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Tag Archives: Al Quoz Sprint

Better Be The One ready for Dubai trip

Third in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint, just behind JJ The Jet Plane, Singapore’s Better Be The One (nearest, below) is ready for a trip to the Emirates after a narrow win on return Sunday from an October break.  The win, over 1000 metres on Polytrack, was only measured a half-length, but the Trakus data [...]

Better Be The One geared up for Dubai return

A close third in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint (G2), Singapore-based Better Be The One gets his final work in on Sunday at Kranji before heading to Dubai with eyes on a better finish in the newly upgraded affair, and also a Carnival start or two before that.  Michael Lee has more from Singapore HERE. [...]

Dubai World Cup mentioned as likely destination for several CXHKIR winners

Lucky Nine and California Memory, winners of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint and Hong Kong Cup, respectively, were each given tentative goals to get to the Dubai World Cup meeting at the end of March.  The latter, trained by Tony Cruz, could be joined by stablemate Joy And Fun, winner of the 2010 Al [...]

Albert The Fat given Dubai goal; Prohibit expected back for Al Quoz Sprint

Saturday’s narrow winner of the Emirates Stakes (G1) at Flemington was given marching orders for a planned assault on the Dubai World Cup Carnival, with perhaps three starts expected in the coming months.  The Australian has more on those plans. Prohibit, fifth in the 2011 Al Quoz Sprint, now a Group 1, is expected back [...]

Al Quoz Sprint, Jebel Hatta, Maktoum Challenge R3 upgraded to Group 1

The Al Quoz Sprint, added to the Dubai World Cup programme two years ago after being contested as a Carnival stakes race, has been promoted to Group 1 status, the Emirates Racing Authority reported today.  JJ The Jet Plane landed the race in 2011, its final running as a Group 2 event, and was previously [...]

Al Quoz winner Joy And Fun wins comebacker

The winner of the 2010 Al Quoz Sprint, Joy And Fun, has returned from a condylar fracture suffered in running at Royal Ascot, and won his comeback at Sha Tin in the opening of the new racing season in Hong Kong.  Jeremy Greene has more from the Racing Post, which includes a possible plan to [...]

Historic win for Dubai connection in Darley July Cup; River Jetez a solid fifth in Friday’s Falmouth Stakes

Khalifa bin Dasmal, Emirati businessman and steward for the Dubai Racing Club, managed to be a part of history in the UK today as his colt, Dream Ahead, landed the Darley July Cup (G1) at Newmarket with Hayley Turner in the irons.  Turner, 28, is the first female jockey to win a Group 1 winner [...]

Three Dubai World Cup meeting winners in Timeform’s Top 10 thoroughbreds in the world

Rocket Man, JJ The Jet Plane, and Victoire Pisa found themselves amongst Timeform’s ratings of the top global thoroughbreds after their initial 2011 rankings were released last week.  The three each landed victories during Dubai visits with starts at the 2011 Dubai World Cup meeting in March.  Rocket Man went one better in the 2011 [...]

Sole Power lands Temple Stakes

Sole Power, a lacklustre 14th of 16 in the 2011 Al Quoz Sprint (G2), made his second start back from Dubai a winning one when landing Saturday’s Betfred.com Temple Stakes (G2) at Haydock, a primer for what is to come in the next few months with massive sprinting riches on the line.  Racing Post has [...]

Rocket Man bolts for third Lion City Cup; on to KrisFlyer

Once Rocket Man settled to the lead of the Lion City Cup (G1) at Kranji on Sunday, it was all over bar the shouting as the 2011 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) winner cruised to the easiest of wins over Better Be The One, third in the 2011 Al Quoz Sprint (G2).  The official winning measure [...]