Asiatic Boy
 

again super impressive today, only won by 7! Day Pass down the field, A good summer could await this fella in the States...

I posted last night on another thread that I thought this guy was the real deal and that he would handle Day Pass easily.

I think anything is possible with this one right now. I hope we get a chance to see him in the US.

he handled the extra trip very well... i think he's owned by one of the Sheikhs so the US would be the logical step for him, being so good on dirt..

He's a handsome boy:

http://www.pedigreequery.com/asiatic+boy

he could be facing the impressive Eu Tambem in UAE Derby.. could be a interesting race! from racingpost.

EU TAMBEM, impressive winner of the final round of the MaktoumChallenge at Nad Al Sheba, could take on Asiatic Boy in the UAE Derby.

Trainer Ismail Mohammed is eyeing the Dubai World Cup itself with his ex-Brazilian-trained colt, who won Argentina’s dirt Derby before moving to Dubai, where he won Thursday‘s Group 2 in fine style under Kerrin McEvoy, beating Singing Poet an easy five lengths.

“The horse has come out of his race really well,” said Mohammed, who has thrived at the Dubai Carnival with 13 winners.

“It was a very pleasing effort on his UAE bow and he will hopefully have come on for the outing. I was very hopeful beforehand and he certainly did not let me down.

“I said earlier in the week that he was my Dubai World Cup horse if I had one and that race is still under consideration.

“I will talk to the owner though, and the UAE Derby is a definite possible - he is only three of course.”

Another monster..... like this one very much.

hopefully!

de Kock: "They won't all be campaigned hard, but it will be a good experience, especially with Asiatic Boy, who I think is a very good horse and could go to Royal Ascot, and Mullins Bay, who could be very competitive."

our boy could be heading over to Europe after all!! will know more after the weekend!

:mad: Just because that works for you, does not mean it works for me! :p

Think this lad is a steering job for the Derby on Saturday.

That's our boy! :cool:

Absolutely positively thrilled by this race!

just an update on this potential star .. he's skipping Royal Ascot and will be pointed to the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood over 8f in August and then maybe the Juddmonte International Stakes over 10f later that month.>It certainly seems odd because the Sussex Stakes is hardly the most prestigious mile event on the calender... I really hope he can show his talent on turf because he looked very special on dirt.. It remains to be seen.. anyway heres from the racingpost:

ASIATIC BOY, the South African superstar who won four races on the bridle in Dubai this year, remains firmly on course for a clash with George Washington and Finsceal Beo in the Sussex Stakes.

The Mike de Kock-trained colt, whose NadAl Sheba haul included a near ten-length triumph in the UAE Derby, on Wednesday featured among a 51-strong entry for the BGC-sponsored Group 1 at Goodwood on August 1.

Based in Newmarket for his Sussex preparation, Asiatic Boy has not raced since completing the UAE triple crown by landing Dubai's premier Classic, soon after which it was confirmed that Goodwood, not Royal Ascot, would be his first British port of call.

"He's very well," said De Kock on Wednesday. "He has really freshened up nicely since Dubai, which is really important, as it can take a lot out of them out there, especially when they go through the triple crown, as he did.

"I'm very happy with the horse, and I'll be seeing him when I come over to England next week.

"At this stage he's on target for the Sussex Stakes and he will probably have a racecourse gallop at Goodwood a couple of weeks before the race. After that the plan is to go for the Juddmonte International." Last year's champion juvenile Teofilo, Derbyrunner-up Eagle Mountain and Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Astronomer Royal are also entered in the Sussex, although notable by his absence is Cockney Rebel, whose trainer Geoff Huffer has nominated the International as the mid-summer target.

De Kock's Oracle West, who chased home Vengeance Of Rain in the Dubai Sheema Classic, is also poised for a trip to Britain. De Kock said: "He'll definitely be coming over but needed a break after racing in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.

"I don't know if he'll be up to Group 1 standard in Britain, but we'll give him a couple of starts and find out."

De Kock added that Drayton remains on course for Royal Ascot, with the Golden Jubilee Stakes his intended target.

Hopes that the royal meeting could begraced by Lester Piggott improved immeasurably over the weekend when the legendary jockey, who suffered a health scare recently, returned home to Newmarket.

I wonder why they have decided to miss Royal Ascot...... very strange decision!

I thought he was supposed to be in England a week after Dubai so he has had plenty of time over here..

Yeah, as far as i'm aware he has been over here a while. This news has surprised me at bit as it seems like (from the way the article has been written) he has been pointed towards the Sussex for a while, but this is news to me........ i thought it was the Queen Anne all the way for starters and then maybe the Sussex?

Excerpt, Racing post.....

Asiatic Boy, who has not been seen in public since beating Jack Junior by nine and a half lengths in the UAE Derby in March, is being aimed at the Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on August 1.

Brown added: "As for Asiatic Boy, we wanted to put him on the course to bring him on a little bit.

"He's a month behind the filly and doesn't run for four weeks. We weren't too worried about what performance he put up this morning. We just wanted to show him the course and we are very happy."

Asiatic Boy's name figures among 52 entries published on Wednesday for York's Juddmonte International next month. Last year's winner Notnowcato also holds an entry in the 1m2f contest, while another winner from last year's meeting, Alexandrova, is among the 31 entries for the Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

Soft ground will be a concern for him. Deep down i bet they are regretting not running him at Royal Ascot, and not taking him to America instead.

Just bring him to the States and get it over with. We'll love him. :o

:D

UAE press release, no author listed.....


Asiatic Boy on course for Goodwood

The preparation of star three-year-old Asiatic Boy is progressing perfectly with the colt due to make his eagerly awaited English debut against Europe’s top milers in Goodwood’s Group 1 Sussex Stakes on August 1.

Asiatic Boy has had a break since creating history at the Dubai International racing Carnival, winning on four occasions, including the Dubai Triple Crown of the UAE 2000 Guineas, Al Bastakiya and UAE Derby.

His aggregate winning margin for the four races was 25.75 lengths.

Speaking on the UK’s At The Races de Kock said everything was progressing well and Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum’s colt was on target for Goodwood.

“He needed a break. Obviously he had a hard campaign in Dubai, but he is going very nicely and he will be at Goodwood first before going on to the Juddmonte International at York which is his main mission.

“I think his best distance will be about a mile to nine furlongs but he might just be lacking a bit of match practice for the Sussex - it could count against him a little.

“He is quite a natural athlete and you’ve got to expect when he steps onto the track that he will put it in.

“What we have to see is whether he is as effective on turf as he is on dirt, that’s the big question mark I think,” de Kock told At The Races.

“He works at home like a pretty awesome horse. He’s done it in Dubai against his own age group and I feel that if he can do it against older horses, we can maybe start to get a little carried away.”

Asiatic Boy is rated the equal of the dual Guineas winner Cockney Rebel and is one of 24 horses still in the Sussex Stakes at the latest forfeit stage with one of his possible rivals being Godolphin’s recent Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes winner Ramonti.