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Tag Archives: Big City Man

Jun
25
2009

Plenty of Dubai racing alums going Saturday

A plethora of 2009 Dubai International Racing Carnival  and Dubai World Cup meeting graduates will grace the racing pitch on Saturday.  Balthazaar’s Gift, the winner of a 1200 meters handicap on the eighth night of the Carnival, will make his reappearance following a winter in Dubai in Saturday’s John Bovington Memorial Criterion Stakes (G3) at Newmarket [...]

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Apr
28
2009

Indian Blessing skipping Humana Distaff, lacks “energy.”

After a second to Big City Man in the 2009 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), trainer Bob Baffert reported Tuesday that his 4-year-old sprinting filly will not be entered for Saturday’s Humana Distaff on the Kentucky Derby undercard.  Baffert told the Daily Racing Form’s Jay Privman: “I don’t think the energy is there.”   Click HERE to [...]

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Feb
02
2009

Saudi prince adds new UAE Derby hope

The growing international stable of Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer added another member as the Dubai Racing Club reported on Monday.  Through California-based connections, Chile’s Clasico St. Leger winner MEDICI was privately purchased with the hopes of making the 2009 UAE Derby, run on Dubai World Cup night.  Prince Sultan’s racing interests [...]

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Jan
08
2009

Big City Man big in his return to racing

Well, I wrote of the potential return of Big City Man on the last night of the Winter Racing Carnival and all he did was manage a nearly four-length victory over some decent sprinting company.  He improves his lifetime mark to four wins from five starts and is a likely early contender for the Dubai [...]

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Jan
07
2009

Winter Racing Challenge winding down Thursday

Thursday night marks the end of the Winter Racing Challenge at Nad al Sheba, which will be soon followed by the start of the Dubai International Racing Carnival, next Thursday.  One sentence that begins and ends with “Thursday,” probably a sign I should have used two sentences… A six race card, sponsored by Keeneland, caps [...]

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