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When Cigar won the first running of the Dubai World Cup in 1996 it announced trainer William Mott as one to watch on an international scale, having already taken many victories in his native United States. Since then, he has taken the spoils in 12 Breeders’ Cups along with plenty of other career highlights. That was the first major international flat race in the Middle East and Mott returns to ...
Prestige and major prize money. The Saudi Cup is the most valuable race in the world and the carnival meeting runs on 24-25 February with horses from 15 different racing nations set to compete over the two days. King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh will host 16 races on its dirt and turf tracks, and the highlight of the meeting, the $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup, looks set to be contested by ...
Sari Dubai was denied a third straight win in the Dubai Creek Harbour handicap with the Doug Watson trained starter finishing runner up. The winner was First Winter by 3.75 lengths with the Ahmad bin Harmash trained gelded son of Dubawi making it two straight wins at the track for owner Sultan Al ridden by Ray Dawson. The fifth race on an eight race card’s result leaves Sari Dubai in limbo for a ...
The Bahrain Turf Series has proven the strength that the sport of kings has in bringing the best racers from across the globe. Trainer Hesham Al Haddad had five winners and four placings for the card while George Baker once again showed why his motto of ‘have horse, will travel’ serves his team well with a successful campaign in Bahrain. In the last of the meeting, the H.H.SH.Nasser Bin Hamad ...
Dominant as ever. The Godolphin powerhouse again showed why they have such a strong reputation as the leaders in producing winners across the world sweeping the seven race card at Meydan overnight. Hosting the seventh fixture of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival highlighted by the Group Three Nad Al Sheba Trophy over 2810m it was Godolphin making it a tenth overall win in the feature and their ...
Meydan Racecourse hosts the seventh fixture of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival tonight with a seven race card highlighted by the Group 3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy, a 2810m turf contest in which Godolphin are seeking a tenth overall and seventh consecutive success. Charlie Appleby has saddled four of the five most winners and has a pair of hopes here with William Buick opting to partner Siskany, a ...
Phillip Collington is synonymous with Arabians and has showcased his ability to train his stable to conquer across years as well as races. He will now prepare Ekleel Athbah for the Group Two Al Mneefah Cup with his 5YO having already won the Group Two Royal Calvary of Oman International Stakes last August. He is the UK’s leading Purebred Arabian trainer and was awarded the ARO Champion Trainer ...
With this year’s edition of the Group One Saudi Cup fast approaching in just over two weeks’ time we take a look back at the personalities and moments in the feature race in years past that send tingles through our bodies. Race commentator John Hunt has relived his experience of calling the 2022 Group One Saudi Cup seeing the Mitab Almulawah trained Emblem Road victorious. It was a moment that ...
The Run For The Roses. The Fastest or Most Exciting Two Minutes of Sport. No matter what you call it the Kentucky Derby is one of the pinnacle international horse races that every jockey, trainer and horse wants a shot at. In his final year in the saddle could there possibly be another ride in the US $3 million dollar race for legendary hoop Frankie Dettori. First run in 1875 the race is highly ...
The flag of Japan will be flown during the International Jockeys Challenge with the recent announcement of Yuga Kawada as the eight hoop to compete in the contest. Racing is in his blood with his great-grandfather having been a jockey and a trainer, his grandfather was a trainer, and his father was a jockey and a trainer – he was born into the family passion and business started to ride at an ...
The Listed Crown Prince’s Cup worth BHD $55,000 has attracted a field of 14 to run the 2000m on Friday as a highlight of a Bahrain card that also includes the fourth night of the Bahrain Turf Series. Lucander Looks To Make It Two From Three George Baker has brought his 6YO Lucander to Bahrain to get back to the winners circle after triumphing in his debut in the Kingdom by close to six lengths. ...
“A horse of a generation wins the race of the decade” Golden Sixty has today reclaimed his place as king of Hong Kong Racing taking out the Stewards Cup for a second time and adding it to a growing list of success. Twenty-seven starts for 23 wins and three placings amassing prize money beyond HK $129.6 million. Over his career his CV has been glittered with victories in the Hong Kong Classic ...
