Smiling Tiger, one of America’s top sprinters, will indeed miss the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) due to a brusied foot and abscess, DubaiRaceNight.com has learned from Mersad Metanovic, racing manager for owners Klein & Lebherz. Earlier reports on Thursday suggested Smiling Tiger might miss the race. Scheduled to go through the sales ring at Keeneland [...]
After spending the majority of his career in the UAE under the watchful eye of Doug Watson, Force Freeze hopes to make the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) after a return to North America, dirt, and Lasix. Winning the Teddy Drone Stakes at Monmouth Park in his first start since the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), Force [...]
Richard’s Kid was send postward at a staggering 8-1 off his Pacific Classic (G1) win and tracked down heavily-backed Twirling Candy to win the Goodwood Stakes (G1) at Hollywood Park’s Oak Tree meeting. Seventh beaten about three lengths in the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1), Richard’s Kid was third in his first two starts following Dubai [...]
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Godolphin’s Gayego has made two trips to Dubai for the International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup meetings but walked away with only one win from four starts. The 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) winner and second in the 2010 Al Shindagha Sprint (G3) will get back on Tapeta when he is one of [...]
With a convincing win off a 14-month layoff, Grade 1 winner Bob Black Jack stormed into contention for the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen with a 2.5 length victory in the 6.5 furlong San Carlos Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita. The former Kentucky Derby (G1) runner was injured last winter when preparing for a possible tilt at [...]
Kinsale King took the Palos Verdes Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita Saturday, paving the way for a trip to the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1). Trainer Carl O’Callaghan made it known following his colt’s December Vernon Underwood (G3) win, that the Golden Shaheen was a goal. Saturday’s 9-1 upset over Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner [...]
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Also tagged Breeders' Cup Sprint, Carl O'Callaghan, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Eaton's Gift, Kinsale King, Martin Garcia, Palos Verdes, Santa Anita, Ventana, Vernon Underwood
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Dancing In Silks, the upset winner of the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) will be trained with a likely next major goal of the 2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1). Trained by Carla Gaines, the 4-year-old gelding has emerged from obscurity in stakes races restricted to California-bred horses to prominence. American based sprinters have had tremendous [...]
The 26th Breeders’ Cup will be run at Santa Anita this weekend and Dubai International Racing Carnival and World Cup graduates are plentiful at the entry box. Longshot winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), Gladiatorus will once again hold longshot status in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Offered at 20-1 on the track’s [...]
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The 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) winner, Gayego, should leave little doubt in the mind of his handlers as to which Breeders’ Cup race he should contest after a monumental run in the Ancient Title Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita. Following fast fractions, the son of Gilded Time was angled well into the middle of [...]
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Also tagged Ancient Title, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Garrett Gomez, Gayego, Godolphin, Godolphin Mile, Mahab Al Shimaal, Rick Mettee, Santa Anita, Two Step Salsa
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Gayego, winner of the 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) on Super Thursday, will return to stakes company for the first time since his second in the 2009 Godolphin Mile (G2). Sunday’s Ancient Title Stakes (G1) will be the setting as Gayego’s performance will dictate where Godolphin sends him for the Breeders’ Cup – Sprint or Dirt [...]