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Racecar Rhapsody finishes fourth in Russian Derby


Racecar Rhapsody apparently maintained his American form in the Russian Derby on August 16 at the Moscow Hippodrome, finishing fourth in his first start since a fourth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes (G1).

Racecar Rhapsody also finished fourth in the Delta Jackpot Stakes (G3), Lane’s End Stakes (G2), and Coolmore Lexington Stakes (G2) for trainer Ken McPeek and owners Jerry Carroll and partners.

The Tale of the Cat colt was sold privately last month, and Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov was the buyer, according to the South African Web site Gold Circle Pty. The 2,400-meter (11.93-furlong) Russian Derby was worth $42,650, according to the Moscow Times.

McPeek and Carroll had said they were not certain who purchased Racecar Rhapsody, and the bloodstock agent who brokered the deal declined to comment.

South African-based trainer Herman Brown told Gold Circle that Racecar Rhapsody would join his barn in Dubai. Brown’s assistant, Terry Fripp, oversaw the colt in Russia, and top South African jockey Andrew Fortune had the mount.

“The dirt track there is apparently quite heavy and Andrew felt that the horse would also be better over nine or ten furlongs,” Brown said.

[SniperSB23]

So is this officially the worst $1 million race of all time now?

Betatron (KY )
Miguel Mena / Thomas Amoss 10/1
2 Golden Yank (KY )
Gerard Melancon / Gary Thomas 8/1
3 Overextended (NY )
Patrick Valenzuela / Doug O'Neill 8/1
4 Z Humor (KY )
Garrett Gomez / William Mott 5/2
5 Cudjo (KY )
Curt Bourque / Mark Shuman 20/1
6 Cave's Valley (FL )
Ramon Dominguez / Michael Trombetta 6/1
7 Racecar Rhapsody (KY )
Robby Albarado / Kenneth McPeek 7/2
8 St. Joe (FL )
Rafael Bejarano / Darrin Miller 5/1
9 Turf War (KY )
Calvin Borel / Mark Casse 15/1
10 Take the Money (KY )
Shaun Bridgmohan / Steven Asmussen 30/1

[jaripeo]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

So is this officially the worst $1 million race of all time now?

Betatron (KY )
Miguel Mena / Thomas Amoss 10/1
2 Golden Yank (KY )
Gerard Melancon / Gary Thomas 8/1
3 Overextended (NY )
Patrick Valenzuela / Doug O'Neill 8/1
4 Z Humor (KY )
Garrett Gomez / William Mott 5/2
5 Cudjo (KY )
Curt Bourque / Mark Shuman 20/1
6 Cave's Valley (FL )
Ramon Dominguez / Michael Trombetta 6/1
7 Racecar Rhapsody (KY )
Robby Albarado / Kenneth McPeek 7/2
8 St. Joe (FL )
Rafael Bejarano / Darrin Miller 5/1
9 Turf War (KY )
Calvin Borel / Mark Casse 15/1
10 Take the Money (KY )
Shaun Bridgmohan / Steven Asmussen 30/1

WHY DONT YOU TRY TO GIVE YOUR BEST SHOT?
IS THAT EASY?

[my miss storm cat]

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).