Category Archives: Dubai World Cup Trackwork

The final major question marks of the 2013 Dubai World Cup pre-race festivities came to a close at Meydan when the connections of 13 runners selected their post positions after an hour-long ceremonial draw. From a full room in the IMAX theatre lobby, Hunter’s Light’s Godolphin connections selected post four and were installed as the [...]

There should be no doubt we are hounds of value, rarely backing short priced horses and taking the risk looking for horses above fair value. Overall, it seems several of the ante-post markets are offering significant overlays to fair value, and we thought we’d offer a few thoughts on overlays, underlays, etc.  All prices are [...]

Let the message not be confused, we don’t know what any of this actually means. Good?  Bad? Indifferent? Keen? Overworking? Impossible? If you are looking for some dramatic interpretation of body language and what it all means, you will not get that from us, but rather, a simple reporting of the facts.  Animal Kingdom is [...]

Posted below are today’s videos from trackwork, courtesy of Simon Burgess from Thoroughmedia. Herman Brown will send a bevy of contenders postward. Caspar Fownes trained Lucky Nine in Hong Kong, and will get a shot on Tapeta. Paul Messara trains our tip in the Al Quoz Sprint, Ortensia. If the confidence doesn’t come through, make [...]

The Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic winner, Royal Delta, looked phenomenal in Dubai on Wednesday. She has the same look she did before her big win at Churchill Downs in November, and was just striking today when on the Tapeta.  As always, our thanks to Cedric Lane for the photos.  These and others are available for [...]