Below is the full 2010-2011 UAE racing fixtures calendar: NOVEMBER 5 – Jebel Ali 7 – Abu Dhabi 11 – Meydan 13 – Sharjah 14 – Abu Dhabi 19 – Jebel Ali 25 – Meydan 28 – Abu Dhabi DECEMBER 2 – Meydan 3 – Jebel Ali 5 – Abu Dhabi 9 – Meydan 11 [...]
The third race of Friday’s six-race meeting at Jebel Ali is the 500,000 AED Jebel Ali Stakes (Listed), run over 1,950 meters (about ten furlongs). A field of sixteen has been assembled for the race, including top-rated #7 MASHAAHED for trainer Erwan Charpy. The son of In The Wings was third in a conditions prep for [...]
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Also tagged Dhruba Selvaratnam, Doug Watson, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Dynamic Saint, Erwan Charpy, Jebel Ali, Mashaahed, Meeriss, Monte Alto, Nad al Sheba, William Buick
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The 8 January meeting at Jebel Ali is headlined by a AED120,000 conditions event over 1,400 meters that drew a field of 12 and will be contested as the third race of the card. War Monger, top-rated at 113, is making his 14th career start, the first that is not on a grass course. The [...]
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Also tagged Bailerus, Barbecue Eddie, Boss Professor, Breeders' Cup Mile, Commander Cave, Daragh O'Donohue, Doug Watson, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Erwan Charpy, Exceedingly Fast, Godolphin, Green Coast, Jebel Ali, Jodi, Mohammed Jaber Abdullah, Montpellier, Satish Seemar, War Monger
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Sarah Tregoning from The National profiles the continuing growth of Ahmed Ajtebi and his thanksgiving for one particularly famous Italian jockey. Click HERE for the full story. Racing resumes in the Emirates on Friday, December 4 at Jebel Ali.
Friday’s feature at Jebel Ali, the AED 100,000 Derrinstown Stud over 1,600 meters went the way of the Dhurba Selvaratnam trainee, Meeriss, defeating a quality field of UAE-based runners by 4.5 lengths. A 4-year-old gelding by Dubai Destination, Meeriss made gradual progress through the field of 11 after settling in the rear and pulled well [...]
The 2009 UAE racing season opens this week with a triple-header led by racing at Jebel Ali on Friday, the return to racing at Sharjah on Saturday, and a meeting at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Entries were released for the the meetings on Tuesday and there will be no action lacking at the three facilities. [...]
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Also tagged Doug Watson, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Escape Route, Hammadi, HRH Princess Haya, Jebel Ali, Jebel Ali Sprint, Red Ransom, Sea Hunter, Sharjah, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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The opening weekend triple header to get the United Arab Emirates racing season underway is just one month away. Friday, November 6 marks the beginning of the local UAE racing season with a meeting at Jebel Ali, followed by a return to Sharjah Equestrian Club on November 7, then a jump over to Abu Dhabi [...]