Dubai Racing Club has announced the programme for the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival, as racing returns to the iconic Meydan Racecourse. While the Carnival opens in January, the first race meeting of the 2020-21 racing season is scheduled for November 5, 2020. Racing will be conducted under guidelines from the UAE government; further details […]
UAE CHAMPION JOCKEY O’SHEA JOINS JEBEL ALI STABLES Seven-time UAE champion jockey Tadhg O’Shea (pictured above) will be joining a new team when the new season commences on Thursday at Meydan Racecourse. The fan favourite will start his 2019-20 tenure wearing the predominately yellow silks of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and […]
The 2019-2020 racing season at Meydan Racecourse gets underway in just a few weeks on Thursday, October 24, and online sales of tickets for the ‘Racing at Meydan’ programmes and concurrent Dubai World Cup Carnival are available to racegoers. Tickets and packages can be purchased here: https://store.meydan.ae/. For those looking to enjoy more of the […]
BENBATL BACK IN A BIG WAY Godolphin’s Benbatl is far from done in his already decorated career and the 5-year-old winner of top-level affairs on three continents put an exclamation point on that sentiment with his return in this past Friday’s Group 2 Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket. The son of multiple Group 1 winners […]
$6 million Dubai Turf (G1) sponsored by DP World Almond Eye—The Japanese superstar stretched her legs over the turf course first thing this morning. “We just wanted her to get acquainted with the track before we breeze her Wednesday,” trainer Sakae Kunieda said. “She has relaxed into her Dubai surroundings very well. The grass here […]
$6 million Dubai Turf (G1) sponsored by DP World Almond Eye—Almond Eye trotted 800m then cantered another 1400m over the Meydan dirt track at 5:00 a.m. before schooling in the gate. The 2018 Japan Cup winner Almond Eye will be headlining the Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World as she makes her first start of […]
• · DUBAI WORLD CUP: Dabster In, Gift Box Out • · DUBAI TURF: Almond Eye Sharpens Focus • · DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: Promises Fulfilled into the Fray • · AL QUOZ SPRINT: Brave Smash a Serious Player DABSTER IN, GIFT BOX OUT With shipping protocols and other such logistics coming into play, the world’s […]
As the heat starts to turn up for the world’s richest ($35 million) race meeting in the Dubai World Cup night three weeks from now, Super Saturday at Meydan Racecourse is set to stage a top-quality dress rehearsal, including a pair of Group 1 affairs and a total of seven stakes worth $2.65 million. Each […]
• · LONGINES DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Magical Leads Ballydoyle Brigade • · AL QUOZ SPRINT: Viddora Brings Top Class from Down Under • · UAE DERBY: Plus Que Parfait the Perfect Possible • · DUBAI GOLD CUP: Weekender On Schedule for Gold Cup MAGICAL LEADS BALLYDOYLE BRIGADE Last year’s Dubai World Cup night saw a […]
The Charlie Appleby-trained Art Du Val (3c No Nay Never – Aquarelle Rare, by Rainbow Quest) ran out an impressive winner of the Meydan Trophy on his racecourse return on Thursday. Successful on debut in August, he was last seen finishing second in a Listed contest in Deauville in October and was sent off the […]
Rockingham Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm’s X Y Jet romped to a 7 ¾-length victory in Wednesday’s featured ninth race at Gulfstream Park, punching his ticket to Dubai for a third run in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) March 30. Great to have @RockinghamRanch's Racing Manager @RealBrianTrump join us on the line today with […]
• · WinStar Three-Wide in World Cup • · Suave Richard Sets Sights on Sheema • · Bravazo World Cup-Bound • · Meydan Sprint Step One for Blue Point • · Watson Chats Kimbear, Muntazah & Pop the Hood • · Good Curry Spices Up Thursday Card • · Poetic Charm Ready to Disarm WINSTAR […]
Thursday’s sixth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse was highlighted by the Group 2 $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 sponsored by Al Naboodah Allied Products Division over 1900m on the dirt and boasting a purse of $450,000. Also on tap was the classic Group 3 $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas, […]
Racing at Meydan on Saturday, a seven-race card, is highlighted by a turf handicap over 1800m, the Healthpoint Better Together Cup. Sixteen are declared, the maximum allowed, headed by a trio already in possession of handicap mark sufficient to make them eligible for races at the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Trained by Sandeep Jadhav and […]
A host of global Thoroughbred racing stars have been nominated for the Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse. Created in 1996 as part of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai’s a long-term vision for racing, the nine-race meeting is scheduled […]
• · Chris Waller Makes Dubai Debut with COMIN’ THROUGH • · DEAUVILLE Gets Do-Over in Rashidiya • · WITHOUT PAROLE Eyes Dubai Turf • · RAVEN’S CORNER to Skip Shindagha • · McPeek, Hit the Bid and Asmussen CHRIS WALLER MAKES DUBAI DEBUT WITH COMIN’ THROUGH Arguably the best card thus far of the […]
Big Money on Offer at Dubai World Cup Carnival The 15th Dubai World Cup Carnival will be one of historic proportions in 2019, with record purses during the course of its 10 meetings at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prize money will be boosted 12%, totalling US $12,670,000, and the Dubai World Carnival […]
Dubai World Cup prize money to $35 million On March 30, 2019, the Dubai World Cup meeting is set to enhance its status as the world’s richest day of horseracing. Total purses for the card, which will feature six Group 1 and three Group 2 fixtures, will increase from US $30 million to $35 million. […]
Justify Runs ‘Wire to Wire’ Winning Horse Racing’s Triple Crown On this sunny and dry Saturday afternoon Justify won the 150th Belmont Stakes in Elmont, NT, becoming the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown and the 2nd undefeated Champion to achieve racing’s most prestigious fete. Starting out of the # 1 post, jockey Mike […]
Knightsbridge are excited about the record fixture list for the 2018-19 UAE racing season that has been approved by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Emirates Racing Authority (ERA). The season will offer an unprecedented 67 race dates, five more […]
Emirates SkyCargo Airline of Champions Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has transported leading equines for a variety of championship events across the globe. The carrier most recently flew in some of the world’s most highly rated racehorses to Dubai for the Dubai World Cup Championship, one of the most anticipated and prestigious horse […]
If the relevance of the G1 Dubai World Cup and its supporting races had ever been questioned, an emphatic reply was sent to all critics with Saturday’s glittering 23rd running serving up a series of stunning results that attracted global attention. by J A McGrath at Godolphin Yes, Thunder Snow (Helmet) was fantastic seeing off […]
Dubai World Cup 2018 drew participation of 118 horses from across the world, including the host UAE, United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Ireland, China and Japan. More than 60,000 fans of horse racing also watched the event. Dubai World Cup has become one of the highly important cultural and sporting events in the UAE. […]
Mendelssohn left no doubt he is one of the best 3-year-olds in the world with an absolutely stunning victory in track record time in the 19th edition of the US $2 million UAE Derby sponsored by Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group on what was his first attempt at running on the dirt. The son […]
After a scary few moments in the starting gate during which he got his front legs tangled over the side of his stall, Godolphin’s Hawkbill burst away from the pack to an early lead and never looked back, taking down the top prize in the $6 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic. Victory by the Kentucky-bred […]
Thunder Snow Wins Dubai World Cup Saeed bin Suroor has dominated the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline like no other trainer and won the US $10 million feature for a stunning eighth time with the Christophe Soumillon-ridden Thunder Snow. The winner of the UAE Derby on this card 12 months ago was smartly […]
Japanese Contender for Dubai World Cup Experience Could Help Awardee There is only one Japanese horse in Saturday’s main event, the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline. This year it is 8-year-old Awardee, who ran a respectable fifth in last year’s renewal. He will be following in the hoof prints of many Japanese horses […]
$6 million Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World (G1) Benbatl – Won his first two starts at the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival before finishing second on Super Saturday in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta over the same 1800m on turf. Like all the trainer’s eight Dubai World Cup night runners, he cantered 2000m on […]
$6 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) Cloth of Stars – Andre Fabre’s runner is always very keen when he comes out for his morning exercise. Lisa-Jane Graffard, the Godolphin representative from France, had already confirmed that this is typical behaviour for him and on Friday morning, when he came onto the dirt track at, […]
Baffert Hoping to Coast to the Top Again He has been the understudy in the stable and this is West Coast’s chance to step into the spotlight in a starring role in Saturday’s Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline. “He’s always been in the shadow of Arrogate,” trainer Bob Baffert said while referring to […]
On the Eve Dubai World Cup News $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen sponsored by Gulf News (G1) Jordan Sport – Continued his build-up to Saturday’s big race with a gentle workout at Al Quoz. The speedster is drawn highest, something that concerns trainer Fawzi Nass. “We’ve just been hacking him over five furlongs this week, […]
Latest on the Dubai World Cup 2018 Talismanic is Not Just a Pretty Face French handler Andre Fabre, who is hoping that Talismanic can provide him with a victory in the Dubai World… Talismanic is Not Just a Pretty Face French handler Andre Fabre, who is hoping that Talismanic can provide him with a victory […]
$2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored By Gulf News (G1) Jordan Sport – Had a gentle workout at trainer Fawzi Nass’s base at Desert Stables in Al Quoz. Mind Your Biscuits – A day after working a spirited half mile, last year’s winner Mind Your Biscuits bucked the US trend of staying in the barn […]
Shinji Maeda, brother of owner Koji Maeda, Awardee, Post 1 – “In reality, we wanted an outside gate but funnily enough number one is our lucky number. Kizuna and One And Only both won the Japanese Derby from the first bracket, so the inside is lucky for us. The field is small so from any […]
$1 million Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored by Azizi Developments (G1) Blue Point – A prolific winning juvenile, the 4-year-old was third in the Commonwealth Cup (G1) over 1200m at Royal Ascot last summer and broke the track record there with a win in October. The son of Shamardal has had only one run at Meydan […]
Dubai World Cup Update He’s a long way from home but the lightly-raced Pavel has handled the 13, 381 km journey from Santa Anita, California to Meydan Racecourse in Dubai with great maturity. Trainer Doug O’Neill has previous form travelling horses, having captured the 2007 edition of the Group 2 Godolphin Mile with Spring At […]
Godolphin Rehoming Programme is Exceptional by J A McGrath at Godolphin If the G1 Dubai World Cup winner happens to be of the calibre of Champions Dubai Millennium, Street Cry or Singspiel, then retirement from the racetrack automatically brings with it all the trappings associated with being a top Darley stallion. But, what happens when […]
Dubai World Cup and World Ratings One of the important features of regular international racing is that it paves the way for an accurate guide to the relative merits of racehorses from virtually every country in the world. But, there are always grey areas, and Frank Gabriel, senior official at the Dubai World Cup since […]
Will Gold Town run in the Kentucky Derby? by J A McGrath at Godolphin Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby is adamant that the answer to the question: ‘Will Gold Town run in the Kentucky Derby?’ can be provided emphatically at Meydan on Saturday. The three-year-old gelding faces eight rivals in the G2 UAE Derby, over 1,900m […]
Dubai World Cup: Excellence in International Racing by J A McGrath at Godolphin It can never be underestimated the impact the inaugural running of the G1 Dubai World Cup had on international racing over two decades ago. Cigar beating Soul Of The Matter at Nad Al Sheba in 1996 created story lines writers could normally […]
Dubai World Cup Update • DUBAI WORLD CUP: West Coast and Forever Unbridled Fire Warning Shots • DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Cloth of Stars’ Time to Shine • DUBAI TURF: Lancaster Bomber Finally the Lead • DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: Mind Your Biscuits Flies in Final Drill • AL QUOZ SPRINT: Brando out, Washington DC and Magical […]
The Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club stage their final fixture of the campaign with a rare Saturday card in the capital this week. On offer is arguably the best card staged there all season with the AED1million Group 1 Emirates Championship the official highlight. However, the card also features the biggest Thoroughbred race of the Abu […]
DUBAI WORLD CUP News Roundup DUBAI WORLD CUP: Mike Smith to Ride Forever Unbridled; DUBAI TURF / SHEEMA CLASSIC: Hori Brings the Big Guns; • DUBAI WORLD CUP: Mike Smith to Ride Forever Unbridled • DUBAI TURF / SHEEMA CLASSIC: Hori Brings the Big Guns • DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: Roy H vs. Mind Your Biscuits […]
Dubai World Cup Latest News DUBAI WORLD CUP: Pavel Full of Promise; DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Garlingari Gets Green Light; DUBAI TURF: Vivlos Revving Up • DUBAI WORLD CUP: Pavel Full of Promise • DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Garlingari Gets Green Light • DUBAI TURF: Vivlos Revving Up • DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: X Y Jet Back Flying […]
Dubai World Cup Carnival News Meydan Racecourse hosts ninth meeting of #DWCCarnival 2018 Thursday’s ninth and penultimate meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival was officially highlighted by the 1900m Group 3 UAE Oaks sponsored by Al Naboodah Construction Group, restricted to 3-year-old fillies on the dirt with a purse of US$250,000. Rayya, winning […]
Four-year-olds Bay Of Poets and Dream Castle go for a first G2 success in the Zabeel Mile at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 22 February, one of three turf Pattern races on the eighth fixture of the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Bay Of Poets (Charlie Appleby/William Buick) has made two appearances over nine furlongs at Meydan […]
Dubai World Cup Carnival Update Vivlos Points to Dubai Turf Defence My Catch Has Shaheen Dreams; Rayya to Oaks Mind Your Biscuits May Get Second Prep Star-Crossed Cosmo Charlie Ready for Firebreak Quick Hits (Japanese Edition): Kafuji Take, Rey de Oro, Gold Dream, Fame Game VIVLOS POINTS TO DUBAI TURF DEFENCE One of the most […]
Dubai Racing Club: People’s Choice Award Dubai Racing Club is pleased to announce the four finalists for the People’s Choice Award, a fan-voted accolade recognising the most compelling 2017 moment in horseracing. The award will be given at the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards ceremony on the evening of March […]
Mind Your Biscuits Prepares for Dubai Mind Your Biscuits has been raring to get his 2018 campaign started, and trainer Chad Summers has obliged his multiple Grade 1 stakes winner by entering him in Friday’s third race at Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old son of Posse is scheduled to headline a seven-furlong optional claiming allowance that […]
Winter Lightning wins the UAE 1,000 Guineas Three-year-old filly Winter Lightning continued her impressive start to the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival with an excellent victory in the Listed UAE 1,000 Guineas over a mile on dirt at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 8 February. The daughter of Shamardal, a half-sister to Thunder Snow and representing […]
Dubai World Cup Carnival Update Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday was highlighted by an impressive performance by promising 3-year-old Yulong Warrior, as well as the Zayed Sports City Trophy, an ultra-competitive 1400m turf handicap, and it did not disappoint with three runners in a line with just 50m remaining before Ejaaby swept clear to […]
Godolphin Dominate Meydan Gold Star provided Godolphin with a fourth winner of the night in the 12-furlong handicap on turf which ended the fourth Dubai World Cup Carnival programme at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 1 February. The four-year-old Nathaniel colt, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and beaten a nose in a similar course and distance […]
Dubai World Cup Carnival News Talismanic On Target for Dubai World Cup; Ertijaal Sharp at Seven; Championship Ready to Defend His Fort • Talismanic On Target for Dubai World Cup • Championship Ready to Defend His Fort • Ertijaal Sharp at Seven • D B Pin Eyes Shaheen; Classic Emperor to Handicap • Improving Janszoon […]
Talismatic Takes Aim at Dubai World Cup By J A McGrath at Godolphin Talismanic, winner of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar, is set to be a major contender for Godolphin in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday, 31 March. Trainer Andre Fabre took a decision soon after the popular […]
Dubai World Cup Carnival News Winter Lightning bravely edged out Rayya in a pulsating finish to the UAE 1000 Guineas Trial over seven furlongs at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 18 January. The Saeed bin Suroor-trained Shamardal filly, switching to dirt for her three-year-old return after finishing second on turf in a Newmarket, UK, maiden in […]
Godolphin sends out a powerful team for the second fixture of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival, with last year’s G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen runner-up Comicas among 18 runners at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 18 January. Five-year-old Comicas (Charlie Appleby/William Buick, drawn five) races on dirt for the six-furlong G3 Dubawi Stakes having thrived over […]
Charlie Appleby names five to follow at the Dubai World Cup Carnival 2018 2016 and 2017 International Trainer of the Year, Charlie Appleby, names five horses to follow at the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan this season Comicas I am very hopeful for him this season. Working back from the G1 Golden Shaheen on […]
Saeed bin Suroor Top 5 for Dubai World Cup Carnival Thunder Snow We gave Thunder Snow a good break after his last run on Champions Day at Ascot in October, when the ground was very soft. He has been working well out in Dubai and looks to be in good form ahead of R1 of […]
Dual G1 winner Thunder Snow features among a 16-strong Godolphin team for the first fixture of this year’s Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 11 January. The Saeed bin Suroor-trained Helmet colt returns to dirt for the mile G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 having scored over the same course and distance in […]
Meydan Racecourse hosts its fifth meeting of the new season Meydan Racecourse stages the first Emirates Racing Authority meeting of 2018 on Thursday evening with a septet of races, highlighted by a 1600m handicap and the first two races on the Meydan turf this season. Sponsored by Pillar Partner Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City […]
Meydan Group has released the list of horses accepted for the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival, which gets underway at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday January 11, 2018. The list features 132 accepted horses with the intention to ship from 15 countries, including 14 Group 1 winners from many points of the globe. Several international stars […]
Godolphin 2017 Greatest Moments THUNDER SNOW (G2 UAE Derby, Meydan) This tough son of Darley stallion Helmet fought every inch of the long Meydan straight to get the better of Japanese colt Epicharis in an epic running of the local Classic. Thunder Snow ran eight times for the campaign, returning from a bizarre episode when […]
Meydan Racecourse hosts its fourth meeting of the new season Three weeks before the first night of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival, Meydan Racecourse stages a meeting befitting of the international extravaganza, featuring a triad of Listed races for Thoroughbreds. The main highlight is The Entisar Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors over the same […]
Declaration of War Makes His Mark in Dubai The Sir Mark Prescott-trained On The Warpath (2c Declaration Of War-Elusive Pearl, by Medaglia d’Oro) could barely have won more easily when running away with a maiden in Britain this week. The first-crop Declaration Of War colt cruised clear of his opponents in the seven-furlong contest on […]
Changes to Dubai World Cup Carnival · Meydan Classic Turf Distance increased from 1400m to 1600m · Meydan Group releases the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival Programme of Races The Meydan Group is pleased to announce that three races in the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival programme have been upgraded, adding thunder to an already […]
Doug Watson Dominating UAE Race Cards Champion Trainer, Doug Watson, has his team in flying form and after four winners at Meydan on Thursday, saddled the 1-2 in the featured 2200m handicap, the only Thoroughbred race on the card, at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. In a desperately close finish, stable jockey, Pat Dobbs, who rode […]
Tadhg O’Shea Wins HE Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Cup on Mawahib The inaugural HE Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Cup was the official highlight at Saturday’s second meeting of the new season at Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club and was won, narrowly, by Mawahib. With Tadhg O’Shea riding, Mawahib, one […]
Racing Season Begins in the UAE Quickly away under Paolo Sirigu, sporting the second colours of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Kasb was the overall leader until just after halfway when headed by Riflescope, racing on the other side of the track. Sirigu’s mount found plenty for pressure though, regaining the initiative 200m […]
Changes for the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival · Meydan Classic Turf Distance increased from 1400m to 1600m · Meydan Group releases the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival Programme of Races The Meydan Group is pleased to announce that three races in the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival programme have been upgraded, adding thunder to […]
2017-18 UAE Race Fixtures The fixture list for the 2017 – 2018 UAE racing season has been approved by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Emirates Racing Authority (ERA). The ERA season will offer 62 race dates and opens at […]
Hartnell Heads to Melbourne for Godolphin The Spring campaign of Godolphin’s established Australian star Hartnell began taking a firmer shape this week with the horse’s arrival in Melbourne where he is due to race exclusively during this latest preparation. Head trainer James Cummings spoke with both confidence and enthusiasm about Hartnell’s latest campaign that is […]
2 New Stallions to Larneuk Stud Picturesque Larneuk Stud in the heart of Victoria’s most fertile thoroughbred country is home to exciting stallions – Cluster, Ilovethiscity & O’Lonhro and in 2017 they are proud to introduce two additions to their stallion roster this season. Wolf Cry who is a Magic Millions winner and G2, Listed […]
Arrogate, That’s Horse Racing from J A McGrath at Godolphin The shock defeat of Dubai World Cup winner Arrogate in a minor race at Del Mar on America’s west coast was the big story of the weekend in international racing. Officially rated the best horse in the world, and the highest prizemoney earner in racing […]
Animal Kingdom Makes his Mark in Australia Animal Kingdom’s two-year-old son Animalia dominated a one-mile maiden against older horses at Gosford on July 20, becoming his sire’s sixth winner in the Southern Hemisphere. A Godolphin homebred, Animalia pulled away in the stretch to win impressively by seven lengths. Animalia is out of the Stakes winning […]
Australian Horse Racing News: Larneuk 2017 Service Fees Neville Murdoch is pleased to announce the 2017 service fees for Larneuk Stud’s exciting spring line-up. Welcoming to the Euroa stud the exciting first season stallions Wolf Cry and Honorius, Murdoch is also happy to again be standing the consistent O’Lonhro, the quiet achiever Ilovethiscity and the […]
Making Moments is a daughter of 2yo Breeders Cup winner WAR PASS from the mare Moments I Treasure . Unbeaten at 2, War Pass captured the Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and the Champagne Stakes (gr. I). He was named champion 2-year-old male in 2007. At 3, he ran second in the Wood […]
40th Anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed’s First Winner While the opening day of Royal Ascot will be the centre of attention on 20 June, it is by no means the only racing fixture of the day as Tuesday also sees racing take place at Brighton, where exactly 40 years ago, Hatta became the very first winner […]
Stallion Honorius Could Make his Name in British Classics by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock One of my favourite things about being interested in Horse Racing breeding is pinpointing new stallions to follow. One stallion I like the look of and will follow with interest is Honorius, who will stand in Australia but also stand […]
All eyes on Godolphin as upheaval continues by Craig Jones for Knightsbridge Bloodstock When Sheikh Mohammed sat down and created Godolphin, his vision was for his ‘boys in blue’ to challenge Coolmore in the UK and eventually overtake them. He wanted to be the biggest and the best both on the track and off the […]
Honorius to Stand at Stud for Knightsbridge The proven Australian race horse Honorius will stand at for Knightsbridge in Australia and in the Northern Hemisphere in 2018. Bred to be a Champion Honorius is a 7 year stallion with an impeccable pedigree and strong racing credentials that will prove to be popular in Australia, Hong […]
Thunder Snow Shows his Versatility Thunder Snow, the horse that caught the world attention at the Kentucky Derby with an unusual performance at the starting gate has proven just how versatile he is, from Dirt to Turf Thunder Snow is a champion performer. Thunder Snow bounced back to form with a good second on his […]
Fasig Tipton Day 2: Curlin Owns the Day by Fasig-Tipton A chestnut colt by Curlin (Hip 388) led the way at the 2017 edition of the Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale when sold for $1,500,000 during the second and final session of the sale on Tuesday. The price tag was both a record for this […]
Fasig Tipton 2 Year Old Sale: The Hot Lots Day 1 Day 1 of the Fasig Tipton 2 Year Old Sale opened with strong bidding and great pricing, Filly’s were very popular and a number of Sires produced great results. Led by a filly by the late Smart Strike, a trio of six-figure fillies topped […]
Preakness Stakes Shows the Power of Keeneland Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s Cloud Computing, purchased at Keeneland’s 2015 September Yearling Sale, won the 142nd running of the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) Saturday at Pimlico. Nine of the 10 3-year-olds colts competing in the Preakness were graduates of Keeneland sales, including runner-up Classic Empire and […]
Dubai World Cup May Exceed $20m in 2018 Saturday, 31 March, 2018 will be the biggest event in Horse Racing history, the Dubai World Cup could be worth as much as $25m, that is the whisper around the industry. The Dubai World Cup had been the World’s richest horse race until it was usurped early […]
Dickinson overcame trouble in running and strong opposition to win the G1 Jenny Wiley Stakes close home at Keeneland, USA, on Saturday, April 15. It was a first G1 attempt and victory for the five-year-old Medaglia D’Oro mare, who has flourished since switching from dirt to grass in September last year. She has now won […]
Godolphin Fantasy Stable League Round 2 Godolphin has officially launched Round Two of the Godolphin Fantasy Stable League, an interactive online gaming competition designed specifically for fans of horseracing. Timed to coincide with the start of the flat racing season in Europe and America, the launch follows on from the successful Fantasy League which ran […]
Real Life Fantasy City, a Visionary Sheik, and Thoroughbred Racing’s New Order It is about the beauty of the horse… Rising from the desert is a real life “City of the Future”, there is something from the Arabian Nights, awe-inspiring, a sleek glass building glows high above the manicured race track below. It is an […]
Dubai World Cup: Godolphin Claims the UAE Derby, Ready for Kentucky Derby Thunder Snow shot to the lead in Kentucky Derby points yesterday with an impressive win in the UAE Derby It was a battle to the finish for the UAE Derby Sponsored By The Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group but in the end […]
2017 Dubai World Cup “Best Horse I’ve Ever Seen” Baffert Says of Arrogate Arrogate might be the best horse any of us have ever seen. After missing the start and being last in the early stages, the Saudi owned Arrogate (USA) came from last to win in one of the most spectacular performances in the […]
The 22nd Edition of the Dubai World Cup, Racing’s Gold Standard …beamed to over 1-B homes in over 150 countries, in the Air and at Sea The $30-M Dubai World Cup meeting, the 22nd running of which was held Saturday at Meydan, continues to set the Gold standard for the sport of horse racing. Launched […]
Thoroughbred Racing World Focused On Dubai World Cup Today we are having breakfast in the desert for the 21st year with Y 2017 Edition of the Dubai World Cup card from the crown jewel of racing at the Meydan Racecourse. This annual event on the last Saturday in March marks the end of the Winter […]
HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein Takes a Look at the Dubai World Cup Contenders “Dubai World Cup Contenders” is the title of the latest in a series of articles penned by HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
Dubai Gold Cup: Heartbreak City Here For The Craic There will be some celebration if Heartbreak City wins for his Irish owners on Saturday. Dubai World Cup night has seen its share of special celebrations over the years but things will reach a new level of bedlam on Saturday if Heartbreak City (FR) wins the […]
Dubai World Cup: Sharp Azteca and the Godolphin Mile Ask Jorge Navarro about the left-front foot injury Sharp Azteca (USA) sustained and you will probably be treated to a series of gruesome cell-phone images. There is no recognisable horse anatomy, just an abstract mass of hair and blood. The trainer does not show off these […]
Dubai World Cup: Japan Brings the Family Awardee is one of two Japanese half-brothers in the Dubai World Cup Two siblings will meet for the first time on the biggest stage of all in Saturday’s Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates. Among 10 runners from Japan at the meeting are the two half-brothers Awardee (USA) […]