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Ground-breaking trainer Fawzi Nass is preparing an assault on the $20 million Saudi Cup with Bahrain International winner Simsir. Nass made history at the inaugural Saudi Cup meeting last year when his Port Lions pulled off a shock win by defeating Japan’s star mare Deirdre in what is now called The Neom Turf Cup, the first turf race ever held in Saudi Arabia. Now he has the world’s most ...
The Abu Dhabi turf played host to six races on Sunday and UAE Champion Jockey Tadhg O’Shea landed four consecutive races for a memorable four-timer, including doubles for both Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda and Ernst Oertel. Owner Royal Cavalry Of Oman and trainer Ibrahim Al Hadhrami were actually completing doubles when O’Shea opened his haul in a 2200m handicap aboard Jabalini, half of a pair among ...
Leading US-based rider John Velazquez is the final international jockey to be confirmed for the stc International Jockeys Challenge (IJC) on Friday 19 February. The 49YO will take on 13 other jockeys in the IJC, before partnering Tacitus, owned by the late Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, in the $20m Saudi Cup a day later. Velazquez landed a first Breeders’ Cup Classic in November with ...
Trainer Allan Smith believes Dark Power is peaking at the right time as he prepares his stable star to defend his stc 1351 Turf Sprint title at the glittering Saudi Cup meeting. The striking grey came with a strong, late run under Frankie Dettori to collar front-running Mubtasim and cause a massive shock in the $1 million contest run over 1351m last year. Bahrain-based Smith has been plotting a ...
Several contenders tuned up their style and form while preparing for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes. The Korea Racing Authority's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Knicks Go signaled he's on "go" for the Pegasus with his final work for the 1 1/8-mile event. Knicks Go will fly from New Orleans to South Florida Jan. 19. Joel Rosario has the mount in the Pegasus. Last week, Grupo 7C Racing ...
The second running of the Saudi Cup has garnered much international interest. William Haggas-trained Addeybb will be partnered by Tom Marquand, is one of eight British entries for the US$20 million contest in Riyadh. The three-time Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner will be joined by stablemate 6YO Ummalnar. Top English trainer John Gosden has three entries: Mishriff, Dubai Warrior and Global Giant. ...
In an unexpected but happy outcome of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Royal Ascot will be permanently expanded with the introduction of seven-race cards each day after its revised schedule proved popular with bookmakers and connections last year. The five-day meeting, which begins on June 15, was expanded last season to facilitate extra runners, whose campaigns were severely interrupted by the ...
Frankie Dettori, who turned 50 last month, has been part of Dubai's racing landscape almost since its inception and has many Dubai World Cup trophies adorning his front of house, is to take his first rides of 2021 at Meydan later this week. The jockey set for a prolonged winter stint in the UAE rode work in the midst of an amber weather warning for boss John Gosden in Newmarket last week. ...
After Kementari was determined to be effectively infertile at stud, with just one or two mares remaining in foal, the son of Lonhro was gelded and will be making a return to racing. However, while Godolphin will attempt to re-train Kementari for a return to the races in the New Year, managing director Vin Cox said he was more likely to find a home in another equine discipline. Kementari had 19 ...
As has become customary, Joao Moreira was the headline act with a Boxing Day quartet but, in Richard Gibson’s eyes, mafoo (stable assistant) Josephine Kwok deserved acclaim as the unsung heroine at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 December) following Wellington’s stunning win in the Class 3 Long Ke Handicap (1000m). Posting his fourth win from five starts, Wellington vindicated Gibson’s faith by powering ...
Sunday’s second meeting of the new UAE season was highlighted by a 1600m rated conditions stakes race was won, relatively comfortably, by Boerhan. Seen by most as a prep for the Listed National Day Cup, over the same course and distance on the first Friday in December, the contest attracted a quality field. Victory ultimately proved fairly straightforward for Boerhan, settled in midfield by Ryan ...
Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso has won the Champion Older Dirt Male Award for 2019. Working with trainer Todd Pletcher, co-owners Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola chose to shut down their classic runner Vino Rosso in August of his 3yo season in 2018 for some rest and time away from the track. That decision proved key in Vino Rosso's development as the son of Curlin reached new heights ...
