Details have emerged following the sudden death of Big City Man, winner of the 2009 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), after the initial report of his death came on Monday evening, following a comment made by his former trainer, Saudi-based Stephane Chevalier. Jeff Mullins, who began working Big City Man in early June at his Hollywood [...]
After an auspicious debut to his 2009 season, Drill Sergeant scored at 14-1 in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes on the final card of racing at the Royal Ascot meet. Under Joe Fanning, Drill Sergeant has steadily improved after appearing listless in three starts at the Dubai International Racing Carnival. With three starts in Dubai [...]
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Also tagged Al Quoz Sprint, Art Connoisseur, Asset, Bronze Cannon, Cannonball, Drill Sergeant, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, Friston Forest, Golden Jubilee, Hardwicke Stakes, J J The Jet Plane, Joe Fanning, Newmarket, Presvis, Rock of Gibraltar, Royal Ascot, Stanjames.com Jockey Club Stakes, Veracity, Wokingham Stakes
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The Royal Ascot meeting concludes on Saturday and the main feature is one of the most international fields you will find in horse racing. Mike De Kock leads the way with J J The Jet Plane, winner of the 2009 Al Quoz Sprint (G3) at Nad Al Sheba. This will be his second start following [...]
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Also tagged Cannonball, Godolphin, Golden Jubilee Stakes, J J The Jet Plane, King's Stand, Kranji, KrisFlyer International Sprint, Mike de Kock, Rocket Man, Royal Ascot, Sacred Kingdom, Weslet Ward
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A front-running masterpiece from Gloria De Campeao landed the 2009 Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) defeating a hard-charging Presvis while Bankable completed a Dubai International Racing Carnival trifecta finishing third. This was the first race on turf for the Brazilian bred son of Impression (ARG) since the Prix Dollar (G2) in October at Longchamp where [...]
Second in the Dubai Duty Free after drawing stall 16, last to first in the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup on a speed-favoring turf course, Presvis has made it routine to overcome roadblocks. Such will be the case on Sunday when the ever-improving son of Sakhee will jump from the widest stall, 12, in the Singapore [...]
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Also tagged Audemars Piguet QEII Cup, Balius, Dubai Duty Free, Godolphin, Jay Peg, Kranji, Luca Cumani, Presvis, Rocket Man, Sakhee, Singapore Airlines International Cup, Takeover Target
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2008 Arkansas Derby winner Gayego has thrived sprinting recently and is now likely to be Godolphin’s representative in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen. Jason Shandler from Bloodhorse has more on the purchase and future of Gayego. This marks the second consecutive year that Godolphin has purchased a top American sprinter with the intent of [...]