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When Frankie Dettori recently announced his retirement the racing world knew the Italian would be hoping to go out in a trademark bang. “In my final year as a jockey I want to go to as many places as possible and being able to compete in the IJC at The Saudi Cup is a huge event that I’m delighted to be a part of,” Dettori said. He has been named overnight as one of four confirmed riders for the ...
Iconic. Prince Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Saud was a leading figure in the sport of kings and his contributions in to horse racing in his colours is as legendary as the Prince himself. Tomorrow Riyadh will host an eleven-race card highlighted by the race in his name in its second running, the Prince Khalid Abdullah Cup. The final race on the card will be run over 2100 metres and worth SR 1 million ...
With a new year upon us so are the updated rating revisions out of the Dubai Racing Club. Remorse (113) is the 5YO gelding has had 15 starts only being out of placings twice. The son of Dubawi and Jealous Again has four wins and has had three Group company starts and is trained by master trainer Bhupat Seemar. Partnered with Tadhg O’Shea they saw victory last start in The Listed Entisar over ...
It was a Bhupat Seemar training clinic in The Listed Entisar on Friday night at Meydan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzrTb2zGHb8 Over the same 2000m on dirt as the Dubai World Cup, the Entisar attracted a quality field of seven, including four Grade One winners among them. Bendoog, the young 3YO looked immaculate stepping out for Bhupat Seemar with James Doyle onboard. The Gun Runner-Nellie ...
My Frankel took out the SAR $1 million Crown Prince Cup (Domestic Group 1) on the weekend and will now be on track to line up in the Kings Cup in January. On board the 5YO jockey James Doyle recorded the win in his first rides in Saudi Arabia since the Saudi Cup meet in earlier this year. Doyle first rode in Saudi Arabia in the 2013-14 season with his last winner in Saudi being during the ...
The Saudi Cup meeting is the world’s most valuable race meet and attracts the best trainers and horses in the world. Karl Burke knows how to win major races and get the best from his horses as he sets a plan for his stables Saudi mission. When the multiple Group One winning trainer arrives in Saudi, he will have two of his stars accompanying him in Holloway Boy and Al Qareem. Holloway Boy is his ...
Second chances are very hard to come by. When 4YO colt Sisfahan lines up in the Group 3 Red Sea Turf Cup Handicap on Saudi Cup Day in February it will be a prime example. An injury suffered during training put a stop to him lining up in the feature last year, but Henk Grewe will now prepare his 2021 German Derby winner ready for this start. The injury ruled him out for most of the following ...
Day Two of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale on November 29 saw the sale of two-time Gr.1 winner Saffron Beach for 3,600,000 guineas ($4,520,718) to Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz's Najd Stud. The filly is staying with trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam so she can reach her international goal. Chapple-Hyam remarked, "It's a tremendous delight and a big honour, and we've got a fantastic winter ...
Hall of Famer, 50YO Velazquez, rode the Bill Mott-trained Precursory to victory, completing his 1,000th career race at Saratoga Racecourse. He proudly owns five Saratoga riding titles including three Gr.1 Kentucky Derby wins. He has also won The Gr.1 Belmont Stakes and the Gr.1 Travers twice. He has a pair of Eclipse Awards as the nation's outstanding jockey as well. The winner’s circle saw an ...
Trainer William Haggas has announced that the Shadwell Estate-owned Baaeed, will appear on the second day of the Henry Cecil Open Weekend heading to France for his final run in the Gr.1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This year, the unbeaten colt will take center stage, although he had appeared at the same event 12 months ago with stablemates Alenquer and Addeybb. Charlie Fellowes, chairman of ...
Saudi Cup winner Emblem Road will embark on a French campaign this summer as preparation for a potential Breeders’ Cup Classic bid in November, with the Grand Prix de Vichy his first engagement on 20 July. Emblem Road, a winner of seven of his nine starts on dirt in Saudi Arabia and over $10m in prize money, recently transferred to the stable of French-based trainer, Alessandro Botti in ...
Racing in Saudi Arabia returns on Thursday, June 16 with a significantly expanded programme at King Khalid Racecourse in Ta’if. This year the Ta’if racing season has been increased to 48 meetings, double the number of fixtures that were staged in 2021, with the season stretching until Saturday, October 8. In total 384 races will take place up from 190 and several valuable new contests have been ...
