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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 ...
It was scripted to be Somoud’s shot at a third victory in the Group One HH The President Cup in Abu Dhabi overnight. However, it was the Salem Al Ketbi trained campaigner Mujeeb who spoiled the party winning under Richie Mullen for the Al Asayl team. The fourth success for the 6YO Dahess x Nymphea Du Paon progeny but made even sweeter after he ran second in the prep race last month by a short ...
Somoud is the jewel in the crown for trainer Jean du Roualle. A 9YO son of Munjiz and Wadya he has four Group Ones to his name of which most recently is the Four times Group One winner he relishes the Abu Dhabi track and distance that he will line up again in on Thursday night in the Group One HH The President Cup. Worth AED $2.5 million it is a feature race that du Roualle’s star knows well ...
Another weekend passes and with it another action-packed meeting for the Dubai World Cup Carnival. With it comes this week’s latest round of Handicap Rating Revisions. Al Dasim (106) His win in the Dubai Trophy came with stablemate Perdika running second and made it two wins from two starts in the UAE and this Dark Angel x Dance Hall Girl colt is only warming up. Four straight wins from this ...
The blackbooks would have been cracked following Sunday’s meeting at Meydan with the winners showing potential of what is to come through the Carnival Decidious lined up for his second start in the UAE following a fifth placing earlier this month over the 1900m under Royston Ffrench. Trained by Salem bin Ghadayer it was Mickael Barzalona with the ride now over the further trip of 2410, with the ...
Reigning Champion of the International Jockey Challenge, Australian Caitlin Jones, now knows all of her female opponents for this year’s tournament. The International Jockey Challenge has intensified even further this morning with the announcement of the final two female riders taking part. New Zealand will be cheering home a classy hoop in Sam Spratt as she enters the fray hungry for the win. ...
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 ...
Australian trainer Michael Costa and South African hoop Jean Van Overmeire teamed up this season in hopes of showing what they could do with their partnership. The past two meets at Jebel Ali on Saturday and Meydan yesterday have seen them deal up a double in both meets. On Saturday the first win for the team came in race two, the Al Shafar Investment Cup, with the 3YO gelding Mawthog winning in ...
A six race card played out at Meydan as the sixth Dubai World Cup meeting produced many storylines including a boilover upset in the Group Two Blue Point Sprint. In a quality field of twelve the Charlie Appleby-trained Lazuli had returned to defend his title after the gelded son of Dubawi was victorious last year by 1.5 lengths over Acklam Express. However he had to settle for fourth spot here ...
The Saudi Cup is the world’s most valuable race and this year Kildare-based Equine MediRecord will be deploying their revolutionary software platform for all the horses racing in this year’s two day event. Tom Ryan of the Saudi Cup was excited with the partnership. “We are delighted to be expanding our Equine MediRecord involvement this year to include an Arabic module. The initial use of the ...
