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Tag Archives: Richard Hills

Mar
25
2012

Hills speaks to Gulf News as riding sunset in view

Richard Hills will call it a riding career after the 2012 Dubai World Cup.  Leslie Wilson Jr of Gulf News gets Hills to reflect on the pending sunset.  Read the full interview HERE.

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Mar
23
2010

Hills happy with Finjaan

I must admit – just days away from the first big-time running of the Al Quoz Sprint (G3) and I have little opinion.  As I am just hours from arriving in Dubai, it is worth noting that jockey Richard Hills is positive on the chances of FINJAAN, his mount in the 1,200 meters turf sprint [...]

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Mar
22
2010

Godolphin announces jockey assignments

Godolphin has released their jockey assignments for the 2010 Dubai World Cup meeting, and their planned 20 starters for the big night.  Joining traditional riders Frankie Dettori, Ted Durcan, and Ahmed Ajtebi are 2009 Dubai World Cup winner Aaron Gryder and Richard Hills.  Click HERE for the full list from Godolphin’s website.

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Mar
18
2009

Al Muhairi exhibits supreme confidence in Snaffy

If you are in search of more confidence from a trainer, it will be difficult to find it from anyone other than Musabah Al Muhairi, who will send Snaffy into the Dubai World Cup as a second entrant for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The full story as published by Dubai’s Khaleej Times can [...]

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Mar
13
2009

Profiling Richard Hills; updates on Snaffy

Desmond Kane profiles jockey Richard Hills and his ever-present career success at the age of 46 for Abu Dhabi’s The National.  Hills will ride Snaffy in either the Godolphin Mile or Dubai World Cup.  The UK-based rider was victorious in the 1999 Dubai World Cup aboard that race’s biggest longshot winner, Almutawakel.  Click HERE to read [...]

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