French and Spanish raced filly Synergy has been retired after suffering a fracture in last week’s Cape Verdi (G3), a race in which she finished third after making most of the running. Soneva, with Christophe Soumillon aboard, was victorious. Trainer Yan Durepaire is quoted in a letter to the owners, De La Fuerte Stud of [...]
Friday at Riyadh’s Al Janadriah Racecourse brings the Crown Prince Cup (G2), one of the most significant preps for Saudi’s premier throughbred event of the year, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup (G1). Three prominent Dubai racing alums to contest the 2,400 meters event are Deem (pictured below), winner of the Cape Verdi (G3) [...]
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Horses from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made an impressive mark on the 2009 Dubai racing season, with wins coming from four horses over a variety of races. The late Big City Man was the first non-American prepared winner of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) since 2003, and only the second in the history of [...]
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Mick Channon remains on an international roll after Eva’s Request, third in Nad Al Sheba’s 2009 Cape Verdi (G3) behind Deem, took the Premio Lydia Tesio Shadwell (G1) at Capannelle on Sunday. The win was the second major international score for Channon in as many weeks after Lahaleeb found success in Canada, winning the E.P. Taylor [...]
The next two days of racing at the 2009 Royal Ascot meeting will see several Dubai International Racing Carnival graduates go postward. Wednesday’s card has the Windsor Forest Stakes (G2) for fillies and Eva’s Request, third in the Cape Verdi (G3) and seventh in the Balanchine (G3) this past winter, will be one of nine [...]
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Also tagged Ascot Gold Cup, Balanchine, Coolmore, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai Sheema Classic, Eastern Anthem, Epsom, Eva's Request, Goodwood, Investec Coronation Cup, Lomitas, Nad al Sheba, Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Royal Ascot, Veracity, Windsor Forest Stakes, Yeats, Yorkshire Cup
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Once again, pedigree expert Sid Fernando has outdone himself, working through the blogosphere to catch a possibly intriguing development. Deem was making her fourth career start when winning the Cape Verdi (G3) in her Dubai debut. Impeccably bred, this daughter of Dalakhani out of a Sadler’s Wells mare seemed like a perfect fit for the turf. [...]
Sid Fernando’s blog has some interesting observations concerning the Dubai debuts of Deem and Front House in Thursday’s Cape Verdi (G3) and their uniquely similar bloodlines. Click HERE to access the story.