Discreet Cat draws post 9 of 16 in Dubai on Thursday!

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Heck, that's almost as much weight as the most Man O' War ever carried...and the 15 horses he's facing is about as many horses as Man O' War beat in his entire 3-year-old season.

There are a few South American Group 1 winners in that race, who already have Group Stakes wins over this track. This is no cupcake spot.

The only real concern I see is that fact that Godolphin is 0-for-29 there, with 22 of the losers either the favorite or 2nd favorite in the betting. That is out and out bizarre. This is the same stable that won almost 50% of the races they entered in America last year. Running 1-2 in a couple.

I guess their are rumors starting that the emerging super trainer Ismail Mohammed might take Saeed bin Suroor's job in the not to distant future. It would probably not be good for racing to see Suroor, a former police officer, who many consider highly ethical, to be replaced by a guy who all of a sudden looks like the Dutrow of Dubai.

Wow. i did not know Suroor was a police officer.