We're going to Dubai!

[my miss storm cat]

Cafe Silver replay (thanks, The Bid) here.....

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...ht=cafe+silver

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Gotodubai...

Please put this one on the list.

[my miss storm cat]

Viva Macau.....

[my miss storm cat]

Majestic Roi, Siberian Tiger and Championship Point.....

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by merasmag

majestic roi u are really grasping, aren't you? i wouldn't even pretend to say i know anything about these races but i know enuf to know u are not betting these ponies

I never said i was betting them... I'm just updating the list of possibles.

As far as MR, the only thing i really know about her was that she shocked the hell outta me when she won the Sun Chariot in October. I mean she beat Echelon, Wake Up maggie, Simply Perfect, Nannina, Speciosa... it was a tough crowd but that's pretty much all I know about her.

edit - Oh okay, your post was confusing... didn't notice the 'except for".

All I know about Siberian Tiger is he's with Channon and Championship Point had a couple of really nice wins over the summer, beating some decent fields.

[my miss storm cat]

ERA.....


South American superstar to grace DIRC
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South American superstar Latency has been revealed as an exciting new addition to the US$31 million Dubai International Racing Carnival, which gets underway on Thursday.

The top-class Southern Hemisphere six-year-old is due to leave Buenos Aires on Tuesday and arrive in Dubai on Saturday, a journey which connections hope will culminate with a crack at the US$6million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.

The son of Slew Gin Fizz and considered one of Argentina’s great thoroughbreds of recent times, arrives in Dubai off an extraordinary three-length victory in South America’s prestigious Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini in December.

His victory in the signature event, marked his seventh Group 1 win and 10th overall in 22 career starts for owner Stud El Bobo, property of cardio surgeon Dardo Fernandez Aramburu and family.

Nicolas Fernandez Aramburu, son of Dardo, said: “It is a great adventure to take him to Dubai, and he will be accompanied by all of our team, to ensure he is in the best of form, and Julio Cesar Mendez will ride him as normal.

“The Dubai World Cup field is definitely top-class, and with horses like Curlin, Daaher, Student Council, Awesome Gem, Asiatic Boy, Vermilion, Ramonti and Premium Tap, it’s going to be a mouthwatering prospect taking them all on.

“For me, the meaning of Latency winning the Dubai World Cup translates into experiencing heaven while being alive. To our family there are really no words that can describe what we feel for him.”

Latency will bid to extend South America’s emergence on the world racing scene when he attempts to become the second straight South American-bred thoroughbred to capture the 2000-metre showpiece after Invasor’s sensational victory in last year’s event.

Winner of two Carlos Pellegrini Awards as 2005-06 Champion Miler and Best Older Horse in Argentina, Latency’s other major victories include winning South America’s ‘06 Gran Premio Asociacion Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes at Maroñas in Uruguay and the ‘05 Gran Premio Estrellas Classic, Argentina’s equivalent of the Breeders’ Cup Classic at San Isidro.

Three of Latency’s Group 1 scores have come on the dirt, with one of his top victories coming at the Dubai World Cup distance of 2000 metres.

He is due to have a prep race first, possibly in the Group 2 US$300,000 Maktoum Challenge Round 3 on Super Thursday on March 6.

In other news from South America, Uruguayan Derby hero Café Silver has been purchased by the Maktoum Family to race at the Dubai International Racing Carnival.

The exciting South American purchase is to be aimed at major races for three-year-olds in Dubai, including the 2008 UAE Derby on March 29 at Nad Al Sheba racecourse.

A most impressive 10 ¼-length winner of his debut, Café Silver was last year among the top-rated juvenile colts in Uruguay - the native land of 2007 Dubai World Cup winner Invasor.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by merasmag

lol...and i thank you 4 your time

No problem.

[my miss storm cat]

Racing Post.....

Ramonti set to miss World Cup in favour of Duty Free

by Jason Ford
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RAMONTI looks set to bypass the Dubai World Cup and instead have a crack at the Dubai Duty Free – with Champion Stakes winner Literato stepping into the breach for Godolphin in the world's richest race.

Stressing that plans are likely to change over the course of the Dubai carnival, which starts on Thursday at Nad Al Sheba, Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford outlined possible targets on World Cup night for Sheikh Mohammed's ultra-powerful squad.

Ramonti was Godolphin's standard-bearer in 2007 with four Group 1 wins and after the six-year-old stepped up to 1m2f to win the Hong Kong Cup in December, a switch to the sand for the $6 million World Cup on March 29 was mooted. However, that appears no longer the first-choice option.

“Ramonti is entered in the Dubai World Cup, Dubai Duty Free and Godolphin Mile,” said Crisford. “We will wait and see how he trains over the winter before a decision is made, but it seems likely that the Duty Free is the more likely race for him. He has come out of his Hong Kong race well and is in light training at Al Quoz right now.”

Literato, who joined Godolphin after winning the Champion Stakes from Dubai-bound Eagle Mountain, may now be aimed at the World Cup.

Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor said: “Depending on how he settles in and trains, we could consider the Electrocutionist route and aim for the World Cup via the third round of the Maktoum Challenge. But we have a long time to think about it.”
Other likely Godolphin stars include Arc third Sagara, for whom the Sheema Classic is a likely target, and the former US-trained Etched, who will be aimed at the UAE Derby.

Uruguayan Derby winner Cafe Silver, another new Godolphin inmate, could also be
aimed at the latter race.

Latency, a seven time Group 1 winner in South America, will represent Argentina in the World Cup.

Owner Nicolas Fernandez Aramburu said: “It is a great adventure to take him to Dubai, and he will be accompanied by all of our team to ensure he is in the best of form.”

A likely absentee from Dubai is the Cox Plate winner El Segundo, who could be sidelined for a year after sustaining an injury.

Trainer Colin Little, who fears that Australia's top weight-for-age performer may have injured a tendon, is awaiting the results of a scan. El Segundo was being primed for a crack at the Dubai Duty Free.

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I'm glad that Ramonti isn't going for the World Cup, because I don't think he would have liked the dirt..... BUT I don't think Literato will, either.

I know Godolphin's connections mean that they really should have a runner in the race, but it seems to me like they are just too desperate to have a runner this year when they don't have a horse who will really be suited to the race.

I like both horses, a lot and I don't want to see them become unhappy with racing after being made to run on a surface, which probably wouldn't suit either of them.

Both are Gr1 performers, and have the class, but I'd prefer them both to bypass the DWC really.