Three runners from the 2010 Dubai World Cup will make their next start in the top shelf Emirates Champion Stakes (G1) at Newmarket on Saturday. Lining up for the ten furlong race include Twice Over (10th), Vision D’Etat (12th), and recent comeback winner Gitano Hernando (6th), returning to turf for the first time since May [...]
After a roller coaster week at Meydan in the lead up to the 2010 Dubai World Cup, Eric Libaud-trainee Vision D’Etat is finally set for a return to the races after a 12th in the world’s richest race. Prior to his win in the Hong Kong Cup (G1), connections warned that Vision D’Etat might be [...]
The Dubai Racing Club reported this morning that Eric Libaud-trainee Vision D’Etat, winner of the Hong Kong Cup (G1), has passed a veterinary inspection and will run in the Dubai World Cup (G1). The same situation played out at Sha Tin when his fitness was called into question the day before the race, which he [...]
It is possible that one of the main European favorites for the Dubai World Cup, Vision D’Etat, could miss the Dubai World Cup as he may be lame. Rumors spread early afternoon in Dubai and it seems a complete re-work of the Hong Kong Cup (G1) for trainer Eric Libaud, who encountered the same experience [...]
The fog rolled into Dubai and took quite a while to burn off, keeping temperatures cooler but reducing visibility substantially for trackwork. The sun would appear as a fuzzy white dot through the mist, then be gone again. Glancing at the expected weather for Saturday’s races had many gawking at the high numbers. Temperatures are [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Dubai World Cup Trackwork
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Also tagged Buena Vista, California Flag, Gloria De Campeao, Glorious Noah, Mary Hartmann, Oroveso, Presious Passion, Presvis, Sacred Kingdom, Uncle Tom, Vision d'Etat, Zenyatta
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On his website, Mike De Kock has named the jockey bookings for his stable’s stars on Dubai World Cup night. Earlier this week, De Kock announced that Shea would have his choice of World Cup mounts as Christophe Soumillon was booked for Vision D’Etat. Both Mr. Brock and Lizard’s Desire are dual Carnival winners, and Shea opted for [...]
As Olivier Peslier is booked to ride Vision D’Etat in next Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1), one of Meydan’s leading riders, Christophe Soumillon, will get the mount on the flashy Red Desire. As a result, Mike De Kock will give Kevin Shea the choice of either Lizard’s Desire or Mr. Brock for the big race. [...]
British bookmakers Coral released their first line on the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1) today. Gio Ponti, second behind Zenyatta in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) was installed as the 7-2 early favorite. Twice Over, third behind Zenyatta, was a co-second choice with Hong Kong Cup (G1) winner Vision D’Etat at 6-1; Luca Cumani-trainee [...]
Vision D’Etat, just one day after being pronounced lame, ran on well to win the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1) over Collection and multiple Dubai International Racing Carnival winner Presvis. Photo credit: Hong Kong Jockey Club Now, the third home will be sent to Dubai for another winter campaign at the Carnival while the [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Future Plans, Racing News
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Also tagged Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase, Chichicastenango, Collection, Daryakana, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai Sheema Classic, Eric Libaud, Luca Cumani, Meydan, Presvis, Spanish Moon, Vision d'Etat, Youmzain
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Spanish Moon, second in the 2009 Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), made all the running in Sunday’s Prix Foy (G2) at Longchamp, defeating Vision d’Etat. The win was yet another on the hearty CV for the Juddmonte Farms runner, who also landed the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) earlier in the season. The next start for the son of [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Racing News
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Also tagged Ahmed Ajtebi, Al Quoz Sprint, Canadian International, Dijeerr, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai Sheema Classic, El Prado, Goodwood, Grand Prix de Saint Cloud, J J The Jet Plane, Juddmonte Farms, Prix Foy, Spanish Moon, Vision d'Etat, Woodbine
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