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Racing on Sunday at the Abu Dhbi Equestrian Club, a six-race card, is highlighted by the finale and only Thoroughbred race on the card, a 2200m handicap. The rail is eight metres out, so only 12 are allowed to run, headed by Recordman, a course winner on his only previous visit to the capital. That, his second appearance in the UAE and over a similar trip of 2400m. From a pair of Seemar runners, this 5-year-old Dubawi gelding, is the choice of Richard Mullen.

Racing at Meydan on Saturday may not be a Dubai World Cup Carnival card, but does feature a pair of handicaps and an eye-catching 3-year-old maiden to be contested by horses whose connections will still harbour aspirations of qualifying for the ultra-valuable international showcase for which a handicap mark of 90 is the requisite.

A seven-race programme is on tap for Al Ain on Friday evening, including six for Purebred Arabians and one for Thoroughbreds. The best is saved for last, the featured First Leg of the Al Ain Marathon Series, a 3200m handicap with 13 declared, including last year’s winner Hareer Al Reef. Trained by Abdallah Al Hammadi for Al Ajban Stables, the 7-year-old entire was then third and second in the 4100m Round 2 and the 5100m Final Round, respectively. He has had just one outing this season, never threatening to land a blow over an inadequate 1600m in the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 at Meydan.

DUBAI (January, 29, 2020)--Students from 15 Dubai schools who have participated in the current season of the Meydan Equine Education Programme (MEEP) have been invited to the Children’s Fun Day on Feb. 1 (Saturday) at Meydan Racecourse. Horseracing leads an action-packed agenda for the afternoon, with special complementary activities including an art competition, a story-telling competition and the ever-popular live talent show. Food and beverages will also be offered to the children and their families.

Racing on the Abu Dhabi turf Sunday evening was highlighted by the 1200m Group 3 Shadwell Stud Al Ruwais Stakes for which a dozen Purebred Arabian sprinters went to post. Only one really mattered with RB Lam Tara posting a smooth success representing the same connections as last year’s winner, RB Money To Burn, subsequently winner of this year’s 1600m Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 on the Meydan dirt surface.

Having been forced to postpone their three previous planned fixtures, racing returned to Jebel Ali on Friday afternoon after the track surface had been refurbished (since last raced on at the end of November). Friday was the biggest meeting of the season, the 1600m Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile, which was won stylishly by Chiefdom, arguably the most progressive horse of the domestic season to date.

Having been forced to postpone three meetings due to concerns regarding the racecourse surface, racing returns to Jebel Ali on Friday after a successful trial involving 13 horses on Tuesday morning. This will be the first race meeting at the venue since the end of November and just in time for the track’s biggest race of the season, the 1600m Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile.