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From West Virginia last summer to Dubai on Saturday, Banishing has won two major stakes in the last year for trainer David Jacobson. The 6-year-old Banishing ended a five-race losing streak in Saturday’s Group 2 Godolphin Mile at Meydan Racecourse, the first Thoroughbred race on the Dubai World Cup program.
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In what is expected to be her final start, the brilliant Japanese mare Namura Clair will attempt to win the first Grade 1 race of her career in her 11th attempt in Sunday’s $2.05 million Takamatsunomiya Kinen at six furlongs at Chukyo Racecourse.
The two-time winners Charlie, Danon Bourbon and Libeccio were the focus of early betting for Saturday’s $227,800 Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan, the last of the four races in that country’s Kentucky Derby qualifying series.
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After months on the sidelines, Bulb General’s comeback takes centre stage at Sha Tin on Sunday (29 March), where two competitive Class 2 contests anchor the 11-race programme.
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Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: Dubai World Cup Day
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There are few more exciting horses around the world, especially at eight years old, and Romantic Warrior is proving that his advancing years are no obstacle after taking a crucial step towards FWD Champions Day (26 April) on Thursday morning (26 March) at Sha Tin.
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After following up a third career triumph in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin last Sunday with a Happy Valley treble on Wednesday night (25 March), Hugh Bowman declared the last week “the highlight of this season”, while Danny Shum roared into trainers’ championship contention with a remarkable four-timer.
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The best horse in the Dubai World Cup, the odds-on favorite to capture the second-richest race in the world, is not the highest-rated horse running Saturday at Meydan. Calandagan makes his 2026 bow in the Group 1, $6 million Sheema Classic.
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Forever Young faces eight rivals from an ideal post position, 6, in Saturday's Dubai World Cup, the last of eight Thoroughbred races on a card that many assumed would be canceled after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The war goes on, but so does the World Cup card.
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Everything went as expected on Tuesday morning (24 March) for Ka Ying Rising as the eight-time Group 1 winner cruised through a barrier trial in preparation for 6 April’s HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup (1200m), where he’ll attempt to secure a record-extending 19th consecutive win.
