Imperial Hint struggles to shake bug
The Grade 3 General George winner Imperial Hint's status for the $2 million Golden Shaheen was in doubt Monday after the horse spiked a fever upon arrival in Dubai last week.
Marcus HershMar 20, 2017
The Grade 3 General George winner Imperial Hint's status for the $2 million Golden Shaheen was in doubt Monday after the horse spiked a fever upon arrival in Dubai last week.
There were no surprises Monday when final entries for the $10 million Dubai World Cup were released by the Dubai Racing Club, with 13 challengers set to take on Arrogate, the horse considered the best in the world right now.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, March 19, 2017
Arrogate had an easy gallop Friday morning at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai after being released from quarantine. Arrogate and his stablemate Hoppertunity arrived earlier this week in Dubai after shipping from California for the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 25.
The legendary Hong Kong trainer John Moore has six entrants in Sunday's $2.3 million Hong Kong Derby, but all eyes will be on only one of them, Rapper Dragon, who will be favored to become the first winner of Hong Kong's version of the Triple Crown.
Andrew Hawkins' selections and analysis for Hong Kong Derby Day at Sha Tin.
A list of likely runners for the Dubai World Cup card on March 25 at Meydan Racecourse was released Wednesday by the Dubai Racing Club, the same day that Arrogate, the best horse in the world according to international rankings, was settling into his temporary home at the Meydan quarantine facility after arriving from California.
Their travel plans to Dubai canceled by Tuesday's winter storm, Imperial Hint and Stallwalkin' Dude had to go to Plan B on Wednesday, vanning from Belmont Park to JFK International in the morning, then leaving at noon for Belgium. The pair was scheduled to have a three-hour layover in Belgium before leaving for Dubai, according to Luis Carvajal Jr., the trainer of Imperial Hint.
Cue Card, Djakadam and Native River were 7-2 co-favorites with bookmakers on Wednesday to win Friday's Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup for steeplechasers at 3 5/16 miles at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, March 15 at Happy Valley.