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03-23-2007, 07:10 PM
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Khaleej Times
Invasor looks bright By Hisham Al Gizouli 23 March 2007 DUBAI The 2006 Horse of the Year and Dubai World Cup's favourite, Invasor, arrived safely at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday late night and received a warm welcome from a delighted connections at the adjacent Cargo Village. "He looks very bright, relaxed and comfortable after the long trip from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in the US," said Ali Mohammed Al Muhairi, racing manager of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry. "Invasor arrived with his jockey Fernando Jara, his doctor and assistant trainer while trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday," he said. Regarding the chances of the Argentinean-bred champion of the champions to reverse places with his only conqueror Discreet Cat, Al Muhairi said Invasor has good chance to get the job done 'inshallah'. After winning all his five starts at the age of two years, the five-year-old brilliant son of Candy Stripes from Quendom by Interprete, headed for Dubai where he received his only defeat in the UAE Derby at the hands of his Dubai World Cup's rival Discreet Cat over 1800 metres at Nad Al Sheba dirt track. Shaikh Hamdan said in reply to a question from Khaleej Times, "Many things have changed since the derby. Now, Invasor is mature and is in his best form." Thereafter, Invasor was sent to the US to rewrite the history of racing in the new world. On 19/5/2006, he won the Pimlico Special Handicap (Gr-1), then the Suburban Handicap (Gr-1), followed by the Whitney Handicap (Gr-1) before becoming the first Arab-owned horse to claim the Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (Gr-1) at Churchill Downs on 4/11/2006 and finally he won the Donn Handicap (Gr-1) at Gulfstream Park earlier this month. Speaking about the chances of the other horses of Shaikh Hamdan in the supporting races of the $21,250,000 world's richest race, Al Muhairi said they were forced to pull out Tawqeet from the $5m Shema Classic due to an unfortunate foot injury during training. "After he ran a big race behind Poperii in Australia, Tawqeet sustained a foot injury that forced an early layoff. Till now, we are saddling Madjani to defend his Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr-1) for Purebred Arabians sponsored by Emaar and Gharir to represent the stables in the Godolphine Mile (Gr-2), along with Invasor in the $6m Dubai World Cup," he said. 
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03-23-2007, 07:56 PM
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I refuse to leave out the Hong Kong raiders.....
Vengeance and Syllabus ***** had a swim today. http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/m...000_S_SWIM.xml Yea!!! http://www.gluttonsess.com/blog/swim...orse_small.jpg While Syllabus isn't racing in Dubai, his owners graciously allowed him to go into quarantine with VOR. They're stable buddies and like being together and in order to keep VOR happy and calm, it was allowed. Awwww.  No news on Bullish yet..... Tony is probably too busy celebrating ego-fest to allow any updates.  I'm sure ArlJim will get that one..... 
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03-23-2007, 08:28 PM
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03-23-2007, 08:32 PM
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Wonder what gift Brett Prebble gets if.....
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03-24-2007, 10:50 AM
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Trackwork Report for March 24
MAIN TRACK Fast Work Thors Echo 600mts/33.2sec. Started from 1200mts chute and picked up at 600mts, finished well. Parole Board 1400mts/1m26.20sec, 800mts/47.2 and 400mts/23.4sec. Travelled well, plenty in hand all through. Started with quick fractions, relaxed around the bends and picked up very well in the end. Finished on tight reins. Good workout. Admire Moon 400mts/22.77.sec, started at 1400mts and picked up entering the straight. Pushed hard in the last 200. Pompeii Ruler 400mts/24.6sec, started from 1400mts and picked up entering the straight. Travelled on tight reins, finishing on well with plenty in hand. Open Canter Quijano 1 round, travelled well, easy work. Agnes Jedi 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work. Victory Tetsuni 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work. Hack Canter Vortex 1 round, travelled well, easy work. Youmzain and Royal Power 1600mts, easy work, travelled on the bit Flashy Wings 1600mts, easy work, travelled on the bit. Traffic Guard Moved on tight reins all through, looked very fresh. Lava Man Easy work. TURF TRACK Sir Percy 1400mts/1m26.9sec and 600mts/35.4. Moved well within himself, started from 1800mts and picked up pace from 1400mts. Responded well in the final stretch, travelling well, plenty in hand. Mystical 800mts/48.5sec and 400mts/23sec. Started work from 1600mts and picked up from 800mts. Moved well within himself, finished well, plenty in hand. Collier Hill 1600mts/1m43sec and 600mts/37.5sec. Easy gallop with plenty in hand all through. Eased up in the last furlong. Irridescence 800mts/45.54sec and 400mts/22.5sec. Moved well within herself with plenty in hand. Impressive workout National Colour - 800mts/45.23sec and 400mts/22.67sec. Moved on tight reins throughout with plenty in hand. Impressive workout Asiatic Boy - 800mts/47.33sec and 400mts/23.39sec. Travelled well on tight reins entering the straight and very easy in the end. Good workout. Bad Girl Runs - 800mts/47.35sec and 400mts/22.87sec. Moved on tight reins throughout with plenty in hand. Good workout. Oracle West and Mullins Bay - 800mts/46.20sec and 400mts/23.9sec. Started work from 1600 and picked up from 800mts. Mullins Bay started three lengths behind and joined Oracle West at 800mts, finished level. Pair moved well throughout. Good workout Kapil - 800mts/45.88sec and 400mts/22.7sec. Moved on tight reins throughout with plenty in hand. Impressive workout
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03-24-2007, 10:59 AM
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Bullish and Vengeance left for Dubai at 9:25 a.m. today on Flight No. CX065 and will return to Hong Kong at 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday 3 April on CX03.
Bullish requested the window seat. 
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03-25-2007, 11:33 AM
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Trackwork Report for March 25
MAIN TRACK Fast Work Fusaichi Richard 600mts/37.9sec and 200mts/11.67sec. Travelled easily throughout. Forty Licks 800mts/49.5sec and 400mts/23.72sec. Moved well within himself with plenty in hand. Good workout Joe Louis 600mts/33.8sec and 400mts/22.15sec. Travelled well on tight reins with plenty in hand. Impressive workout Gold For Sale 800mts/48.24sec and 400mts/22.7sec. Moved well negotiating the turn, niggled in the end. Good workout Linngari 600mts/32.77, started from 1200mts and responded very well entering the straight, finished on well with plenty in hand. Impressive work. Sushisan 800mts/47.13sec and 400mts/21.6sec. Moved on tight reins, well within himself with plenty in hand. Best work of the day. Pop Rock 600mts/34sec. Started work at back stretch and picked up entering the straight. Good work. Open Canter Quijano 1 round, travelled well, easy work. Agnes Jedi 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work. Victory Tetsuni 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work. Flashy Wings and Comptons Eleven- 1600mts, former moved on tight reins tracking the later. Vermilion 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work Sir Percy - 1600mts, travelled on the bit, easy work Daiwa Major 1600mts round, travelled on the bit all through. Looking very good. Hack Canter Bartola 1600mts. Easy work. Vortex 1 round, travelled well, easy work. Youmzain and Royal Power 1600mts, easy work, travelled on the bit. Invasor 1 round of easy work. Admire Moon 1600mts, easy work. TURF TRACK Lava Man Easy canter from 1600mts.
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