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 a sixth place finish two weeks ago. This 9-year-old is being pointed to back-up for one of the stakes races next week, most likely the Zabeel Mile (G3) on the turf. In the international commingled pool, Valedictum was let go at 14-1. The win does assist the form of SUMMIT SURGE who runs in the feature of the Thursday card, the Al Fahidi Fort (G2).