A Group 3 winner at Chantilly in 2011, formerly with Andre Fabre, Kreem ran down Fly Down in the 2012 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup (G1) at Janadriah Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Third in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), and with a troubled rail run in the 2011 Dubai World Cup [...]
The free entry period for the 2012 Dubai World Cup programme closed on Wednesday, and the full list of nominations was released today. CLICK HERE to access the list from the Dubai Racing Club.
The president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has purchased former Willie Haggas-trainee Green Destiny, with the aim being the 2012 Dubai World Cup, the Racing Post reported today. Herman Brown, Kadyrov’s Dubai-based, South African trainer, has confirmed the purchase. Kadyrov also owns Gitano Hernando, the winner of the 2011 Singapore Airlines International Cup, and a two-time [...]
Third in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint, just behind JJ The Jet Plane, Singapore’s Better Be The One (nearest, below) is ready for a trip to the Emirates after a narrow win on return Sunday from an October break. The win, over 1000 metres on Polytrack, was only measured a half-length, but the Trakus data [...]
News from Annemarie O’Brien via Twitter confirmed that So You Think will be entered for the Dubai World Cup this week when initial nominations are due for the eight race programme. Read more from the Racing Post. Hundreds, potentially even thousands of horses will be nominated in this first, free stage, but the pronouncement of [...]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Seven months ago, Italian jockey Mirco Demuro landed a massive, emotional career tally when taking the $10 million Dubai World Cup with Japanese entrant Victoire Pisa. Just days removed from the tsunami that ravaged the Japan’s northeastern shores, and the psyche of millions more, Demuro’s underrated, but masterful ride [...]
Group 1 winner Planteur is now with trainer Marco Botti and has been given a Dubai World Cup goal for his new connections. Read more about the addition from The National.
With another dazzling win on his CV when landing the Arima Kinen, Orfevre actually surprised his own trainer, and is now being considered for the 2012 Dubai World Cup. Get the full story with comments from the Japan Times.
A Japanese Triple Crown winner, the recent Japan Cup winner, and the 2011 Dubai World Cup champion will all square off in the 2011 Arima Kinen at Nakayama on December 25. It rarely gets better than that in Japanese racing, and the annual all-star event is widely regarded as a massive fan favourite. Get more [...]
Lucky Nine and California Memory, winners of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint and Hong Kong Cup, respectively, were each given tentative goals to get to the Dubai World Cup meeting at the end of March. The latter, trained by Tony Cruz, could be joined by stablemate Joy And Fun, winner of the 2010 Al [...]