Xtension, fifth in the 2012 Dubai Duty Free (G1), went back to Hong Kong and was victorious in the 2012 BMW Champions Mile (G1) at Sha Tin. Watch the video below. Cityscape, winner of the Duty Free, had a tough trip from the break and was only tenth. Read more about the race HERE. African [...]
The 2012 Kentucky Derby (G1) features a contender from the UAE Derby (G2) yet again (winner Daddy Long Legs), along with a representative of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin Stable (Alpha). We’ve spent the entire week in Kentucky for America’s most-beloved and most popular race, and our opinions go away from the familiar [...]
Runners coming out of the Dubai World Cup meeting are spread across the barrier for the 2012 BMW Champions Mile (G1) on Sunday at Sha Tin. Godolphin Mile (G2) victor African Story is in post 10, while former UAE Derby (G2) winner Musir, who thrived over a mile on grass in the Topkapi Trophy (G2), [...]
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Tagged African Story, Ambitious Dragon, BMW Champions Mile, Cityscape, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Godolphin Mile, Kevin Shea, Lucky Nine, Musir, Saeed bin Suroor, Xtension
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Cityscape, the winner of the 2012 Dubai Duty Free (G1) got his first bit of trackwork in for Sunday’s BMW Champions Mile (G1) at Sha Tin. From today’s trackwork notes from the HKJC: “He can be a little bit like that, but it was just a case of the horse was going right and he [...]
After a scintillating win in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1), Australian mare Ortensia has settled in the UK well in advance of the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1) for at the mid-June Royal Ascot meeting. Geoffrey Riddle has some of the great details of the journey and preparation for The National.
Drawn out in gate 13, Ireland’s Treasure Beach will have his work cut out for tomorrow’s Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Sha Tin. The race is full of horses making some adjustments in their recent distances, with Treasure Beach cutting back to ten furlongs, while Viscount Nelson stretches out from a mile. [...]
While 2012 Dubai World Cup (G1) fourth So You Think will head off to stud, Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) victor Cirrus Des Aigles will meet tough-luck Dubai Duty Free (G1) fourth Wigmore Hall in Sunday’s Prix Ganay (G1) at Longchamp. The going is expected to be very soft, but it shouldn’t bother the winner of [...]
Sunday’s card in Hong Kong is a big one, but a nearly four-hour flight south of there will find the top domestic sprint race in Singapore, the Lion City Cup (G1). Rocket Man, second in the 2012 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) returns to defend his title in the race, and faces a top quality field, [...]
The winner of the 2012 Godolphin Mile, African Story couldn’t have carried any better flesh in his first appearance at Sha Tin in advance of a start in the BMW Champions Mile (G1) on 6 May. Photo below from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. CLICK HERE for a link to today’s trackwork notes for the [...]
Viscount Nelson, second in the 2012 Godolphin Mile (G2) settled into his surroundings at Sha Tin in advance of Sunday’s Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1). Photo courtesy: Hong Kong Jockey Club Trevor Brown, assistant to Mike deKock, is overseeing Viscount Nelson’s preparation in Hong Kong. From today’s notes released by the HKJC, “Brown [...]