That headline deserves an exclamation point as the gallant old-boy Presvis, winner of the 2011 Dubai Duty Free, will return for yet another Dubai World Cup Carnival, according to reports today from the Racing Post. David Milnes has the story on the Cumani team for the upcoming season.
Jamie Spencer settled Wigmore Hall back off a slow pace and hugged the rail to victory as Wigmore Hall out-dueled frontrunner Simmard and Al Khali, an even deeper closer, to win the Northern Dancer Turf (G1) at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada. The win is the first since taking the Jebel Hatta (G2) on Super Thursday [...]
The Singapore Turf Club identified 13 potential starters for the 2011 Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1) and KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1), run on 22 May at the esteemed Kranji Racecourse. Dubai World Cup meeting and Carnival alums populate the lists. The first four from the Dubai Duty Free (G1) are expected in the ten furlong [...]
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Also tagged Ali Rashid Al Raihe, Better Be The One, Calvados Blues, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Happy Dubai, Kranji, KrisFlyer International Sprint, River Jetez, Rocket Man, Royal Bench, Singapore Airlines International Cup, Wigmore Hall
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The winner of Monday’s BMW Champions Mile (G1), Xtension, is pointed to Kranji for the 22 May event. More are expected to emerge from this race, plus Sunday’s Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) as major international challengers. The Daily Mail has more. The SAI Cup is run over 10 furlongs, lefthanded, a dual [...]
John Moore trainee Xtension took the BMW Champions Mile (G1) at Sha Tin on Monday in a slowly-run race that may have dulled the late kick of Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner Presvis. Musir was beaten just a half-length in third. Read more about the race from Racing Post.
The 2011 Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner, Presvis, headlines a field of 14 scheduled for Monday’s BMW Champions’ Mile (G1) at Sha Tin. Winner of the Dubai Duty Free by just less than a length, the son of Sakhee has drawn stall 10 in the one-turn race. Fourth home Royal Bench, for trainer Robert Collet, [...]
A cavalcade of racing stars, some from the 2011 Dubai World Cup meeting, are expected for the 1 May Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Sha Tin. Some of the expected starters include: Victoire Pisa (1st – Dubai World Cup),River Jetez (2nd – Dubai Duty Free), Wigmore Hall (3rd – Dubai Duty Free), [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, BMW Champions Mile, California Memory, Cape Blanco, Gitano Hernando, Musir, River Jetez, Sha Tin, Victoire Pisa, Viva Pataca, Wigmore Hall
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Winner of the 2011 Dubai Duty Free, Presvis (below, star cap) looks to be the first major international raider to take the BMW Champions Mile (G1) at Sha Tin since it received G1-status in 2007, skipping a chance to gain a second win in the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1). Fourth in the Duty [...]
Michael Bell, trainer of WIGMORE HALL, and Luca Cumani, long-time conditioner of PRESVIS, joked together as to which should go first in our interview, Wednesday, after both oversaw their horses gallop the Tapeta. Only one horse (Ipi Tombe – 2003) has ever won the traditional Super Thursday prep for the Dubai Duty Free (G1), the [...]
Ok, let’s get it out of the way. We totally, COMPLETELY missed on Twice Over (pictured below, middle). Call us ungrateful considering we said we wouldn’t bet Twice Over with borrowed money. We stand by that opinion, but based only on what we knew going into the night of racing. Grab that dunce cap and [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Perspectives
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Also tagged Bankable, Burj Nahaar, Dubai City of Gold, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Golden Shaheen, Dubai Sheema Classic, Dubai World Cup, Gitano Hernando, Godolphin Mile, Jebel Hatta, Monsieur Joe, Monterosso, Musir, Skysurfers, Twice Over, Wigmore Hall
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