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Hong Kong Star Suffers Devastating Fetlock Injury In Dubai Howdeepisyourlove's first overseas venture ended in tragedy on Saturday night when the John Size-trained galloper suffered a fatal injury in the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m) at Meydan. Fatal Incident Unfolds During Race The 5YO Hong Kong sprinter, who had been sent off favourite for the prestigious six-furlong dash, was travelling ...
Impressive Victory In Rashid Equestrian Festival Feature Race PIZ Nair powered to an impressive victory in the Late Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Nass Cup, the feature contest at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Sakhir yesterday. Racing as part of an exciting second day of the REHC's Eid Al Fitr Festival, the 4YO gelding claimed the 1,400-metre challenge for imported horses with a commanding ...
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 ...
Desert Drama As Salamanca Scores Landmark Victory Salamanca Lad powered to a gutsy victory in the Majid Rashid Alzayani Cup at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club last night, narrowly outbattling his rivals in a pulsating finish to the feature contest. Racing in the colours of Al Afoo Racing and trained by Jaber Ramadhan, the 4YO gelding showed tremendous tenacity under a well-judged ride ...
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 ...
Takagi's Stars Impressive In World Cup Preparations Ushba Tesoro and Wilson Tesoro caught the eye as the Noburu Takagi-trained pair went through their pre-Dubai World Cup paces on Wednesday. While Forever Young dominated the media briefings, it was the Japanese runners who drew admiring glances on the track. Yuga Kawada, who triumphed aboard Ushba Tesoro two years ago, has since switched ...
Japanese Star Primed For Dubai Challenge Forever Young is ready to take on all challengers in Saturday's Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse after his impressive victory in the Saudi Cup last month. The Japanese star, trained by Yoshito Yahagi, faces 10 rivals in the Gr.1 contest but enters the race in formidable form having beaten Hong Kong's Romantic Warrior by a neck in Riyadh, with the rest ...
Hong Kong Star Facing Facteur Cheval In US$5m Contest Romantic Warrior, last year's Hong Kong Horse of the Year, is returning to his favoured turf surface in Saturday's US$5 million Gr.1 Dubai Turf at Meydan Racecourse after an impressive runner-up effort on dirt in Saudi Arabia. The 10-time Group One winner, trained by Danny Shum, delivered a memorable performance when switching to dirt in the ...
