Listed below is the start of DubaiRaceNight.com’s top ten “moments of the decade” in Dubai horse racing. Over the next few days, we will individually unveil the top five moments until we get to #1. Feel free to add comments at the bottom of each post and enjoy. #10 – Ajtebi scores a homegrown double [...]
By PatCummings
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Also tagged Ahmed Ajtebi, Al Bastakiya, Asiatic Boy, Curlin, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai Kahayla Classic, Dubai racing, Dubai Sheema Classic, Eastern Anthem, Madjani, Paolini, Right Approach, UAE 2000 Guineas, UAE Derby, UAE Triple Crown
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Friday’s six race card at Jebel Ali is headlined by the third race, a Jebel Ali Stakes prep carrying a 120,000AED purse and drawing a relatively competitive and well-balanced field of 14. I am most interested in #11 Black Eagle who makes the fifth start of his career and the first in Dubai for trainer [...]
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Also tagged Abdullah bin Huzaim, Alexandros, Black Eagle, Bound By Honour, Doug Watson, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dynamic Saint, Eastern Anthem, Godolphin, Jebel Ali, Kal Barg, Mubarak bin Shafya, Muy Ponderado, Naseehah, Roman's Run, Ryan Moore, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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“Rusty” was the adjective trainer Luca Cumani assigned to Presvis (pictured below schooling at Sha Tin) when discussing the possible result in Sunday’s Hong Kong Cup (G1). Cumani used similar language when warning punters in advance of his star’s return over the all-weather at Lingfield, where Presvis finished second beaten three lengths behind Tranquil Tiger in [...]
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Also tagged Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Betdaq Churchill Stakes, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races, Dubai Duty Free, Gloria De Campeao, Hong Kong Cup, Lingfield, Luca Cumani, Nad al Sheba, Presvis, Sha Tin, Singapore International Airlines Cup, Tranquil Tiger
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UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi told the RacingPost that it is all-systems-go for the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner, and combining this with an odds reduction from Coral, all point to positive feelings toward Gladiatorus. Click HERE for the full story. Coming up Thursday – DubaiRaceNight.com predicts the Breeders’ Cup.
The 26th Breeders’ Cup will be run at Santa Anita this weekend and Dubai International Racing Carnival and World Cup graduates are plentiful at the entry box. Longshot winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), Gladiatorus will once again hold longshot status in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Offered at 20-1 on the track’s [...]
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Also tagged Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, Breeders' Cup Mile, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Cocoa Beach, Conduit, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Sheema Classic, Gayego, Godolphin, Godolphin Mile, Mahab Al Shimaal, Red Rocks, Regal Ransom, Silic, Spanish Moon, UAE 1000 Guineas, UAE Derby, UAE Oaks
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Homegrown Emirati jockey Ahmed Ajtebi has his first American riding engagements this week when he is booked to partner Godolphin’s Gladiatorus and Buzzword at the 26th Breeders’ Cup Championships in California. 2009 has been a masterful year for the 27 year-old former camel jockey who has climbed the ranks to emerge as a regular rider for the boys [...]
Second home behind Gladiatorus in the Dubai Duty Free (G1), Presvis bounced back with a sparkling, albeit narrow, win in the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (G1) at Sha Tin and just missed in the Singapore International Airlines Cup (G1) in May. Off since then, the Luca Cumani trainee is being pointed to the Cathay [...]
After a resounding 4.5 length victory in the Premio Vittorio di Capua (G1) at San Siro, 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner Gladiatorus will next be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Santa Anita according to a story in the Racing Post. If true, Gladiatorus is expected to join stablemate Delegator for the [...]
Gladiatorus, winner of the 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), is back in the winner’s enclosure after landing the Premio Vittorio di Capua (G1) at Milan over 1600 meters. While the race might not ring a bell in the minds of most racegoers, Godolphin’s Ramonti took the title in 2006 while Dubai racing veteran Linngari was successful [...]
Wednesday’s Fortune Stakes (Listed) at Sandown gives Bankable the best chance to score a trip to the winner’s enclosure since his Dubai International Racing Carnival success of 20 February. The son of Medicean has been quite game in his efforts since, finishing fifth behind Gladiatorus in the Dubai Duty Free (G1) and third behind Gloria [...]