Kilt Rock (first picture, below), Mujaazef, Mushreq and Sarbola, all winners at the first meeting of the season at Jebel Ali, backed-up to form with winners on Friday’s card, a fortnight after the first fixture of the season. The Kilt Rock win was the first in a double for Doug Watson who added to the [...]
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After a decent third in his seasonal debut, the Jebel Ali Stakes Prep, Mashaahed took full advantage of that run over the dirt and moved forward to win the JA Stakes itself on Friday’s six race card. The win gave Erwan Charpy another victory in the Jebel Ali Stakes after he took the event with [...]
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The third race of Friday’s six-race meeting at Jebel Ali is the 500,000 AED Jebel Ali Stakes (Listed), run over 1,950 meters (about ten furlongs). A field of sixteen has been assembled for the race, including top-rated #7 MASHAAHED for trainer Erwan Charpy. The son of In The Wings was third in a conditions prep for [...]
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Otaared rallied from the back of an 11-horse field to win the Shadwell Farm Conditions by more than three lengths in Friday’s feature at Jebel Ali, triggering the start of a treble for Dhruba Selvaratnam and jockey William Buick. This marks the second win in three seasonal starts at Jebel Ali for the 5-year-old son [...]
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Friday’s Shadwell Farm Conditions race, the feature at Jebel Ali, went the way of the Dhruba Selvaratnam trainee Otaared, making his first start since October 2008. It was one of only two races NOT won by Doug Watson. Click HERE as Sarah Tregoning from The National takes a look back at Friday’s card.
Friday’s feature at Jebel Ali, the AED 100,000 Derrinstown Stud over 1,600 meters went the way of the Dhurba Selvaratnam trainee, Meeriss, defeating a quality field of UAE-based runners by 4.5 lengths. A 4-year-old gelding by Dubai Destination, Meeriss made gradual progress through the field of 11 after settling in the rear and pulled well [...]