The Dubai Racing Club has announced its March 5 card will include the introduction of the Meydan Masters jockey challenge, a unique variation on global jockey challenges that have taken place around the world. In Dubai, an invitation to the Masters is determined upon winning: take down a major international race, and you qualify for [...]
By PatCummings
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Posted in Future Plans
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Also tagged Aaron Gryder, Ahmed Ajtebi, Calvin Borel, Christophe Lemaire, Corey Brown, Dubai horse racing, Dubai International Racing Carnival, Dubai racing, Dubai Racing Club, Frankie Dettori, John Murtagh, Meydan Masters, Mike Smith, Norohiro Yokoyama, Olivier Peslier, Ryan Moore, Ted Durcan
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The winner of the 2009 Zabeel Mile (G3), Archipenko, has been retired to stud. Click HERE for more from RacingPost.
Two-time Dubai International Racing Carnival veteran Wise Dennis is back on track this Friday at Ascot when a field of ten jumps off in the October Club Handicap over ten furlongs. Having made four starts at the 2009 Carnival, the 7-year-old gelding by Polar Falcon was always well-backed in wagering but his best finish was [...]
A swollen fetlock will cause Archipenko to miss Saturday’s renewal of the Coral Eclipse Stakes (G1), reported trainer Mike De Kock’s website. What was due to be his first start since finishing sixth in the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin in April, the future for the son of Kingmambo is undetermined. [...]
Around 6:45 A.M., and under the watchful eye of trainer Mike De Kock who was uncustomarily in the grandstand, a host of his stable’s runners made a round of Nad Al Sheba, with Dubai Duty Free contender ARCHIPENKO catching the eye most of all. The winner of the Zabeel Mile (G3) at this year’s International [...]
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Posted in Dubai World Cup Trackwork
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Also tagged Albertus Maximus, Archipenko, Art of War, Asiatic Boy, Bankable, Brave Tin Soldier, Dubai Duty Free, Godolphin Mile, King of Rome, Kingmambo, Lucky Find, Macarthur, Marcus Hersh
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Two of the stakes races on Thursday’s card were heartily oversubscribed, so the Dubai Racing Club will create some ungraded sub-divisions of the Zabeel Mile and Al Quoz Sprint to give those horses a chance to run. What a shame when you have TOO many horses wanting to enter your races. Here is the exact [...]
Thursday’s card of racing at Nad al Sheba is the penultimate night of the Dubai International Racing Carnival. Four stakes races mark the card and are listed below. $250,000 UAE Oaks (listed), 1800 meters (9F), dirt – 2008 winner: COCOA BEACH $200,000 Al Quoz Sprint (G3), 1200 meters (6F), turf – 2008 winner: INSTANT RECALL $200,000 [...]
Shutout from the Dubai International Racing Carnival as a result of the equine influenza that ravaged Australian racing, they can celebrate in Dubai once again following the performance of #2 VALEDICTUM in Thursday’s second race. Under Ted Durcan, Valedictum settled towards the rear and flashed home up the inside rail, improving quite a bit following [...]