Michael Freedman, already planning to send Better Be The One and Cash Luck to the Dubai World Cup Carnival, will now add Always Certain and The Comedian to the list after strong performances on Friday. Michael Lee has the full story from Kranji. Steven Burridge, an Aussie native training in Singapore for some time, has [...]
With a $1 million purse and an upgrade to Group 3 status, the Dubai Gold Cup is the first major top class stayers event on the global racing calendar. Former American-based turfer Unusual Suspect was exported to Australia to run in some of their top stayer events, eventually finishing ninth in the 2011 Emirates Melbourne [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Also tagged Dark Matter, Dubai World Cup Carnival, Jebel Ali Stakes, Kilt Rock, Kinglet, Maktoum Challenge, Mendip, Musir, Rassam, Singapore Turf Club, Steven Burridge, UAE 2000 Guineas Trial
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A close third in last year’s Al Quoz Sprint (G2), Singapore-based Better Be The One gets his final work in on Sunday at Kranji before heading to Dubai with eyes on a better finish in the newly upgraded affair, and also a Carnival start or two before that. Michael Lee has more from Singapore HERE. [...]
Below is our analysis for the first night of the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival. A recap of top selections will appear soon, along with a suggested pick-six ticket for those on course.
The course record holder for 1,200 metres at Meydan, Alo Pura made a winning return to the races on Sunday, defeating three-time season winner Mujaazef by open space. Earlier in the card, Yirga took the Jebel Ali Stakes prep. Leslie Wilson of GulfNews reviews the card. Pictured below is Alo Pura, courtesy EERC/Cedric Lane. To [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Failing to make the 2011 edition of the Dubai Sheema Classic, the mare is in line for a tilt at the 2012 edition, according to comments from trainer Ed Dunlop from The National. While part of the column takes note of some horses taken from Dunlop by Rabbah Bloodstock, the remarks regarding Anamoine Ltd.’s mare [...]