Posts tagged Meydan
Saeed bin Suroor and Mike de Kock set to dominate Guineas
Feb 9th
There is nothing in the rules that states that only Saeed bin Suroor and Mile de Kock can win the major races at Meydan. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/saeed-bin-suroor-and-mike-de-kock-set-to-dominate-guineas/news/1338813
Bold Silvano wins Al Maktoum Challenge
Feb 3rd
Mike de Kock had to wait for his 100th UAE winner after drawing a rare blank at last week’s meeting of the Dubai International Racing Carnival. But he was back in the winner’s enclosure more than enough times to make up for that on the fourth night at Meydan. The South African trainer ticked another [...]
Al Shemali returns at Meydan
Feb 2nd
The Dubai International Racing Carnival steps up another gear with its fourth meeting at Meydan headed by the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge. Saeed bin Suroor has won the Group Three race seven times but this year’s renewal is the best thus far with five Group or Grade One winners – Al Shemali, [...]
Presvis wins at Meydan
Jan 27th
Having had the door slammed in his face more times than an over-zealous Jehovah Witness, Presvis burst through in style at Meydan. The seven-year-old has had only nine of his 21 starts for Luca Cumani in Britain over the past three years but has proved a real money spinner abroad, where his globe-trotting career has [...]
Saeed bin Suroor close to Carnival centurySaeed bin Suroor close to Carnival century
Jan 26th
Two men have dominated the Dubai International Racing Carnival and both go into the third meeting of this year’s event on Thursday closing in on personal milestones at Meydan. Saeed bin Suroor, the most successful trainer at the Carnival, is seeking his 100th winner, while Mike de Kock, second to bin Suroor in the Carnival [...]
Aspectoflove battles to land double for Saeed bin Suroor
Jan 20th
The rumour mill may have been working overtime over the pecking order of Godolphin’s trainers this year but Saeed bin Suroor reminded all that he is still the No.1 in Dubai. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/aspectoflove-battles-to-land-double-for-saeed-bin-suroor/news/1338030
Mendip wins Maktoum Challenge Round I
Jan 13th
Having spent an estimated $2billion building the world’s most expensive racecourse at Meydan, the second Dubai Racing International Carnival has hardly skimped on the prize money either. A total of $37million in prize-money has been put up for over the next 10 weeks, which reaches a peak – both fiscally and in terms of prestige [...]
Richard’s Kid out of Breeders’ Cup Classic
Oct 20th
At a time when just about everyone else is trying to find a horse good enough to take to Churchill Downs next month for the Breeders’ Cup, one man has decided to go the other way. In fact all the way to Dubai. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, owner of Richard’s Kid, has elected not [...]
Meydan under starter’s orders
Jan 28th
If a man might be judged by the books that he chooses to read would it be any surprise if a copy of Great Expectations has a place of prominence in the library of Sheikh Mohammed? World Cup night in Dubai has always been a bit different to the rest of world racing. Grand plans [...]
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