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  • 28 January 2010
    Charpy eyes Jebel Ali Mile

    After the excitement of the opening of Meydan and the first night of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival on Thursday, the action moves on to Jebel Ali on Friday for a six race, all Thoroughbred card. 

  • 26 January 2010
    Double for Duffield and Hills at Abu Dhabi Image Andrew Watkins

    Sunday evening's Abu Dhabi card was highlighted by a 2200m handicap which was won by Ejaabi, in the colours of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

  • 25 January 2010
    Mannjal, trained on the track by Dhruba Selvaratnam, was the impressive winner of the featured 1200m conditions race at Jebel Ali on Friday afternoon Image Andrew Watkins

    A course specialist, the eight-year-old was winning for the second time over course and distance this season under William Buick who said: "That was a nice performance in a competitive little heat. The horse loves it here and rarely runs a bad race."

  • 17 January 2010
    Charpy continues Jebel Ali Stakes domination

    Meydan sponsored the entire eighth race meeting of the season at Jebel Ali and were rewarded with a cracking afternoon's racing, highlighted by a thrilling win in the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes by Mashaahed.

  • 14 January 2010
    Charpy bids for Jebel Ali Stakes repeat

    With less than two weeks to go before the start of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival and the opening of the eagerly awaited Meydan, it is the new racecourse which sponsors Friday's Jebel Ali meeting.

  • 12 January 2010
    Deeb continues fine run
  • 11 January 2010
    Deeb continues fine run

    Trainer and jockey were completing doubles having earlier combined with Jinad to win the 1600m handicap.

  • 11 January 2010
    Abu Dhabi stages first round of UAE Triple Crown

    Sunday's Abu Dhabi meeting is a six race affair with a fascinating Thoroughbred race starting proceedings on a night highlighted by the Listed opening round of the UAE Triple Crown over 1600m.

  • 11 January 2010
    Airbuss flies home but Otaared stars in Selvaratnam treble

    Airbuss flies home but Otaared stars in Selvaratnam trebleFriday's seventh Jebel Ali meeting of the current season was a memorable one for the home team of owner His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, trainer Dhruba Selvaratnam and jockey William Buick who combi

  • 11 January 2010
    De Kock opens UAE campaign this weekend

    Jebel Ali's first meeting of 2010 is an all Thoroughbred six race card w

  • 04 January 2010
    Deeb starts year in style

    The jockey said: "She is a tough mare and rarely runs a bad race. That is the perfect way to start 2010."

  • 30 December 2009
    Ibn Battuta finds Listed glory

    The Musabah Al Muhairi-trained Ibn Battuta maintained his 100% Abu Dhabi record on Sunday evening when winning the Listed HH The President's Cup, the sole Thoroughbred race on the card, all of which was sponsored by Meydan.

  • 30 December 2009
    Al Taleei and Sama Bu Dhabi take fillies classic

    After a weekend off, caused by the inclement weather, last Sunday, racing returned to Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening with a six race card highlighted by the Abu Dhabi Fillies' Classic.The 1600m conditions race, for three-year-old fillies bred in the UAE, was being contested for the eighth time since its inception in 2001 and produces a thrilling finish.

  • 30 December 2009
    Hat trick of victories for Al Raihe at Ffrench

    After last week's Jebel Ali double, trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe combined with stable jockey Royston Ffrench to go one better as the pair registered a treble, winning three consecutive.Stable stalwart Jet Express started the ball rolling in the 1400m conditions race, before Fathayer won the afternoon's feature, also a conditions race but over 1800m. The prep race for the Jebel Ali Stakes, it was a decent contest and a nice performance from Fathayer who won on the Abu Dhabi turf on his seasonal return.

  • 22 October 2009
    Triple header to open the landmark 2009/2010 racing season in the UAE

    His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority, has approved the race fixtures list for 2009/2010 racing season at Jebel Ali, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and the new Meydan Racecourse.