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Nice to see Linngari entered, and Diabolical! |
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I must say, I was surprised to see him in the entries. |
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Every year he's entered and every year I coulda sworn he was retired. |
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A very tricky customer, and he can look very slow. I would have loved to have seen him over hurdles instead of in Dubai! |
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Here's today's rumor mill piece..... http://jen-thoroughbreds.blogspot.co...en-tundra.html |
Final field.....
Tropical Star (poor boy) had won this last year..... he died shortly after in a freak accident. A photo of his win cause he was really something and i always associate this race with him. http://carnivalblog.dubairacingclub....tent/Tstar.JPG 24 January 2008 Nad Al Sheba Racecourse 6 21:55 AL SHINDAGHA SPRINT SPONSORED BY MEYDAN 1200M(a6F) Dirt For NH 4YO+ & SH 3YO+ Weight: SH 3YO 55kg. NH & SH 4YO+ 57.5kg Rail Position: True Safety Limit: 16 Total Purse: 200,000 USD Group 3 1(1) VALIANCE (USA) K Shea 4yrs Ch C (258) M de Kock 95 57.5 Kg Saif Darweesh Al Bishri 26 (5-2-6) 2(2) SEA HUNTER (GB) R Ffrench 6yrs Bay H (7) A Al Raihe 100 57.5 Kg [V] [TT] HRH Princess Haya 19 (8-6-2) 3(3) DIABOLICAL (USA) L Dettori 5yrs Ch H (180) S bin Suroor 113 59.5 Kg Godolphin 21 (8-7-2) 4(4) TERRIFIC CHALLENGE (USA) T Durcan 6yrs Ch H (28) D Watson 109 57.5 Kg [b] [TT] Sh Rashid bin Mohd Al Maktoum 20 (4-3-6) 5(5) MALAYEEN (AUS) A Ajtebi (nil) 5yrs Br H (21) A Selvaratnam 87 57.5 Kg [V] Hussain Nasser Lootah 10 (2-1-1) 6(6) POWER POLITICS (USA) W Smith 5yrs Bay H (21) M Al Muhairi 95 57.5 Kg [TT] Sh Majid bin Mohd Al Maktoum 22 (3-3-2) 7(7) BOTANICAL (USA) T O'Shea 7yrs Bay H (307) E Charpy 95 57.5 Kg [V2] [B-] [TT] Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum 28 (6-4-3) 8(8) SALAAM DUBAI (AUS) R Mullen 6yrs Bay G (28) A Selvaratnam 107 57.5 Kg [V] Farooq Racing 9 (5-2-0) 9(9) ASIATIC BOY (ARG) J Murtagh 4yrs Bay C (156) M de Kock 120 59.5 Kg Sh Mohd bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 17 (4-1-0) 10(10) MERCURY CHIEF (SAF) A Nicholls 6yrs Ch G (34) A Manuel 95 57.5 Kg [TT] The Bayern Syndicate The following horses have been declared with Shadow Rolls: ASIATIC BOY (ARG), MALAYEEN (AUS), SALAAM DUBAI (AUS), SEA HUNTER (GB), VALIANCE (USA) TRACK RECORD: 25-Mar-00 Big Jag (USA) 57.0 1200 Fast 1:08:10 A Solis * * * Form comments, from our friends at the ERA..... Valiance (USA) 4 starts 1-1-2 Lightly-raced colt, whose best run came when runner-up in a Listed race in England on his second of four starts. Has non-turf experience, having run twice on a polytrack surface, but has not run since May and is sure to play second fiddle to stablemate Asiatic Boy. Sea Hunter (GB) 26 starts 5-2-6 Already run four times this season, winning over course and distance on his penultimate start, before disappointing when fancied a week ago. Will appreciate the drop back in trip but a lot more needed here. Diabolical (USA) 19 starts 8-2-6 Has some top class form in the US, having finished runner-up at the highest level, and comes here on a hat-trick after victories in a Grade 3 and then Grade 2 contest (both over today’s trip). Makes his Godolphin and UAE debut here, and the Dubai operation are bang in form, judging by their double last week. Big chance. Terrific Challenge (USA) 21 starts 8-7-2 American import who shone on his first season in the UAE last season. Won the Mahab Al Shimaal on Super Thursday here last year - the switch to dirt not proving a problem on his first start for Doug Watson. He then followed up with a respectable seventh in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, before disappointing on his seasonal bow last month. A chance if he can recover his best form. Malayeen (AUS) 20 starts 4-3-6 In the form of his life at the age of six. Having his sixth run at the track this season and comes here on a hat-trick, having made use of a feather weight to see off Frosty Secret in the Winter Racing Challenge Final. Will need to improve significantly again and has little chance on the ratings. Power Politics (USA) 10 starts 2-1-1 Ex-Godolphin inmate, who scored on his penultimate start over course and distance last month, before finishing seventh behind Malayeen. Can reverse the form, as 24lb better off here for a four and a half length beating, but should still be outclassed. Botanical (USA) 22 starts 3-3-2 Not won since June 2005 and makes his seasonal debut here, having last been seen in the Jebel Ali Sprint on March 23. Not much to recommend him. Salaam Dubai (AUS) 28 starts 6-4-3 Has done connections, who seem to have knack of uncovering top-notch sprinters in the UAE, proud. Finished seventh behind Terrific Challenge in the Mahab Shimaal, before producing a career best third in the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. Won on his seasonal bow at Jebel Ali in November, before disappointing when fifth behind Sea Hunter over course and distance last month. Has a winning chance if he can repeat his Shaheen form. Asiatic Boy (ARG) 9 starts 5-2-0 Took the UAE racing scene by storm last season, winning four races including the UAE Triple Crown, highlighted by the UAE Derby on Dubai World Cup night. Was then tried twice in the UK in top class contests won by Ramonti and Authorized, where the world class competition, longer distances and turf tracks proved beyond his reach. Takes the unusual route of dropping down to a sprint trip, but should have too much natural speed to be caught here. Mercury Chief (SAF) 17 starts 4-1-0 A Group 2 winner in South Africa, he has run four times in the UAE, winning a handicap at Jebel Ali more than a year go, before finishing fifth in a conditions race there on his seasonal bow last month. Will need this drop down in trip to have a drastic effect to take a hand here. Good luck, Asiatic Boy, Diabolical, Salaam Dubai and Terrific Boy! :) |
Do you want me to link the other races over here, or are you in the process of doing it?
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UAE press release.....
Curlin heads DWC nominations (no author) Curlin (pictured), officially the world’s highest-rated horse still in training, heads a total of 169 horses nominated for the US$6 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline on March 29. They hail from 11 countries: UAE (78), US (38), Japan (18), UK (11), Brazil and France (6), Argentina, Turkey, Saudi Arabia (3), Macau (2) and Bahrain (1). Apart from the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, some other top names nominated for the world’s richest race run over 2000m on dirt, include Premium Tap (KSA), Asiatic Boy (SA), Happy Boy (BRZ), Literato (UAE), Daaher (US), Daiwa Scarlet (JPN), Vermilion (JPN), Awesome Gem (US), Latency (ARG), Student Council (US), and West Virginia (US). The remaining card has also attracted most of the best horses in the world at this first closing stage for nominations. The US$5million Group 1 Dubai Duty Free, sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and run over 1,777m on turf, is headed by Godolphin’s flagbearer of last season, Ramonti, as well as the triple Group 1-winning French filly Darjina, and New Zealand’s latest superstar Seachange. The US$5million Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic, sponsored by Nakheel and run over 2400metres on turf, has attracted six of the first seven home in last year’s race: Vengeance Of Rain (HK), Oracle West (SAF), Youmzain (UK), Sushisan (SAF), Pop Rock (JPN) and Quijano (GER), as well as the top class Japanese star Meisho Samson. American dominate the first Group 1 race on the card, the US$2million Dubai Golden Shaheen, sponsored by Gulf News and run over 1200m on dirt. Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Midnight Lute, last year’s winner Kelly’s Landing and Idiot Proof all represent the US, while Australia is represented by their flying filly Miss Andretti. The US$1million Godolphin Mile, a Group 2 race run over 1600m on dirt and sponsored by Etisalat, could see Spring At Last (US) trying to defend his crown from 12 months ago, while the US$2million Group 2 UAE Derby, run over 1800m on dirt and sponsored by Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, has attracted the top British colt, Strike The Deal and the unbeaten American raider El Gato Malo. Dubai Racing Club CEO Mr Frank Gabriel Jr said: “The nominations for the 13th Dubai World Cup meeting are extremely satisfying. “Most people agreed that last year’s meeting was the best yet and that the fixture can now lay claim to being the most competitive and international day’s racing anywhere in the world. “What is particularly rewarding is that a number of horses who competed last year are set to return and it shows that many horsemen are keen to keep their horses in training now, and target international meetings such as this one. “We are likely to see a lot of horses who ran in the Breeders’ Cup, Japan Cup and Hong Kong International meetings at the end of last year, then competing here, and it shows how strong and thriving the international racing scene is.” |
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Race one
http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7391 Race two http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7394 Race three http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7389 Race four http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7393 Race five http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7392 Race six http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7218 Race seven http://www.emiratesracing.com/eq/Rac...cefile_id=7390 I see that Hard Top is going for the 12 furlong race, which should suit him more. |
some thoughts on 2 brazilians....
Bain Douche....I like the colt a lot! He has heart...and he is talented too, imo...his last 2 starts were in longer distances (2.000m and 2.400m) so i don't know if the reduced distance now will affect him.....he ran the 3 legs of the triple crown in his last 3 starts...he won the first (and was disqualified to 2nd place) got 3rd and 5th in the other legs. I respect Aquino on the race too….it will be an interesting race….by the way…Bain Douche has never run on the dirt… Dono da Raia…..i don’t know what to expect from this horse….2006/2007 brazilian horse of the year….this one is SUPERB….but he is showing nothing since he was sold to the sheik…and his last start was nearly one year ago…If he is fit…he must be respected. NCTD – Is Lamico Steve entered to run this week? |
The complete list of noms.....
DUBAI WORLD CUP... http://www.emiratesracing.com/era/pd...20Cup%20G1.pdf DUBAI DUTY FREE..... http://www.emiratesracing.com/era/pd...0Free%20G1.pdf SHEEMA CLASSIC..... http://www.emiratesracing.com/era/pd...assic%20G1.pdf GODOLPHIN MILE..... http://www.emiratesracing.com/era/pd...0Mile%20G2.pdf UAE DERBY..... http://www.emiratesracing.com/era/pd...Derby%20G2.pdf |
asiatic boy will be very very interesting to see over 6f.. i just want to see if he still has the talent there..
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L'amico Steve was entered to run, but I don't think he has been declared for tomorrow. |
Red Rocks confirmed for the Sheema Classic.....
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Honour Devil was very, VERY impressive.
replay: http://play.www.atr.servecast.net/pp..._01_24_03_1605 sorry for the poor quality, sods law that the main race I wanted to see was shown on a split screen!!!! |
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No time to watch replays (yet...) gotta check HK. :D |
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Race 4 replay http://play.www.atr.servecast.net/pp..._01_24_04_1645
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Race 5 replay http://play.www.atr.servecast.net/pp..._01_24_05_1720
Asiatic Boy just won race 6, but he had to work fairly hard. Diabolical was very disappointing. |
Nice to see him win and cheers to Salaam for a nice 2nd!
1 120 Asiatic Boy (ARG) 59.5 9 M de Kock J Murtagh 2 1.25 107 Salaam Dubai (AUS) 57.5 [V] 8 A Selvaratnam R Mullen 3 3.5 87 Malayeen (AUS) 57.5 [V] 5 A Selvaratnam A Ajtebi (nil) 4 Sh 113 Diabolical (USA) 59.5 3 S bin Suroor L Dettori 5 2.5 100 Sea Hunter (GB) 57.5 [V] [TT] 2 A Al Raihe R Ffrench 6 0.5 95 Botanical (USA) 57.5 [V2] [B-] [TT] 7 E Charpy T O'Shea 7 3.5 95 Valiance (USA) 57.5 1 M de Kock K Shea 8 0.5 109 Terrific Challenge (USA) 57.5 [b] [TT] 4 D Watson T Durcan 9 3.5 95 Mercury Chief (SAF) 57.5 [TT] 10 A Manuel A Nicholls 10 Hd 95 Power Politics (USA) 57.5 [TT] 6 M Al Muhairi W Smith |
He had a wall of horses in front of him at one point. With a better trip, he would have won very easily
Here is the replay of Asiatic Boy winning the sixth race http://play.www.atr.servecast.net/pp..._01_24_06_1755 |
Diabolical went to his nose when the gates popped. Amazing he photo for third after that start
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He certainly didn't seem to lose any ground at the start. When I first saw it, I thought he had but after watching again, it didn't seem to make any difference. I thought he'd be good enough to win today at this distance. I at least expected him to finish second. Apart from him and Asiatic Boy, it wasn't a great race. Salaam Dubai ran a huge race in the Golden Shaheen last year, but looking at the rest of his form, that run looks like it could have been a bit of a fluke. Oh well. Maybe next time. EDIT: Just watched it again. It does look bad when he comes out of the gates, but if you look through the race, he was in a much better position than the winner throughout. Maybe he wasn't quite fit enough today. |
He should have beaten that group at 70% fitness. That break cost him the race, but I doubt he will be the same horse that was over here running last spring.
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The start didn't cost him at all. If Asiatic Boy had got a better trip, he would have been a very easy winner. I don't know quite how Diabolical managed to do it, but he didn't seem to lose any ground at the start at all. |
I guess we just disagree on whether or not the stumble cost him placings.
Asiatic Boy didnt figure to come out on top of that field regardless, so a slower break doesnt hamper him nearly as much as a front runner like Diabolical |
Asiatic Boy showed what a class act he was today. Onwards and upwards from here. And GO TO AMERICA after Dubai. you can win on turf and dirt and polytrack there. At least the turf will be firm..
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Huge shock.. Happy Boy sold to Sheikh Hamdan and to be trained now by Bin Suroor
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I wonder where he will actually be trained after Dubai? It's disappointing, you would have thought they would have let the current owners keep ownership until the end of the carnival. |
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The trainer will be very disappointed because he was seriously looking forward to running him again. Will they run him in the World Cup do you think? |
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Ummm, I don't think anyone put a gun to their (the owners) heads. They got an offer and they agreed. Yeah I still think he'll run. Can't see any reason why not... |
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Oh, there is no doubt they probably felt under some pressure to sell. I know I would have done in that situation when basically the ruling family of the country you are in have said they want to buy your horse. I just hope they haven't bought him to eliminate the competition for Literato (if he's still pointed towards the world cup). In a way, I'd hope they run Happy Boy and point Literato somewhere else. |
Fmc123412.....
L'Amico Steve is possible for the 3rd on Thursday. :) Others (possible / Day 3) include Jonquil, Jalil, Dijeerr, Pinson. Will post the final fields when they're up. Linngari to the G2 2 Al Fahidi Fort (again). On Gun Salute..... American recruit pleases in carnival gallop Doug Watson reports new recruit Gun Salute in fine shape and was pleased with his new charge who worked over five furlongs on the Nad Al Sheba dirt track this morning. Winner of the Group 1 Secretariat Stakes in 2005, the six-year-old entire son of Military arrived in Dubai on 13th January having been kept fit at the Keeneland Training Centre prior to his departure. Having arrived in good shape, this morning’s five-furlong gallop under Mick Kinane, was his second serious piece of work since his arrival and Watson was delighted: “He has covered that in exactly a minute and we are very pleased. Mick (Kinane) certainly likes the horse and he is an exciting addition to our Carnival team. The Group 1 Dubai Duty Free over 1777m on turf is his target but obviously he won't run in the Al Rashidiya this week. However, there is a handicap over the same course and distance next Friday and we are targeting that.” The horse, who will remain based in the quarantine centre and return to the States after World Cup night, will work on the turf next Monday prior to his UAE debut. |
great news!! let's see his performance!...he has talent...but, historically, brazilian turf horses don't have the same good results as dirt specialists....
by the way...it's a shame what Dono da Raia's owners are doing with the career of this horse....i'm extremely sad about that...:( |
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