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 [...]
Transcend, second in the 2011 Dubai World Cup, is one of the likely favorites for tonight’s Japan Cup Dirt. Get the profile of all the runners from the Japan Racing Association, or comments from their connections leading to the race.
Buena Vista, a two-time visitor to Dubai, earned her rightfully deserved win in Sunday’s Japan Cup. Watch the replay below. 2011 Dubai World Cup winner Victoire Pisa, making his first start since the emotional victory, did very little running and finished 13th of 16.
The Dubai World Cup champion, Victoire Pisa, makes his first start since the emotional $10 million win while the progressive, impressive Danedream goes for a sweep of the most prestigious 12-furlong turf races to end the season. Meanwhile, 14 others, including Jaguar Mail, Hiruno d’Amour, Buena Vista, and others contest the big race. SportingLife looks [...]
The 2011 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Victoire Pisa is set for his long-awaited return in what is likely his last, or next-to-last career race in Sunday’s Japan Cup (G1). A field of 18 are expected in Tokyo, which includes 11 Grade/Group 1 winners, and four international shippers. Danedream, the runaway, record-setting winner of the [...]
After being first past the post in the 2010 Japan Cup (G1) and placed second by disqualification, Buena Vista struggled with the short stretch in Nakayama and came up just short in the Arima Kinen (G1). Victoire Pisa took a controlling interest after a slow early gallop and held off the hard-charging mare who galloped [...]
Either way, the silks of the Sunday Racing Company were going to be feted in the Japan Cup. Despite passing the post first, 2010 Dubai Sheema Classic runner-up Buena Vista was disqualified for interfering with sophomore Rose Kingdom in the 2010 edition of Japan’s most prestigious international race. Click HERE for the full story. Watch [...]
In the days following Vodka’s thrilling victory in the Japan Cup (G1), English media sources have indicated that trainer Katsuhiko Sumii will send his daughter of Tanino Gimlet to contest the $10,000,000 Dubai World Cup (G1) over the synthetic Tapeta at Meydan, a final race on the ledger of a magnificent career. No shortage of [...]
Having some light success in Dubai with a fourth and seventh in the 2008 and 2009 Dubai Duty Free (G1), Vodka landed Japan’s most internationally acclaimed race, the 12 furlong Japan Cup (G1) by the slimmest of margins. Japan’s super mare was also fifth in the 2009 Jebel Hatta (G2), a local Dubai prep for [...]
Trainer Luca Cumani is firing on all cylinders right now and his Greek star Ialysos will make his group stakes debut in the Golden Jubilee at the Royal Ascot meeting. In an article that chronicles the various horses under Cumani’s care, Alan Lee uncovers that Presvis will be laid up for a fall campaign. Presvis [...]