Friday’s card at Meydan featured the UAE 1,000 Guineas trial, and turned into the expected two-horse race between Gamilati and Alsindi, with the former getting the better for the home team. The race also saw the seasonal reappareance at Meydan of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and vice-president of the [...]
Horses owned by Godolphin and campaigned in the United States will no longer compete under Saeed bin Suroor’s name, according to a report in the Daily Racing Form. The boys in blue are distributing horses amongst trainers that have served on behalf of the Darley operation, while longtime U.S. assistant for bin Suroor, Rick Mettee, [...]
Lost In The Moment, a winner at the 2011 Carnival, is one of two Godolphin starters for the Emirates Melbourne Cup (G1), joining Modun for Saeed bin Suroor. Lost In The Moment drew post three and Modun, five, in the field of 24. For more on the Emirates Melbourne Cup, be sure to catch Chewin [...]
As always, there is some connection between the races in Dubai and America’s championship race weekend, the Breeders’ Cup. Next week at Churchill Downs, 15 races will determine top honors in most all imaginable divisions. The Breeders’ Cup Sprint is expected to have a field no more than 9, and former Doug Watson charge Force [...]
2010 Dubai City of Gold (G2) winner Campanologist continued Godolphin’s successful run with a win in the Preis von Europa (G1) in Cologne on Sunday. Frankie Dettori was aboard for the boys in blue. The Racing Post has more.
With Dubai racing graduates Lost In The Moment and Cavalryman already on the docket for Godolphin’s team at the 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup (G1), the boys in blue added Modun from Sir Michael Stoute’s yard, with the intent to run at the Carnival after a post-Australia freshening. The Racing Post has the story.
The Godolphin duo of Prince Bishop, last seen finishing 10th in the Dubai World Cup (G1), and Simon de Montfort, a 2011 Dubai World Cup Carnival winner, will meet UAE 1000 Guineas and winner UAE Derby (G2) third Mahbooba and nine others in Saturday’s Winter Hill Stakes (G3) at Windsor. This event, over ten furlongs, [...]
2011 Dubai Sheema Classic winner Rewilding, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin, broke down in the stretch of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot on Saturday afternoon. Beginning to mount a rally, Rewilding traveled just outside St. Nicholas Abbey out the back of the field and sent [...]
At the ripe age of eight, River Jetez towers over the field of eleven as far as experience is considered, for Friday’s Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket. Making her first start in Europe, trainer Mike De Kock has indicated that the Dubai Duty Free (G1) and Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) second is using this for a [...]
From Godolphin’s website, the list of expected entrants over the five days of Royal Ascot has been updated, with 17 expected to take line up for the magnificent festival. Dubai veterans Splash Point, Campanologist, Calvados Blues, Delegator, and Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) winner Rewilding are expected to make starts. CLICK HERE for the full list.