Ascot spokesman Nick Smith reported that the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) and KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1) winner Rocket Man will not make a trip for the Royal Ascot meeting and the Golden Jubilee (G1), but that trainer Patrick Shaw indicated a possible trip for the Darley July Cup (G1) at Newmarket was a possibility. The [...]
The folks at ThoroughMedia Solutions continue their excellent work catching-up with connections at some of the world’s top race meetings. Simon Burgess serves as the main questioner in the interviews, posted below. First, trainer Patrick Shaw previews his thoughts on 2011 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) winner Rocket Man, looking to make it two international Group 1 [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, George Moore, Glen Boss, Green Birdie, Irian, KrisFlyer International Sprint, Meydan, Patrick Shaw, Rocket Man, Sacred Kingdom, Simon Burgess, Singapore Airlines International Cup
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The Singapore Turf Club identified 13 potential starters for the 2011 Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) and KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1), run on 22 May at the esteemed Kranji Racecourse. Dubai World Cup meeting and Carnival alums populate the lists. The first four from the Dubai Duty Free (G1) are expected in the ten furlong [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Ali Rashid Al Raihe, Better Be The One, Calvados Blues, Dubai Duty Free, Happy Dubai, Kranji, KrisFlyer International Sprint, Presvis, River Jetez, Rocket Man, Royal Bench, Singapore Airlines International Cup, Wigmore Hall
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Once Rocket Man settled to the lead of the Lion City Cup (G1) at Kranji on Sunday, it was all over bar the shouting as the 2011 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) winner cruised to the easiest of wins over Better Be The One, third in the 2011 Al Quoz Sprint (G2). The official winning measure [...]
The 2011 Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner, Presvis, headlines a field of 14 scheduled for Monday’s BMW Champions’ Mile (G1) at Sha Tin. Winner of the Dubai Duty Free by just less than a length, the son of Sakhee has drawn stall 10 in the one-turn race. Fourth home Royal Bench, for trainer Robert Collet, [...]
You won’t find many horses getting as much play from their trainer as Hong Kong-based John Moore has with SUNNY KING. He is incredibly bullish on his chances in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), and that is with another runner in the race (DIM SUM). With the pace likely to be as strong as it [...]
Irish-born trainer Carl O’Callaghan thinks his gelding, Kinsale King, is just a bit better this year than before his win in the 2010 edition of the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen.
The morning started with a thick coat of fog shrouding the glistening facade of Meydan, so much so you could barely see a metre ahead on the ride to the racecourse which, for most of the media, commenced at 6:00 A.M. Many of the Japanese runners took to the course around this time and looked [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Dubai World Cup Trackwork
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Also tagged Al Quoz Sprint, Beauty Flash, Buena Vista, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai World Cup, Euroears, Gio Ponti, JJ The Jet Plane, Quick Enough, Rulership, Sunny King, UAE Derby, Victoire Pisa
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Somewhat surprisingly, the posts were drawn for the four thoroughbred races preceeding the top Group 1 races, which will be fully drawn on Wednesday afternoon in a function at Meydan. The odds quoted below are DubaiRaceNight.com’s projected morning, or opening, line based on our analysis of the races. Al Quoz Sprint (G2) UAE Derby [...]
The week of World Cup trackwork began in earnest Monday with a host of horses on the Tapeta. Our winner for the morning was Mike De Kock trainee, RAIHANA (pictured below). Scheduled to go in the Dubai Duty Free, she galloped a circuit of the course and couldn’t have seemed more keen and energetic. De [...]