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Old 03-26-2009, 11:38 AM
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"Several major events are scheduled to take place this weekend, including Dubai World Cup and Coldplay concert in Abu Dhabi."

WOW... the World Cup ranks right up there with a Coldplay concert! We are talking big time!


Yeah but be fair... click on their sports section.

http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/index.html
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Old 03-26-2009, 03:25 PM
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Shiek Mo will have to build a massive covered track before next year.
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Old 03-26-2009, 03:52 PM
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The rain of today wasn't that bad (by American standards), and overall, not terrible for the track. This is a very sandy, deep surface, so it holds well and they ran over a sloppy main track back in December and the results were fair and varied.

The track today was good, even after two different storms, one Wednesday evening, another Thursday morning (lasting about an hour). I had lunch with an Australian turf writer who walked dirt course out and turf course back through the homestretch around 11:30 AM, after the main rains, and he confirmed both were fine.

The chances of cancelling - near nil in my book. No holding back - rip up the turf course all they want. The benefit is, the dirt can remain sealed for 23 hours a day until the races - unlike say, Monmouth running for three days in a mess before the BC.

Barring a monsoon...should be ok.
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Old 03-26-2009, 11:01 PM
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Yeah but be fair... click on their sports section.

http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/index.html
what's this Cricket they speak of?
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Old 03-27-2009, 09:04 AM
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what's this Cricket they speak of?
Greatest sport in the world You got independence about 100 years before we could inflict it on you-although the first International match was played in Brooklyn between the US and Canada over 30 years before the 1st England-Australia Test match
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Old 03-27-2009, 09:15 AM
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Greatest sport in the world You got independence about 100 years before we could inflict it on you-although the first International match was played in Brooklyn between the US and Canada over 30 years before the 1st England-Australia Test match
I think he was kidding but thanks for the history lesson!
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Old 03-27-2009, 09:14 AM
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what's this Cricket they speak of?
Not sure... am busy trying to enter you in this...

http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Endurance/10298751.html
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