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GulfNews profiles UAE Sportsman of the Year Ajtebi

Currently riding in California, Ahmed Ajtebi will soon return to Dubai for the unveiling of Meydan and the start of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival.  Recently named UAE Sportsman of the Year, this Gulf News profile (with video) is the most comprehensive profile of the jockey who won the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1) [...]

Dubai racing “moments of the decade” – #10 through #6

Listed below is the start of DubaiRaceNight.com’s top ten “moments of the decade” in Dubai horse racing.  Over the next few days, we will individually unveil the top five moments until we get to #1.  Feel free to add comments at the bottom of each post and enjoy. #10 – Ajtebi scores a homegrown double [...]

Ajtebi training in US for six weeks

Following this weekend’s jockey challenge in Mauritius, UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi will head to California for six weeks and work under Dubai World Cup winning trainer Eoin Harty according to a report in today’s Racing Post.  Ajtebi will be back in Dubai for the start of the Dubai International Racing Carnival on 28 January.  In [...]

“Affable” Ajtebi praises Dettori

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.

Ajtebi, eventually confident, went searching for UAE flag in California prior to riding in Breeders’ Cup

After returning to Dubai following his win aboard Vale of York in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Ahmed Ajtebi tells his story to Hisham Al Gizouli of the Khaleej Times.  Click HERE to read the full account.  Of particular note is Ajtebi’s search in California (note, not Florida as the story incorrectly states) for [...]

Ajtebi scores in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

Dubai native Ahmed Ajtebi landed the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) aboard 30-1 longshot Vale Of York in a shocking upset on Saturday at Santa Anita.  The win marks another notch in the belt of the up-and-coming rider who has raced to prominence under the tutelage of numerous top-class trainers, and the sponsorship of Sheikh [...]

Ajtebi bullish on Gladiatorus

UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi told the RacingPost that it is all-systems-go for the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner, and combining this with an odds reduction from Coral, all point to positive feelings toward Gladiatorus.  Click HERE for the full story. Coming up Thursday – DubaiRaceNight.com predicts the Breeders’ Cup.

Ajtebi preparing for first US mounts

Homegrown Emirati jockey Ahmed Ajtebi has his first American riding engagements this week when he is booked to partner Godolphin’s Gladiatorus and Buzzword at the 26th Breeders’ Cup Championships in California.  2009 has been a masterful year for the 27 year-old former camel jockey who has climbed the ranks to emerge as a regular rider for the boys [...]

Gladiatorus earns first win since Duty Free shocker

Gladiatorus, winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), is back in the winner’s enclosure after landing the Premio Vittorio di Capua (G1) at Milan over 1600 meters.  While the race might not ring a bell in the minds of most racegoers, Godolphin’s Ramonti took the title in 2006 while Dubai racing veteran Linngari was successful [...]

Spanish Moon wins Prix Foy

Spanish Moon, second in the 2009 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), made all the running in Sunday’s Prix Foy (G2) at Longchamp, defeating Vision d’Etat.  The win was yet another on the hearty CV for the Juddmonte Farms runner, who also landed the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) earlier in the season.  The next start for the son of [...]