Trainer Mike de Kock confirmed to DubaiRaceNight.com today the immediate plan for some of his stable’s top stars. Next week, deKock expects to put both Bold Silvano, winner of the 2011 Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G3), and Master of Hounds, second in the 2012 Maktoum Challenge Round 1 (G3), back on course. Bold Silvano, off [...]
A top class weekend of racing in the UAE came to a close on Friday afternoon with a handy six-race meeting at Jebel Ali, replete with storylines. But the main talk of the 13-races over the last two days was Musir’s tidy victory in the Maktoum Challenge – R1 (G3). The son of Redoute’s Choice [...]
By PatCummings
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Also tagged Dark Matter, Dubai World Cup Carnival, Jebel Ali Stakes, Kilt Rock, Kinglet, Mendip, Meydan, Musir, Rassam, Singapore Turf Club, Steven Burridge, UAE 2000 Guineas Trial
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Dance And Dance, who ended his season in North America with two tough defeats, will give Ed Vaughan a chance at the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival, as he reported on his website. The first edition of the Maktoum Challenge is up first. Read more from his site.
Winner of the 2011 Jebel Hatta (G2) at Meydan, Wigmore Hall followed that with a strong third in the Dubai Duty Free (G1) and got back to the winner’s enclosure with a solid score in the Northern Dancer (G1) at Woodbine. Now, back on home soil, he is considered one of the longer chances in [...]
The Al Quoz Sprint, added to the Dubai World Cup programme two years ago after being contested as a Carnival stakes race, has been promoted to Group 1 status, the Emirates Racing Authority reported today. JJ The Jet Plane landed the race in 2011, its final running as a Group 2 event, and was previously [...]
Bold Silvano, winner of the 2011 Maktoum Challenge – R2 (G3) at Meydan, and the 2010 Vodacom Durban July (G1), is doing well in Newmarket for the Mike deKock yard and will be pointed for the big prize at the 2012 Dubai World Cup (G1). Pictured below with assistant trainer Steven Jell, Bold Silvano’s condition [...]
While Mike de Kock oversees River Jetez in for the Beverly D. Stakes (G1) at Arlington Park, a pair of runners will make their first starts since the Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday. A field of six will travel ten furlongs in a conditions stakes at Newmarket, the first race back for Mahbooba, 2011 UAE [...]
Returning to the races in March, Twice Over landed an over-the-top win in the 2011 Maktoum Challenge – Round 3 (G2) at Meydan. The son of Observatory had disappointed since, ninth in the Dubai World Cup (G1), then uninvolved in the Lockinge (G1) and Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1). Saturday, Twice Over pounded his six [...]
Well that was exciting, no? Once again, in no particular order, here are our thoughts on the fourth night of the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival. 1. Bold Silvano’s performance in the Maktoum Challenge – R2 (G3) was one of the most impressive, if not THE most impressive, on the Tapeta in the short history [...]
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Posted in Meydan Tips and Race Analysis
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Also tagged Al Shindagha Sprint, Balanchine, Ben Cecil, Big City Man, Bold Silvano, Christophe Soumillon, Crowded House, Dubai horse racing, Dubai World Cup, Dubai World Cup favorite, Dynamic Blitz, Ferneley, Firebreak Stakes, Gitano Hernando, Irish Flame, Mahbooba, Meydan, Mike de Kock, My Central, River Jetez, Shimmering Moment, UAE 1000 Guineas, UAE 2000 Guineas, UAE Derby, Vodacom Durban July
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Let’s run down our thoughts on the third night of the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival…in no particular order: 1. The “local trainer” run is simply amazing. Between Mike De Kock, Mahmood Al Zarooni, Saeed bin Suroor, and Ali Rashid Al Raihe, they have won 17 of the 22 thoroughbred races. Perhaps the reason for [...]
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Posted in Meydan Tips and Race Analysis
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Also tagged Ahmed Ajtebi, Al Quoz Sprint, Al Rashidiya, Ali Rashid Al Raihe, City Style, DRC Gold Cup, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Frankie Dettori, Happy Dubai, Herman Brown, Irish Flame, Lost In The Moment, Luca Cumani, Mahmood Al Zarooni, Mickael Barzalona, Mike de Kock, Presvis, Raihana, UAE 1000 Guineas, UAE Oaks, Whispering Gallery, Xavier Nakkachdji
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