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Tag Archives: Meydan

Mar
23
2013

Meydan Trackwork report – Saturday

Saturday morning was the first day the American shippers were allowed out of quarantine and most made an appearance at Meydan. The international shippers are permitted on the main Meydan courses from 5:00 A.M. to 7:30 A.M., and then on the training track beginning at 8:00 A.M., while locally-based runners are due on each course [...]

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Mar
06
2013

2013 Dubai World Cup Carnival Super Saturday Analysis

Good luck on Super Saturday! Those of you on social media, follow along with the hashtag #SuperSat – and follow us on Twitter @DubaiRaceNight CLICK HERE to get the form guide, courtesy of the Emirates Racing Authority. CLICK HERE to get past performances (U.S. style), courtesy of AmWest Entertainment. __________________________________________________________ Race 1 – $55,000 Maktoum [...]

By PatCummings | Posted in Meydan Tips and Race Analysis | Also tagged , , | Comments (5)
Feb
02
2013

Rene Douglas, Good Friends find salvation from Private Zone, aim at Dubai Golden Shaheen

“I just had to have this horse, he was crazy, but I had to have him.” These are the words of former jockey Rene Douglas, and the driving force behind Good Friends Stable, a diverse collection of friends from Chicago, and the owners of Private Zone, a hopeful participant in this year’s Dubai Golden Shaheen. [...]

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May
15
2012

Fawzi Nass discusses Krypton Factor’s preparation coming into KrisFlyer International Sprint

DubaiRaceNight.com caught up with Fawzi Nass this morning at the Singapore Turf Club, owner and trainer of Krypton Factor, winner of the 2012 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), discussing his entry in the KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1) on Sunday.

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Mar
12
2012

Animal Kingdom out of Dubai World Cup

Animal Kingdom, winner of the 2011 Kentucky Derby and a major hope for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, will miss the race after suffering a injury in his left hind leg. Mike Welsch of the Daily Racing Form has the full story.  It remains a possibility that Lucky Chappy, who shares the same connections as [...]

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Mar
11
2012

Projected 2012 Dubai World Cup Field #2

After the final main local prep for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we provide our projected field for the $10 million race. #1 – CIRRUS DES AIGLES Trainer: Corine Barande-Barbe Estimated UAE Rating: 126 Initially after a second in a Chantilly all-weather prep, it was announced that he would aim for one of the $5 [...]

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Feb
27
2012

Several from Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup likely for Dubai World Cup meeting

While still undetermined to which races the top three finishers from the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) will enter, all are under consideration for the Dubai World Cup programme, with winner Ambitious Dragon possible for the Dubai World Cup, along with third home California Memory.  Second home, Xtension, is expected for the Dubai Duty [...]

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Feb
26
2012

Projected 2012 Dubai World Cup Field #1

As conditions develop and change over the weeks leading up to the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we will provide our second annual projections for the field, limited to 14, and run over 2,000 metres of the Meydan Tapeta.  Before we dive in – we remind the reader – we could be entirely wrong.  The connections [...]

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Jan
20
2012

Two more from Singapore queued for Carnival

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 [...]

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Jan
16
2012

Unusual Suspect hopes to take advantage of upgraded Dubai Gold Cup

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 [...]

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