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  • 12 February 2017
    The AED 3 million HH President Cup Highlights Abu Dhabi Sunday Meeting

    Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club stages one of its biggest meetings of the season on Sunday when it is HH The President Cup day with the Purebred Arabian version a 2200m Group 1 contest worth three million dirhams.

    Five of the dozen declared runners are trained by Eric Lemartinel for HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Champion Jockey, Tadhg O’Shea, electing to ride Mahbooba, winner of the course and distance prep three weeks ago.

  • 11 February 2017
    Thunder Snow Peels Away From Rivals in Group 3 UAE 2000 Guineas

    Saturday February 11, 2017, Meydan Racecourse: Group 1 winner, Thunder Snow ran away with UAE 2000 Guineas sponsored by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City - District One over 1600m on dirt to give the Godolphin racing operation one of four winners on the night and a total of seven over the Dubai World Cup Carnival double-header weekend.

    Class prevailed in the 2000 Guineas with Thunder Snow, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and victorious on his previous outing in the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint Cloud at the end of October, making short change of the opposition.

  • 10 February 2017
    Al Ain Stayers Trophy Plays to Balad Al Reefs Tune

    The Al Ain Stayers’ Trophy, a handicap over 4100m and the third round of the Al Ain Marathon Series, was the feature on Saturday afternoon’s Al Ain card and round two winner, Balad Al Reef, landed the spoils in style.

    Ridded by Fernando Jara for trainer Abdallah Al Hammadi, the winner made smooth progress entering the final 1200m and, once hitting the front fully 900m from home, always looked the likely winner, despite drifting markedly in the final 300m.

    “I was very confident before the race,” said Jara. “This horse is better the further he goes and stamina is his forte."

  • 10 February 2017
    Godolphin Unleashes Big Hitters on Saturday Dubai World Cup Carnival Card

    Confrontation bids to win a second consecutive G3 Firebreak Stakes in the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse on Sat Feb 11, 2017

    Meydan Racecourse Preview, February 10, 2017: Meydan Racecourse is set to host a sterling renewal of the Dubai World Cup Carnival on Saturday with Group 3 contests, the UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored by District One Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City and the Firebreak Stakes Sponsored by Meydan One Mall highlighting the card.

  • 10 February 2017
    Nashmiah Scores for Saudi Arabia in UAE 1000 Guineas

    The UAE 1000 Guineas Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors, a 1600m Listed race for three-year-old fillies was the highlight at Meydan’s sixth meeting of the Dubai World Cup Carnival on Thursday evening and went to Saudi Arabia, courtesy of Nashmiah.

    Trained by Nicholas Bachalard, the filly arrived in Dubai unbeaten after three starts in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, where she was bred, but was, seemingly, facing a far stiffer task here.

  • 08 February 2017
    Bin Suroor Hoping for Really Special Tenth US$250,000 UAE 1000 Guineas Victory

    Wednesday February 2, 2017, Meydan Racecourse: The first classic of the season will be staged at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday night when 11 fillies go to post for the UAE 1000 Guineas Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors, a Listed race over 1600m.

    First contested in 2001, the race has been a happy hunting ground for Godolphin and its trainers, especially Saeed bin Suroor who can boast nine victories and looks to hold strong claims of making it ten.

  • 07 February 2017
    Dubai Racing Club Releases Dubai World Cup Day 2017 Nominations - February 7, 2017

    Arrogate, officially recognised as the world’s best racehorse of 2016, has been nominated for the Saturday March 25 Dubai World Cup, along with a host of other global stars of racing.

    The Bob Baffert-trained four-year-old, who was the runaway winner of the Pegasus World Cup, produced his star performance to date when beating the 2016 Dubai World Cup winner, California Chrome in the Breeders' Cup Classic last year. Arrogate was crowned Longines World’s Best Racehorse at a ceremony in London.

  • 05 February 2017
    AF Maqayes Lands Group 3 Sprint Victory at Abu Dhabi

    The Group 3 Al Ruwais, over 1000m, was the feature at Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening and seven may have gone to post but, in reality, the only horse who ever really mattered was AF Maqayes.

    Trained by Ali Rashid Al Rayhi and a three-time course and distance winner last season, this was just his fourth start over this 1000m dash and, ridden confidently by Champion Jockey, Tadhg O’Shea, he went straight to the front and never looked likely to be headed.

    It was an emphatic success and first, on his fifth start of the season, for Al Maqayes who looks a pure speedster judged on this success.

  • 05 February 2017
    Group 3 Al Ruwais Highlights Abu Dhabi Sunday

    The Group 3 Al Ruwais, over 1000m, is the highlight at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club on Sunday, with a select field of seven set to face the starter, including AF Maqayes, the mount of UAE Champion Jockey, Tadhg O’Shea.

    Homebred by Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda and trained by Ali Rashid Al Rayhi, AF Maqayes has won six of his 13 career outings but has not visited the Winner’s Enclosure since his final start of last season, in March.

  • 03 February 2017
    ERA Media Notice - Jebel Ali Racecourse - Abandoned Meeting, Friday February 3, 2017

    The Jebel Ali Racecourse meeting, scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2017 has been abandoned due to inclement weather.

    For details please see the Emirates Racing Authority Stewards' Report on www.emiratesracing.com on Sunday, February 5, 2017.

  • 02 February 2017
    Charpy in Double Form as Furia Cruzada Lands $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 - February 2, 2017

    The Group 2 middle round of the Al Maktoum Challenge was claimed by gritty Chilean mare, Furia Cruzada by a nose on UAE debut in the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday evening.

  • 02 February 2017
    Young Gun Bluff Looks to Stand Ground Against Veteran Kilt Rock in Jebel Ali Feature

    Racing returns to Jebel Ali Racecourse on Friday for a six race card, with all races sponsored by Emirates and just six declared for the featured 1600m handicap, including the Doug Watson pair Ostaad and Kilt Rock, both Jebel Ali regulars.

    Stable jockey, Pat Dobbs, partners Kilt Rock, a seven-time winner in the UAE, including five successful outings here at Jebel Ali. Three of Kilt Rock’s Jebel Ali wins came over 1200m, while two over 1000m before he went on to score twice at Meydan, over 1200m on turf and 1400m on dirt.

  • 01 February 2017
    Record-Breaking Le Bernadin Bids for More Al Maktoum Challenge Accolades

    Muarrab Seeks Comeback in Group Al Shindagha Sprint

    The fifth Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting of 2017, worth US$1.14m and sponsored by Emirates Global Aluminium, will see dual Al Maktoum Challenge R1 winner, Le Bernadin stake a claim for the middle round of the Dubai World Cup prep series.

  • 29 January 2017
    Bin Ghadayer Takes Winning Ways to Abu Dhabi

    As illustrated through his Thursday evening Dubai World Cup Carnival 1-2 at Meydan, trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer has his team in fine form and the wins kept coming at Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

    Bin Ghadayer landed the only Thoroughbred race on Abu Dhabi's card, a 2400m handicap on Sunday evening.

    Jockey, Royston Ffrench, denied at Meydan on Thursday when his mount, Frankyfourfingers was defeated by stablemate, Heavy Metal was never too far off the pace on Hunters Creek.

  • 28 January 2017
    Godolphin Continue Classic Meydan Weekend With Saturday Feature Victory

    Close finishes were the order of the day at Meydan on Saturday evening, including the hard fought success of Classic Collection, the only Godolphin-owned runner on the card, in the DP World, UAE Region, over 1800m on turf.

    The race looked ultra-competitive on paper and so it proved with at least half-a-dozen of the 16 runners holding wining claims entering the latter stages.