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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).
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