Haggas Star To Continue Career In The UAE Maljoom, winner of nearly US$1,060,000 in prize money for Newmarket trainer William Haggas, is set to continue his racing career in the UAE after being transferred to Dubai-based trainer Michael Costa. Fine Third In Dubai Turf The 6YO showed his class when finishing third behind Soul Rush and Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior in the Gr.1 Dubai Turf at ...
Million-Guinea Mare Targets Summer Showpiece After Dubai Heroics Having claimed her maiden top-level success in the desert heat, Believing now has Royal Ascot firmly in her sights as George Boughey plots a return to the summer showpiece. Million-Guinea Mare Breaks Group One Duck The 5YO daughter of Mehmas finally secured her first victory at the highest level at the ninth attempt when storming ...
Japan's Highest Earner Retires After Admirable Final Run Ushba Tesoro, Japan's all-time highest money earner, has raced for the final time, bowing out with an admirable sixth place finish at Meydan last Saturday - the very track where he enjoyed his greatest triumph in winning the 2023 Gr.1 Dubai World Cup. The 7YO son of the madcap champion Orfevre gained a cult following with his distinctive ...
Dubai Stayer Emerges As Top-Class Prospect At Nine Saeed bin Suroor is targeting a Group One contest in France with Dubai Future, who claimed victory on World Cup night at Meydan. The Godolphin trainer was working horses on the Limekilns in chilly 3C temperatures on Tuesday morning, having witnessed his rejuvenated stayer triumph in the Gr.2 Dubai Gold Cup last Saturday when thermometers were ...
Stellar Turnout As Meydan Magic Dazzles Global Audience The 29th renewal of the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse delivered a spectacular showing of world-class racing, drawing a mammoth crowd of over 65,000 enthusiasts and setting new benchmarks in global sports entertainment. International Glory As Stars Shine Widely celebrated as the planet's most magnificent race day, this year's meeting ...
Japanese And American Stars Join Prestigious Series Admire Daytona and Heart of Honor, who fought out the finish of the Gr.2 UAE Derby at Meydan, are heading the list of five 3YO made eligible to compete in the 2025 Triple Crown series following late nominations that closed on April 8. Japan Connection Boosts International Flavour Junko Kondo's Admire Daytona, who stormed to victory in the UAE ...
American Raider Denies Dettori as Japanese Dominate Card Hit Show produced a stunning late surge to claim the US$12 million Gr.1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan, swooping past rivals in the closing stages under a perfectly timed ride from Florent Geroux. The Brad Cox-trained 5YO, settled in mid-division early, threaded his way through traffic to deny Mixto and favourite Forever Young in a dramatic ...
Yahagi Happy With Middle Stall As Saudi Champion Lands Ideal Draw Forever Young, the impressive Gr.1 Saudi Cup winner, was handed stall five for Saturday's US$12 million Gr.1 Dubai World Cup as connections celebrated securing a favourable middle draw. A visibly relaxed trainer Yoshito Yahagi said of his stable star: "We thought that the wider we got, the better. I didn't want stall one or two ...
Yahagi's Stars Primed For World Cup Night Success Forever Young and Shin Emperor are set to spearhead what their trainer believes could be "the greatest team in the world" at Meydan on Saturday night. Yoshito Yahagi has his two stable stars primed for their respective targets, with Forever Young the overwhelming favourite for the US$12 million Gr.1 Dubai World Cup, while Shin Emperor tackles the ...
Syndicate Members Turn Out In Force To Watch Star Gallop Excitement builds as American star gears up for prestigious Gr.1 Golden Shaheen A tour bus pulled into Harrow Yard at Meydan shortly after 7am Wednesday morning, disgorging not ordinary tourists but enthusiastic members of the MyRacehorse micro-share syndicate. Lining the rail with phones and iPads at the ready, they watched eagerly as ...
Buick And Lemaire Put Charges Through Their Paces Ahead Of Saturday's US$30 Million Card William Buick and Christophe Lemaire were among the star names putting their Dubai World Cup night mounts through their final preparations at Meydan on Thursday morning. US$12,000,000 Gr.1 Dubai World Cup: Buick Optimistic About Rattle N Roll's Chance Godolphin's number one rider Buick was mobbed by the ...
Kingdom's Talent Poised For International Showdown Goemon and Calif are set to lead the Bahraini charge on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan this Saturday, carrying the Kingdom's hopes against some of the world's finest Thoroughbreds. The two-horse raiding party represents a significant milestone for Bahraini racing, with Haider Ebrahim preparing for his debut appearance as a trainer at the ...