ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Seven months ago, Italian jockey Mirco Demuro landed a massive, emotional career tally when taking the $10 million Dubai World Cup with Japanese entrant Victoire Pisa. Just days removed from the tsunami that ravaged the Japan’s northeastern shores, and the psyche of millions more, Demuro’s underrated, but masterful ride [...]
The inimitable Steve Moran tips today’s Emirates Melbourne Cup, which includes Godolphin’s Lost In The Moment and Modun.
As the 2011-2012 UAE racing season approaches, we thought it appropriate to look back and marvel at the brilliance of Mirco Demuro’s ride on Victoire Pisa in last year’s Dubai World Cup, a ride that could unequivocally be characterised as armed robbery. In preparing for the new season, DubaiRaceNight.com came across last season’s Trakus timing [...]
In a just-published column for The National, trainer Sir Henry Cecil tells Geoffrey Riddle that he is unlikely to contest the Dubai World Cup again. ”I’m not going to prepare a horse for a race where I’ve got no chance,” Cecil said, speaking specifically of horses drawn wide for the 2,000 metres start at Meydan. [...]
Chris McGrath puts perspective on Mickael Barzalona’s demonstrative Derby performance and compares his status in light of Frankie Dettori’s place with Godolphin. CLICK HERE for the full story from The Independent.
A few days away from the computer, and some jetlag recovery, plus a deeper analysis of the results were necessary after the big night of racing. Below are our thoughts, in no particular order, recapping the 2011 Dubai World Cup meeting. 1. Mirco Demuro stole the big race. A simple, brilliant move. Running into a snailish [...]
Sure, he might not always win, but the win Carl O’Callaghan scooped for the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen was a think of perfection, at least in the mind of the Irish-born, California-based trainer of Kinsale King. The pair will try and do it again on the big night, and Carl couldn’t be happier with his [...]
For the third time this season, DubaiRaceNight.com offers its assessment of the 14 horses most likely to make the starting gate for the 2011 Dubai World Cup (G1). With this edition, we have put our opinion on the initial opening odds for each horse and an explanation about their current state for the race. These [...]
Ok, let’s get it out of the way. We totally, COMPLETELY missed on Twice Over (pictured below, middle). Call us ungrateful considering we said we wouldn’t bet Twice Over with borrowed money. We stand by that opinion, but based only on what we knew going into the night of racing. Grab that dunce cap and [...]
By PatCummings
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Tagged Bankable, Burj Nahaar, Dubai City of Gold, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai World Cup, Gitano Hernando, Godolphin Mile, Jebel Hatta, Monsieur Joe, Monterosso, Musir, Presvis, Skysurfers, Twice Over, Wigmore Hall
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We have received numerous queries regarding our potential Dubai World Cup field ratings. Our first projection (seven weeks out) is here, while our second projection (five weeks out) is here. In case you were wondering why some really quality horses might not make the field, look no farther than the entries for Thursday’s Al Maktoum Challenge [...]