Dubai Racing Club.....

Saudi Prince buys 2009 UAE Oaks hopes
Jaime Cortes

Promising South American fillies Esta Bailando and So Shiny, have been purchased by Emmanuel de Seroux, of California-based Narvick International, on behalf of prominent Saudi Arabian owner Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud al Kabeer.

Both fillies, who were leading two-year-olds in their respective countries, will be trained at Nofa Training Center in Saudi Arabia under the tutelage of returning Jerry Barton. The pair will be aimed at major races for three-year-old fillies at the 2009 Dubai International Racing Carnival.

Chilean-bred Esta Bailando, a gray daughter of Dance Brightly, will attempt to follow the footsteps of this year’s UAE 1,000 Guineas and UAE Oaks heroine Cocoa Beach, who was also trained and bred in Chile.

Conditioned by Argentine Luis Catena, Esta Bailando recorded her most significant career victory when taking the Clasico Tanteo de Potrancas (Chi-G1) on dirt at Hipodromo Chile on June 21.

So Shiny, a highly-regarded daughter of Indygo Shiner, was campaigned in Argentina by Cobra Farm and bred by Haras La Quebrada. She was placed in all three of her starts at two, including a seven-furlong maiden win on her second outing and a second in the Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha (Arg-G1) on the dirt at Hipodromo de Palermo on May 3.



Chile’s young star set for 2009 UAE Derby
Jaime Cortes

Chilean dual-Group 3 winner Yes, that nation’s top-ranked juvenile colt last season, has joined the Stables of HRH King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz & Sons of Saudi Arabia.

The promising Southern Hemisphere three-year-old son of leading freshman sire Cat Scan will resume his career for his new owner in the Kingdom with an eye on the UAE Derby, sponsored by Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, at the 2009 Dubai World Cup meeting.

Yes is likely to be trained by Argentine-born and Saudi Arabian-based conditioner Julio Gardel, who was again champion trainer last year in Saudi with 70 winners.

Campaigned in Chile by 58-year-old conditioner Juan Carlos Pichara Jadue, Yes captured four of six starts including victories in this year’s Clasico Augusto Breque Espinoza (Chi-G3) and a demolishing front-running triumph in the Clasico Victor Matetic Fernandez (Chi-G3).

Okay found him!

He's flying in on the 30th!!!!! (BA 3459 arriving at 3:20) :)

He'll be with Tsui.

On the same flight...

Lazy Days
Leo's Pride
Generous Thought
Jedediah
Chevie
Unwritten Rule
and Progreso

Racing Post...


Royal Ascot winner Colony sold to race in Dubai


David Milnes

COLONY, who gave Ryan Moore his first ever success at Royal Ascot earlier this year, has been sold to Sheikh Mohammed and will probably be campaigned at the Dubai Carnival this winter.

The three-year old provided the first leg of a memorable double for owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing at the Royal fixture when beating Savarain in the King George V Stakes in June.

The William Haggas- trained Collection, who has also since been sold to race abroad, then added to the syndicates gains when scoring in the Listed Hampton Court Stakes.

Thought I posted already (either going crazy or put it in one of the HK threads... not sure) but he's now Elite of Chiu Ton...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?horseno=K089

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_K089.pdf

I remembered to look cause I just read that Central Station was renamed over the weekend.

HIs new name is ummm, Strawberry. Awww. :D

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...p?HorseNo=K182

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_K182.pdf

Soto... to Saudi Arabia...

http://sidfernando.wordpress.com/

Here’s some breaking news that can now be released, courtesy of his new owner: Kentucky stallion Soto (Dehere — Subtle Fragrance, by Crafty Prospector), the sire of two black-type winners from his first crop of 2-year-olds last season, has been sold and will stand at stud in Saudi Arabia.

The Walmac-based stallion was purchased by Nofa Equestrian Resort for the account of owner Prince Sultan Al Kabeer, the leading owner in Saudi Arabia.

Soto won 5 of 6 starts and earned $666,164 in two seasons. At 2 the colt won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and at 3 he took the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby, a $600,000 race.

The stallion’s son Suni won a listed event in Japan, and his daughter Glamorous Gal earned black type in the Tippett Stakes at Colonial Downs.

Antonius Pius (yea! :D ) to South Africa as per SARacing...

(Behave!)