock on Soft Falling Rain, who will miss Ascot and might make the July at Newmarket.

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Jun
12
2013

Animal Kingdom preparing for Ascot; previews from Varian, Botti

Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom is one of 15 left in for the Queen Anne (G1), which runs on Tuesday to start the Royal Ascot meeting. Trade Storm, fourth in the Dubai Duty Free (G1) was left in at the next-to-last stage of entries, as well. In ante-post markets, Animal Kingdom is a brutally [...]

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Jun
10
2013

Shea Shea expected for King’s Stand, Soft Falling Rain to miss Royal Ascot

Al Quoz Sprint winner Shea Shea is now expected to contest the five furlongs of the King’s Stand Stakes (G1) on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting, and is unlikely to try the Diamond Jubilee at the end of the meeting. Meanwhile, Godolphin Mile (G2) winner Soft Falling Rain will miss the Royal [...]

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Jun
08
2013

Calidoscopio does it again

While there is no real relation to Dubai here, the 10-year-old Calidoscopio found a way to do it again, closing from out of the clouds to win another long range dirt race.  Watch his win at the Breeders’ Cup in November, and Friday’s success in the Brooklyn Handicap (G2) at Belmont.

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Jun
04
2013

DeKock now has fave for Durban July in Vercingetorix

Unbeaten in four starts, the aptly named Vercingetorix fights relentlessly, and held off all challengers in a frenetic finish to Saturday’s Daily News 2000 (G1) at Greyville, propelling the youngster to market leadership in advance of next month’s Vodacom Durban July (G1). Owned by Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and trained by Mike [...]

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