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Racing returns to Jebel Ali on Saturday with a six race card highlighted by the Group Three Jebel Ali Mile. Run over 1600m on the dirt the journey will be contested by a quality field of 12 with Bhupat Seemar-trained Secret Ambition carrying the highest rating (109). The 10YO Exceed and Excel x Inner Secret horse is no stranger to Group victory having taken this race in 2019 along with a 2021 ...
The sprint stars will be showcased when Meydan Racecourse hosts the sixth meeting of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival later today. With a card of seven highlighted by the Group 2 Blue Point Sprint the meeting is sure to excite and whet race fans appetites as the Carnival continues to heat up. In a quality field of thirteen trainer Charlie Appleby prepares a pair of genuine contenders for ...
Frankie Dettori is on his farewell tour but he is far from done. With that hunger to win in the saddle the Italian is hoping Country Grammer can help him with the perfect farewell to Saudi. He now tackles the $20 million Saudi Cup in what he considers the ‘best dirt track in the world’. “I’ve been going to Saudi for the last 30 years. I’m not just saying this because we’re talking about The ...
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 ...
A beautiful Sunday afternoon of racing in Meydan with the track hosting an eight race card highlighted by a Fawzi Nass and Adrie de Vries shared treble. They also would take a second and a third from five runners on the card while Pat Dobbs teamed up with trainer Doug Watson to record another double for the partnership. The hottest commodity for the night came in race four, the Emirates Airline ...
Caspar Fownes trained gelding Senor Toba is headed for Qatar after taking out the Group Three Centenary Vase in Sha Tin overnight. In the saddle was four-time Cox Plate winner Hugh Bowman who is regarded as one of the best jockeys Australia has ever seen grace the track. He has ridden 100 Group 1 winners, and this afternoon he made the announcement that he would be extending his stay in the ...
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 ...
As the fifth meeting of the Dubai World Cup Carnival has been wrapped up and the Carnival heats up seven talented racers have been rewarded with rises in their ratings. Algiers (5 to 120) The Simon and Ed Crisford trained gelding is doing everything right on the track and strengthening his reputation as the breakout star of the season. He is taking his career to the next level from last season’s ...
The Dubai Racing Club has received over 1,600 entries, including 892 individual horses from 21 different countries for the 2023 Dubai World Cup meeting. The Gr.1 Dubai World Cup, has attracted 171 entries, including 24 individual Group or Grade 1 winners. Leading the list for this feature race is Dubai World Cup-winning Country Grammer, who will attempt to take home his second Dubai World Cup. ...
Racing returns to Meydan on Sunday with a seven race card consisting of two maidens serving as opportunity to see some potential in horses yet to explode onto the scene. A string of handicap and conditional races fill out the meet with thoughts on the fields below. Race One - Emirates Skywards Maiden 1600m AED $82,500 The highest rated runner is Made in Dubai (75) who has nine career starts for ...
As the best racing talent rolled out on the track at Bahrain with the running of the Listed Crown Prince’s Cup with it came another double from the powerhouse Godolphin. Charlie Appleby once again teaming up with Richard Mullen to dominate and deliver victories in both the Listed Crown Prince's Cup and Anchorman Cup. A strong field of fifteen contested the Listed feature regarded as one of ...
Three winners prepared by Charlie Appleby in another clinic delivered from the master trainer for the global racing powerhouse. The might of Godolphin was once again on show in Meydan overnight throughout the seven-race card as the World Cup Carnival continued to heat up. Hoop James Doyle also put his talents in the saddle on show with two wins for Appleby trained runners and a third onboard ...
