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Mar
22
2012

Smart Falcon adds familiar feel to Dubai World Cup

Likely Dubai World Cup entrant Smart Falcon brings some fond memories of last year’s Dubai World Cup, when countrymate Transcend emerged from the arguably lesser ranks of Japanese dirt racing to a near World Cup boil-over.  This year, Transcend is back too, and comes with a horse that has a magnificent lifetime record, but lacks [...]

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Mar
11
2012

Projected 2012 Dubai World Cup Field #2

After the final main local prep for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we provide our projected field for the $10 million race. #1 – CIRRUS DES AIGLES Trainer: Corine Barande-Barbe Estimated UAE Rating: 126 Initially after a second in a Chantilly all-weather prep, it was announced that he would aim for one of the $5 [...]

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Feb
26
2012

Projected 2012 Dubai World Cup Field #1

As conditions develop and change over the weeks leading up to the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we will provide our second annual projections for the field, limited to 14, and run over 2,000 metres of the Meydan Tapeta.  Before we dive in – we remind the reader – we could be entirely wrong.  The connections [...]

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Feb
20
2012

Haskin: Godolphin closest to Kentucky Derby success

American racing scribe Steve Haskin, best known for his tireless story-telling on the Triple Crown trail, writes of Sheikh Mohammed’s efforts to win America’s most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby, and how he might be closer to accomplishing that goal this year than ever before.  Read more from the Bloodhorse.

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Jan
02
2012

Dubai World Cup winning jockey Mirco Demuro to ride full Carnival at Meydan

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 [...]

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Nov
01
2011

Melbourne Cup “most competitive in living memory”

The inimitable Steve Moran tips today’s Emirates Melbourne Cup, which includes Godolphin’s Lost In The Moment and Modun.

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Oct
23
2011

Demuro’s World Cup ride a $6 million heist

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 [...]

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Oct
14
2011

Cecil’s comments about Meydan post draw hollow in light of facts, analysis

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. [...]

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Jun
13
2011

Profiling Barzalona before Royal Ascot

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.

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Mar
31
2011

Recapping the 2011 Dubai World Cup meeting

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 [...]

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