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Tag Archives: Trakus

Feb
23
2013

Trakus Report puts Igugu’s loss in context

Rarely can a 4.25-length loss seem like a great effort, but Igugu’s performance in the Balanchine fits the bill.  Get the Trakus Report HERE which puts some rather amazing context on her run.

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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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Jan
13
2013

Trakus Report – 2013 DWCC Night 1

From the attached link HERE, check out the Trakus Dubai World Cup Carnival report, reviewing key data from the first night of the 2013 Carnival.  Which horse from last Thursday’s card ran farther and faster than a well-backed winner, enough to suggest he’s a definite horse to watch going forward?  Was the performance of Out [...]

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May
04
2012

Kentucky Derby analysis

The 2012 Kentucky Derby (G1) features a contender from the UAE Derby (G2) yet again (winner Daddy Long Legs),  along with a representative of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin Stable (Alpha).  We’ve spent the entire week in Kentucky for America’s most-beloved and most popular race, and our opinions go away from the familiar [...]

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Oct
23
2011

Demuro’s World Cup ride a $6 million heist

As the 2011-2012 UAE racing season approaches, we thought it appropriate to look back and marvel at the brilliance of Mirco Demuro’s ride on Victoire Pisa in last year’s Dubai World Cup, a ride that could unequivocally be characterised as armed robbery.  In preparing for the new season, DubaiRaceNight.com came across last season’s Trakus timing [...]

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Dec
02
2010

Meydan adopts unique saddle-towel running colours

Following a trend tipped off in the United States more than a decade ago, racing at Meydan on Thursday brought a colorful change to the saddle towels used during races.  While the traditional global approach has often been the use of a standard colour, the advent of increased satellite attention to races worldwide demands helping [...]

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