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In the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll, National Treasure maintained its position at the top. This 4YO son of Quality Road is now preparing for the upcoming US$20 million Saudi Cup on 24th February after narrowly beating Senor Buscador by a neck in the Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes. However, the national media voting revealed that National ...
Beautiful Love aims to uphold Godolphin's flawless record in 3YO turf races at this season's Dubai Racing Carnival as she competes in a mile conditions race on 16th February. All five contests on the surface restricted to the Classic generation have been won by horses trained by Charlie Appleby, including Legend Of Time, Star Of Mystery, Cinderella’s Dream, and Great Truth. Beautiful Love, a ...
One of the contenders for the prestigious People's Choice Award at the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards is a veteran Dutch jockey who was once the British Champion Apprentice. The award, which will be presented during the Super Saturday event on 2nd March 2024 at Meydan Racecourse, recognizes outstanding contributions to racing both in the UAE and ...
Bloodstock agent John Fahey has announced that Bradester, a Group one winner, has been sold and will be relocated to Al Suliman Stud in Saudi Arabia. The deal was facilitated by Suliman Bloodstock. Bradester, a 14YO son of Lion Heart and Grandestofall, a winning Grand Slam mare, has been standing in Texas at Valor Farm since he entered stud in 2017. He has already sired 36 career winners, ...
George Baker, a trainer from Surrey, has a packed schedule this week as he has horses competing in the Middle East and Europe. Currently, he is in Bahrain, training his seven horses for the Bahrain Turf Series. One of his recent winners, Lucander, is set to race in the main event on Friday at the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club. Soon after this race, Baker will be boarding a flight to ...
The Thoroughbred highlight of the Amir Sword Festival at Al Rayyan racecourse in Qatar is the US$2.5 million HH The Amir Trophy on February 17, where Israr will bid to go one better in the Middle East. Israr, a 5YO trained by John and Thady Gosden, was last seen finishing second in the Gr.2 International Trophy in Bahrain in November. On the same card, Israr's stablemate Orne will be competing ...
Sibelius bravely secured another win in Tampa Bay's Pelican Stakes on 10th February, earning his ticket back to Dubai. "It's all systems go to Dubai," trainer Jeremiah O'Dwyer said after the thrilling Pelican score. Sibelius, a son of Not This Time with a blaze face, rode the widest path throughout the six-furlong journey. Despite the sizzling early fractions, he kept stalking until the final ...
The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia has unveiled the likely fields for the 2024 Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. Amongst the fourteen runners for the US$20m Group one event on Saturday, 24th February, five horses from the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic feature, including representatives from the USA, Japan, Ireland and Saudi Arabia. White Abarrio, the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, will renew his ...
Goldingreatstore, owned by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Rashid AM Al Thani, secured the Wadi Al Sail Cup by winning the Thoroughbred Premium Maidens race at the Al Uqda Racecourse yesterday. The 3YO colt, trained by Mohammed Ghazali, partnered with jockey Ivan Rossi to claim a two-and-a-half-length victory in the 1200m race. White Christmas, ridden by Jefferson Smith, finished as the runner-up by ...
The Dubai Trophy will feature a field of ten at Meydan Racecourse, with the Classic generation being the main attraction on Friday. Al Dasim, a UK-trained horse, won the 1200-meter turf dash last year, and this year, six Brits are hoping to follow in his footsteps. Starlust, a Breeders' Cup runner-up, is the one to watch, having come in second to Star Of Mystery in the Al Wasl Stakes. Seven ...
Great Truth will have another opportunity to showcase its sprinting skills in the Dubai Trophy, which is the main event of this week's Dubai Racing Carnival fixture at Meydan, UAE. The race is scheduled to take place on 9th February. In January, the Dubawi colt showed promise in the Al Wasl Stakes over the same six furlongs. Despite starting from the rear, he demonstrated a strong finish and ...
Dubai's Meydan Racecourse is set to host several major races in 2024. The Dubai World Cup draws a sold-out crowd of notable horses, riders, and trainers, who eagerly watch races and performances by both experienced and novice horses in the lead-up to the big night. With the upcoming Dubai Carnival just four days away, excitement is already building, thanks in no small part to the participation ...
