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Havnameltdown came to Saudi to take out the Derby for trainer Bob Baffert and before gates open firmed up as odds on favourite. However breaking hearts on the line was the locally-trained colt Commissioner King to applauds from the crowd and getting the job done. It was an absolute thriller in the Group Three Saudi Derby presented by Boutique Group, as the Commissioner x Ek Haseena product left ...
Yoshito Yahagi brought his stayer Panthalassa from the land of the rising sun with the mission of taking out the world’s most valuable race, the $20 million Saudi Cup. The Lord Kanaloa x Miss Pemberley entire led the entire trip under jockey Yutaka Yoshida leaving Bob Baffert’s Country Grammer relegated to second place for a second consecutive year. In four runnings of the Saudi Cup the title ...
The first race on an eight race card kicks off in two hours and the preview for each race on this Saudi Cup card is as follows. Race 1 – Jockey Club Local Handicap presented by the MOC Albathaly for trainer Fahad Saad in this one. He won four straight before heading for a spell which has now been for 735 days. Has won first up and will appreciate being fresh. Race 2 Group One Obaiya Arabian ...
With the Moonlight was hot property going into the eighth fixture of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival on Friday night. Running in the Group Two Balanchine Stakes, as the highlight of a seven race card, the 4YO daughter of Frankel made it two straight Group Two victories in Meydan. A turf contest for fillies and mares over 1800m the win made it a sixth consecutive Godolphin winner in the race ...
Hours out from the worlds most richest horse race, the Saudi Cup, and it is sure to throw up an action packed running with a field filled with stars. Taiba should start the race as favourite to win the $20 million feature with stablemate Country Grammer looking to atone and build on his second placing last year. Cafe Pharoah (JPN) - Cantered for 2000m on the training track on Friday morning. “He ...
The Group 2 Pure Arabian Al Mneefah Cup presented by the Ministry of Culture will remain in Saudi Arabia after last night’s running. The Saad Mutlaq-trained Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA) sporting the famous white colours of HRH Prince Khalid Sultan Sons, the 4-year-old Purebred Arabian colt, who was the youngest horse in the 2100m race, had already won his prep race in impressive style and against ...
When Enemy lines up in the Group Three Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap this weekend it will mean far more to trainer Ian Williams then just another race in a career that has spanned decades. It will be the first runner he has had in Saudi Arabia and for the 6YO gelded son of Muhaarar it will be more than another race also – it will be his shot at a comeback to re-announce himself as a genuine ...
Racing returns to Meydan with a seven race card highlighted by the Group Two Balanchine Stakes (Presented by Land Rover) in the Carnival’s eighth meeting. The feature has produced Group 1 performers in the past and eight smart fillies will aim to continue that tradition in Friday’s race. Godolphin have won the last five editions and look the team to beat again, with Charlie Appleby preparing ...
As the world’s richest horse race, The Saudi Cup, fast approaches this weekend the true contenders start to rise. Now with the barrier draw completed the trainers have commented on their hopes for the race. Cafe Pharoah (JPN) - Two times a winner of the Grade 1 February Stakes in Japan, the six-year-old has been having a steady preparation towards the big race. He draws 13 as assistant trainer, ...
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 ...
