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Although the Japanese contingent tried their best to make it another major win, highlighted by a deep-closing second-place effort from the Koshiro Take-trained Sekifu (JPN), fast-breaking Pinehurst proved too strong under Flavien Prat in The Saudi Derby. The third renewal of the US$1m Saudi Derby was an inaugural riding experience for USA-based Frenchman Flavien Prat. Sekifu continued to gain on ...
Thomas Fourcy trained-Hadi De Carrere enjoyed a smooth passage on the rail just behind the leader RB Rich Lyke Me (USA), who set a strong pace in front. Entering the home straight, RB Rich Lyke Me was still going well, but the locally-trained Tilal Al Khalediah (KSA) was closing on his outside. Legendary French jockey Olivier Peslier moved Hadi De Carrere into a position to challenge and, with ...
The Japanese continued to take home the plaudits for the evening with Christophe Lemaire once again winning race three on The Saudi Cup night with Stay Foolish. Shadai Race Horse Co owned-son of Stay Gold was absolutely dominant from the front on his way to winning the US$2.5m feature. Four and a quarter lengths back in second was the Johnny Murtagh-trained Irish St Leger winner Sonnyboyliston ...
Sunday Racing Co owned-Songline sat in the third flank just off the rail before commencing a steady rally outside faltering pace-setters and seizing the lead within the final 200m. The daughter of Prix Niel in France winner Kizuna, piloted by Christophe Lemaire defeated Casa Creed (USA) and Happy Romance (IRE), who were to the outside and inside of the winner during the first half of the 1351m ...
Tetsuya Kimura trained-Authority claimed a smooth victory in the first feature of the evening. The Japanese-bred 5YO bay went to the lead the moment the gates opened and was never threatened, winning the 2100m race by a length and a quarter. The son of Orfevre defeated locally-trained Kaspar (GER), while the Aga Khan-owned, French-trained filly Ebaiyra (USA) fought hard to hold on to third ...
One of the all-time greats of Australian racing, Glen Boss, officially brought the curtain down on his riding career with a final victory in the second leg of the stc International Jockeys Challenge but he was outdone by his compatriot Caitlin Jones in the overall standings, with the pair finishing first and third for Australia. Jones, who is regularly based in Morphettville, South Australia, ...
Ronan Thomas rode the perfect waiting race on First Classs (USA) to crown a superb evening for himself and Qatari-based trainer Alban de Mieulle when winning the US $1m Al Mneefah Cup presented by The Ministry of Culture. Thomas had plenty of experience on the improving five-year-old Arabian, the pair having won the Qatar International Derby for four-year-olds in December, and was sure his mount ...
The team behind Deryan (FR) are hoping for more big race success with their seven-year-old, who had travelled like the winner of last year’s The Obaiya Arabian Classic presented by Lexus before tiring in the final 300m to finish fifth. Trained by Didier Guillemin in Mont de Marsan in the south-west of France, the following month Deryan and his regular partner Ioritz Mendizabal flew to Dubai for ...
From training a very small string of horses in the shadows of leafy Gowran Park racecourse in County Kilkenny, Tony Mullins has found himself in the desert environs of Riyadh where his stable star Princess Zoe (GER) contests the Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap. The Mullins family are a racing dynasty in Ireland with their roots firmly in jump racing, and while the initial expectation may have ...
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Racing at Jebel Ali on Saturday afternoon is highlighted by a pair of conditions races, both attracting proven Dubai World Cup Carnival or horses with aspirations to compete at Meydan’s international jamboree. Down on Da Bayou, winner of the 1900m Gr.3 UAE Oaks at Meydan in February 2020 by almost 19 lengths was successful for the first time since on her penultimate start in a 1600m conditions ...
Friday’s third meeting of the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival was highlighted by the 1600m turf feature, the Gr.2 Zabeel Mile, won in great style by Real World, Danny Tudhope taking the ride in place of an unwell Frankie Dettori for Saeed bin Suroor and a third winner on the evening for Godolphin. Always travelling well, the homebred Dark Angel 5yo entire quickened to lead about 300m out and soon ...
