Channel Maker returns in Neom Turf Cup on Saudi Cup Day
Channel Maker begins his campaign as the newly minted champion turf male in the $1 million Neom Turf Cup, the opening race on Saudi Cup Day. Neom Turf Cup – Race 1 (8 a.m. ET) […]
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Maximum Security shows maximum grit in $20 million Saudi Cup
Champion Maximum Security has won a series of major races by using his potent early speed, but Saturday’s inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup showcased another dimension: his gritty will to win. Despite a checkered passage […]
Maximum Security draws post 7 in Saudi Cup showdown
Saturday’s inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup numerically shapes up as a clash of American stars and Dubai Carnival standouts, but Japan is not to be overlooked, and Ireland’s Ballydoyle is also taking a stab on […]
Benbatl blitzes them on dirt: Saudi Cup path to Dubai World Cup?
Godolphin’s turf celebrity Benbatl swiftly answered the dirt question in Thursday’s $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan, but the follow-up question will take a bit longer to decide. Will Sheikh Mohammed accept […]
Inaugural Saudi Cup coming up a blockbuster – and so could the undercard
A clash of Eclipse Award finalists Maximum Security, McKinzie, and Midnight Bisou ramps up anticipation for the inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup. Moreover, Riyadh’s Feb. 29 program as a whole could turn out to be […]
Thunder Snow nips Gronkowski to make history as first two-time Dubai World Cup hero
The Dubai Racing Club ought to name a Carnival stakes after Godolphin’s Thunder Snow. By outdueling longshot Gronkowski in a titanic stretch battle, the Saeed bin Suroor trainee became the first horse ever to win […]
Dubai World Cup: Five U.S. runners among challengers to defending champ Thunder Snow
Saturday’s $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) features a familiar storyline of Godolphin versus American dirt stars, with Saeed bin Suroor’s defending champion Thunder Snow opposed by Yoshida, Gunnevera, Seeking the Soul, Audible, and Pavel. […]
Projected fields for Dubai World Cup night: Thunder Snow set for title defense; sprint stars Roy H, Stormy Liberal lead U.S. team
A robust Godolphin team captained by defending Dubai World Cup (G1) champion Thunder Snow, a deep American squad led by sprint stars Roy H and Stormy Liberal, and Japanese sensation Almond Eye loom prominently in […]
Capezzano upsets Thunder Snow; Godolphin continues turf supremacy on Super Saturday
On a mostly formful Super Saturday at Meydan, the biggest upset was furnished in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (G1), where Sultan Ali’s Capezzano overturned Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Thunder Snow. It wasn’t […]
Thunder Snow preps for Dubai World Cup title defense on Super Saturday
Meydan’s Super Saturday serves up seven course-and-distance preps for the March 30 Dubai World Cup card, with reigning World Cup winner Thunder Snow the headliner in the $600,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (G1). Second […]