Home team headlines intriguing Godolphin Mile If there is one thoroughbred contest at the Dubai World Cup meeting that sees a compelling battle between Team UAE and the visitors, it is the Group 2 Godolphin Mile (sponsored by Nakheel) that … Read more
Unbeaten Manobo the headline act in Dubai Gold Cup The Dubai Gold Cup (sponsored by Al Tayer) may be the most recent addition to the Dubai World Cup card, joining the programme in 2012, but this year it has attracted … Read more
Appleby looks for third Al Quozvictory with loaded fleet Developments) may change. The trainer will not. Charlie Appleby, winner of this race in 2018 and 2019, saddles three of the most logical winners in Creative Force, Man Of Promise and … Read more
Cosmopolitan cast for wideopen UAE Derby Horses from the United States, Uruguay, UAE, Russia and Japan will clash in a wide-open edition of the Group 2 UAE Derby (sponsored by Mubadala). With 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the table … Read more
US stars clash in fast and furiousGolden Shaheen Some of the fastest horses in the world will clash in the USD$2 million Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (sponsored by Atlantis Dubai), one of the most exciting races on the Dubai … Read more
$12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airlines After watching Dubai World Cup favourite Life Is Good have his final gallop around the track, Elliott Walden could only grin and shake his head. Walden, the CEO and … Read more
Since the first running back in 1996, no horse has won the Group 1 Dubai Turf (sponsored by DP World) more than once, so history is against British raider Lord North when he defends his crown on Saturday. Five other … Read more
Locked in a familiar battle for Hong Kong jockeys’ championship supremacy with Joao Moreira, Zac Purton is optimistic Beauty Joy and Oriental Smoke can continue the Australian’s charge towards a fifth title at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 March). … Read more
The Group 1 Longines Sheema Classic is often billed as one of the best races in the world and the 2022 edition is no exception. Won in 2021 by Saudi Cup hero Mishriff, the 2410-metre contest has attracted seven Group … Read more
There’s no doubt that Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus World Cup winner Life Is Good is the standout, but he’s just one of a galaxy of stars lining up in the 26th running of the Dubai World Cup (sponsored … Read more
Race 1 Zarasrtro [2] He’s Xceptional [1] Deprivation [5] Able Willie [3] Race 2 Jucconi [1] Point Blaze [3] Sweet Karolina [6] Agrimony [2] Race 3 Nanagui [7] Psychiatrist [3] Sir Bailey [2] Bello Beau [1] Race 4 Flying Mascot … Read more
$12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor has won the Dubai World Cup a record nine times and runs five-year-old Real World in the $12 million showpiece at Meydan on Saturday evening. … Read more
Irish jockey will be onboard Eastern World and Ursa Minor Ray Dawson has come a long way in a short amount of time. From never having ridden in Dubai until October of last year, he now finds himself with two … Read more
William Muir is hopeful that last year’s Coronation Cup winner Pyledriver can produce another excellent performance at the top level when he takes his chance in the Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic over a mile and a half. The … Read more
Frankie Lor breathed fresh life into aspirations of a first Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble as Joao Moreira cut into Zac Purton’s buffer in the jockeys’ title with a double on a night of milestones at a drenched … Read more
Race 5 Versilia [5] Zagusto [1] Lovely Natalie [4] Sempreinte [2] Race 6 La Zucca [10] From Pentherland [8] Brooklyn Boss [4] Aria Electra [7] Race 7 It’s A Rah [7] Old Fashioned [3] Kahuka [1] Miss Bank Place [6] … Read more
Jockey Saffie Osborne feels that the return to two miles will suit the consistent Alignak, as she gears up for her first ever ride on the Dubai World Cup card at Meydan on Saturday in the $1million Group 2 Dubai … Read more
$12 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline The Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer was the first of the American contingency to hit the main track Wednesday, stopping at the gap to enter and back out of the starting gates … Read more
Two of Japan’s leading dirt candidates for Saturday’s feature meeting headlined a pre-dawn trackwork session at Meydan this morning, with last year’s Group 1 Dubai World Cup runner-up Chuwa Wizard shaded by young upstart Combustion, who contests the Group 2 … Read more
William Haggas has a strong hand in Saturday’s Group 1 Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World as he seeks his first victory on Dubai World Cup Night, sending out Group performers Mohaafeth and My Oberon. The trainer, fresh off the plane, said … Read more
Best: Faretti R-4 #2 Each-way: Hasseltoff R-6 #1 Meydan (Dubai) Full Selections & Comments Saturday Mornington (Cup) Saturday Moonee Valley Friday (William Reid)
Life Is Good, the leading fancy for the 26th running of the Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airlines, will jump from stall one for Saturday’s $12 million contest. Staged at the lavish setting of Dubai Opera, the post-position draw … Read more
With the spectacular Burj Khalifa as their backdrop, 69 blue-blooded two-year-olds galloped on Tuesday morning as the inaugural Dubai Breeze-up Sale got underway. Meydan Racecourse’s Tapeta training track was the venue for the breeze which began at 7:45am and was … Read more
$12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airlines After being away from the races for more than 240 days, when Country Grammer resurfaced in the Group 1 Saudi Cup no-one knew what to expect. But the five-year-old … Read more
The big guns appeared at Sha Tin’s barrier trial session this morning (Tuesday, 22 March) with Golden Sixty dazzling in an opening heat for Vincent Ho and Francis Lui as preparations launched for next month’s FWD Champions Day on Sunday, … Read more
Ruan Maia and Tony Millard have enjoyed a fruitful partnership this season and on Wednesday night (23 March) the Brazilian is looking to further enhance the alliance with four rides for the South African trainer at Happy Valley. “It’s great … Read more
BEST: Hillcrest Moses R-7 #4 EACH WAY: Throw At Da Stumps R-5 #4 LONGSHOT: Heavenly Bridges R-6 #3 Meydan (Dubai) Full Selections & Comments Saturday Mornington (Cup) Saturday Moonee Valley Friday (William Reid)
Bhupat Seemar is all bar confirmed as UAE Champion Trainer in his first season, but one thing that would top even that achievement would be a winner on the biggest night of all. Seemar, who took over the licence from … Read more
Dual Spanish Champion Jockey rides Kaspar in Longines Dubai Sheema Classic A lot can happen in a month, especially in racing. For Portuguese-born jockey Ricardo Ferreira, the last four weeks have taken him on a tour of the Middle … Read more
69 blue-blooded future racehorses have arrived in Dubai ahead of the first ever Dubai Breeze-up Sale, which begins on Tuesday. The two-year-olds hail from many of the leading breeze-up consignors in Ireland and the UK, and the sires represented include … Read more