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Jebel Ali stages its biggest race of the season on Friday afternoon, the AED575, 000 Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile. News of a late pull-out of Long River, winner of last year’s Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, means seven will run this race. This appears to be one of the strongest renewals of the 1600m feature, generously sponsored by Shadwell Farm, the US division of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s breeding empire.

Thursday’s third meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival is highlighted by the Group 2 Cape Verdi and a cosmopolitan field of eight have been declared for the 1600m turf feature, restricted to fillies and mares. The meet boasts an eight race card after the main support event, the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial, was split into two divisions.

First run in 2004, the Cape Verdi has been won on five occasions by horses owned by Godolphin, with four of them saddled by Saeed bin Suroor, including the previous two renewals. This year they rely on multiple Group 2 winner Promising Run (post 2).

FURIA CRUZADA
CARNIVAL RIDES: Getting to Know the #DWCCarnival Stars

AGE: 6
COLOR: Bay
SIRE: Newfoundland (Storm Cat)
DAM: Nuestra Machi (Hussonet)
COUNTRIES TRAINED: Chile, Argentina, England, France, UAE
TRAINER: Erwan Charpy
OWNER: Avaz Ismoilov
BREEDER: Haras Dadinco (Chile)
MEYDAN RECORD: 3-1-0-1
CAREER RECORD: 30-7-4-5
EARNINGS: US$504,036

POSSIBLE NEXT RACE: Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) (8th February)

Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, a matinee meeting with a 4pm start time, was highlighted by a 1200m turf handicap –the Al Naboodah Electrical– contested by a competitive field of 15 and won impressively by Ejaaby.

Racing at Al Ain on Friday was highlighted by Round 2 of the Al Ain Marathon Series, a 3200m handicap for which seven went post and proved to be a career landmark 400th UAE winner for reigning champion jockey Richard Mullen.

The second night of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival on Thursday was highlighted by the Group 3 Dubawi Stakes sponsored by Borealis. The 1200m dirt sprint was won in scintillating fashion by Godolphin’s Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) runner-up Comicas under William Buick for trainer Charlie Appleby. Upgraded this year from Listed status, having been inaugurated in 2010, the Dubawi Stakes had been one of the few feature races in the UAE to allude Godolphin, but Comicas remedied that in style.

Reynaldothewizard looks to win upgraded Dubawi Stakes (G3) for fifth time

Local legend Reynaldothewizard takes centre stage in Thursday’s second Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan Racecourse. He faces six rivals in an attempt to win the upgraded Dubawi Stakes (Group 3) Sponsored By Borealis for a remarkable fifth time.