One of the storylines going into Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) was which of the eight-strong team from Japan would fare best. The answer was the up-and-coming star of the Japanese dirt division, […]
Japanese Horse of the Year Equinox fueled anticipation for Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), hopes that he might create one of those World Cup night moments that live long in the memory. Equinox […]
After a dazzling Dubai Turf (G1) in 2021, and a dead-heat in his 2022 title defense, Lord North made history in Saturday’s $6 million renewal by becoming the race’s first-ever three-time winner. Jockey Frankie Dettori […]
American speedster Sibelius dethroned locally-based Switzerland in a whirlwind finish to Saturday’s $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan. […]
Under a masterful change of tactics by jockey Christophe Lemaire, Derma Sotogake wired Saturday’s $1 million UAE Derby (G2), and the 100-point windfall will put the Japanese colt in the starting gate for the Kentucky […]
Shadwell’s homebred Danyah was overlooked at 68-1 in Saturday’s $1.5 million Al Quoz Sprint (G1), a reflection of the competition, his recent flop, and the cutback in trip that smacked of a Dubai World Cup […]
As a stakes-winning sprinter in the United States, Isolate was a logical recruit for that division in Dubai. But after a pair of seconds in Group 3 sprints during the Carnival, trainer Doug Watson decided […]
The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) understandably gets the most attention on Meydan’s big night. But it’s easy to forget that the card includes three of the 10 richest races in the world, two […]
When Cigar won the inaugural Dubai World Cup in 1996, few would have imagined there would come a year with four times as many Japanese runners as there were North American. However, that’s precisely what’s […]
The winners of the first three races on the Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby meet this weekend – in Dubai, rather than at home. Instead of contesting this Saturday’s final Japanese Derby qualifier, the […]
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