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  • 24 March 2022
    Life Is Good tops stellar 26th edition of Dubai World Cup

    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 by Emirates Airline).

    Six Group or Grade 1 winners line up in the $12 million contest, representing six different countries. With a five-from-six career record, Life Is Good possesses a fearsome profile, but is yet to tackle this 2000-metre distance, something trainer Todd Pletcher has been working on.

  • 20 March 2022
    Pinheiro double includes Abu Dhabi feature with Fresu taking Thoroughbred equivalent as part of his brace

    Sunday’s penultimate and one of the best fixtures of Abu Dhabi’s entire season ˜was highlighted by the 2200m Group 1 Emirates Championship, worth AED1 million and it produced a thrilling finish with Harrab denying Jawal Al Reef in the shadow of the post.

    The pair had traded the lead throughout the final 200m but it was Al Wathba Racing’s horse who prevailed under Bernardo Pinheiro for Majed Al Jahoori.

    Pinheiro had closed rapidly leaving the back straight and his mount responded to every urging throughout the straight.

  • 19 March 2022
    Notable 1-2 for Seemar in feature at final Jebel Ali fixture of the campaign

    Saturday’s final meeting of the Jebel Ali season featured the Jebel Ali Classic (Silver Jubilee), a 1400m conditions race that was to be dominated by Bhupat Seemar, Tadg O’Shea, in the silks of Mohammed Khameel Ahmed and Discovery Island leading close home to deny stablemate Rodaini a repeat success in the race he landed 12 months ago.

    In a capacity field of 16, they both raced on the nearside rail, as did the third, On The Warpath with those in the centre and on the far side struggling from 250m out.

  • 18 March 2022
    Alalawi saddles the 1-2 in Friday’s featured Al Ain Sprint

    Racing at Al Ain on Friday was highlighted by the Al Ain Sprint, a 1000m dash with Prestige status which was totally dominated by National Stables and Helal Alalawi who celebrated a 1-2, Megtah Albahar chased home by stablemate Al Khaleejy.

    Apprentice Gary Sanchez was completing a double aboard the winner who, as did his stablemate, tracked early leader AF Thayer until that once cried enough about 300m out.

  • 17 March 2022
    ERA Media Release - Mr Hamza Al Hamida

    The ERA Stewards opened an inquiry on Monday 31st January 2022, into the notification by the Dubai Equine Forensic Unit that the post-race urine sample taken from ROSADO (IRE) after competing in Race 3 “the Longines Conquest Maiden” over 2000 metres at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday 16th December 2021, was found to have detected the prohibited substance Heptaminol.

  • 17 March 2022
    32 G1 winners among nine races on superb Dubai World Cup card, Life Is Good heads likely field of 11 in $12million Dubai World Cup

    American superstar Life Is Good headlines a likely field of 11 for the 26th running of the G1 Dubai World Cup (sponsored by Emirates Airline) on March 26th.

  • 17 March 2022
    Sprinters take centre stage at Al Ain on Friday

    Racing at Al Ain on Friday, the penultimate meeting of the track’s season, is highlighted by the Al Ain Sprint, a 1000m dash with Prestige status for which five have been declared.

    For his main employer, Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda and the owner’s principal trainer, Ernst Oertel, Tadhg O’Shea partners the progressive AF Thayer, a winner four times from eight starts, including his two latest outings, most recently the 1200m HH The Crown Prince Of Sharjah, also a Prestige contest.

  • 14 March 2022
    Pinheiro and Izadi Star lead home notable 1-2 for Al Alawi and National Stables in Monday’s Abu Dhabi feature

    Monday’s Abu Dhabi meeting was highlighted by the 2200m Group 3 Arabian Triple Crown R2, the middle leg of the series for 4yos, won emphatically by local debutant Izadi Star, confidently ridden by Bernardo Pinheiro for Helal Alalawi in the colours of the trainer’s Al Ain base, National Stables.

  • 13 March 2022
    Al Nabooda, Oertel & O’Shea celebrate Sharjah doubles highlighted by feature race victory before Pinheiro completes a brace of his own

    Sunday’s final meeting of the Sharjah Longines Racecourse season was highlighted by the track’s most valuable race of the season, the AED250,000 HH The Ruler of Sharjah Cup, a Prestige contest over 1700m and AF Maqam scored a gutsy victory under Tadhg O’Shea.

    Having just his fifth career start, in a contest restricted to 4yos and 5yos born in the UAE, the Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda homebred trained by Ernst Oertel, hit the front in the final 200m but had to dig deep to deny challenges from Yas Xmnsor and Hakaam.

  • 13 March 2022
    Bahar Muscat seeking further big race success in Abu Dhabi on Monday

    Monday’s Abu Dhabi meeting is highlighted by the 2200m Group 3 Arabian Triple Crown R2, the middle leg of the series for 4yos and a race that would appear to revolve about Bahar Muscat, the highest-rated horse in the race and seemingly the one to beat for Ibrahim Al Hadhrami.

    Unbeaten after four starts, one in Muscat, three here in Abu Dhabi, Al Hadhrami’s charge has not put a foot wrong with three 1600m victories, two at Listed level including the opening round of this series just over a month ago.

    However, he does have to prove his stamina but, if stays the trip, he should win.

  • 12 March 2022
    Jara and Bochart land Jebel Ali feature for Seemar

    Saturday’s penultimate fixture of the Jebel Ali season was officially highlighted by a 1600m handicap and the admirable Bochart returned to winning ways, probably never headed under Fernado Jara in the colours of Al Bait Mutawahed Team for Bhupat Seemar.

    A 9yo Dubawi gelding, he was winning for the ninth time, all in the UAE and for a third time at Jebel Ali, his previous course success having been achieved in January 2017. He has won five times at Meydan since, most recently over 1400m last April.

  • 12 March 2022
    Final meeting of Sharjah season looks well worth the wait

    Sunday’s final meeting of the Sharjah Longines Racecourse campaign is arguably the track’s best, with the track’s most valuable race of the season, the AED250,000 HH The Ruler of Sharjah Cup, ably supported by the Sharjah Marathon and a competitive Thoroughbred handicap.

    A conditions race carrying Prestige status, the 1700m HH The Ruler of Sharjah Cup has attracted a field of 15 and looks a competitive renewal of a race inaugurated in 2002.

  • 11 March 2022
    Whistle blows rivals away in Al Ain Marathon feature

    Racing at Al Ain on Friday was highlighted by the third and final round of the Al Ain Marathon Series, this concluding leg being a 5100m handicap afforded prestige status and turned into a procession by Whistle who crossed the line in splendid isolation under Jesus Rosales, completing a rapid double for Al Ajban Stables and Abdallah Al Hammadi.

    Only five went to post, four representing the winning connections, but only one really mattered throughout the long Al Ain straight after Rosales took his mount to the front with about 800m remaining.

  • 11 March 2022
    Competitive Jebel Ali action on Saturday

    The penultimate fixture of the Jebel Ali season and a typically competitive card, highlighted by a 1600m handicap, one which arguably would not have appeared out of place at Meydan and the Dubai World Cup Carnival.

    The weights are headed Gabr, who will bid to concede weight to all his 13 rivals for Doug Watson and Shadwell. He is a course and distance winner, in November 2020, but has not won since and is seeking just a fourth career success having also won twice in Britain for Sir Michael Stoute.

  • 10 March 2022
    Al Hammadi and Al Ajban Stables appear set continue Al Ain Marathon series domination

    Racing at Al Ain on Friday is highlighted by the third and final round of the Al Ain Marathon Series, this concluding leg being a 5100m handicap afforded prestige status.

    Only five have been declared, four by Abdallah Al Hammadi for Al Ajban Stables including three previous winners of this particular stamina test, the conclusion of a series the trainer has pretty much dominated from the outset.