For the first time since Curlin ran in the Jaguar Trophy Handicap on Feb. 28, 2008, major American horses will be racing in Dubai in advance of the Dubai World Cup program.
The schedule of late season major stakes in England has been revamped for the autumn of 2014 to create consecutive days with six Group 1 races at two venues, officials announced on Tuesday.
Trade Storm was little known when he arrived in Dubai for the Winter Carnival, but he is making a name for himself at Meydan, and an excellent win Saturday in the Group 2, $250,000 Zabeel Mile suggested Trade Storm might have a say in the $5 million Dubai Duty Free on World Cup Night.
Ferlax, a 16-1 outsider who was unbeaten in three starts at minor racecourses, pulled an upset in Saturday’s $515,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington Racecourse.
The revolving door of winning Godolphin 3-year-old fillies continued swinging Thursday night as Shuruq scored a four-length win in the Group 3, $250,000 UAE Oaks.
In the Zabeel Mile, a possible prep for the Dubai Duty Free, Trade Storm will be asked to kick past stronger competition than Anaerobio, and he may prove up to the task.
All Too Hard, a 4-year-old Australian-bred colt who is a half-brother to the unbeaten star sprinter Black Caviar, can win his third Group 1 of 2013 in Saturday’s $515,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington Racecourse.
To learn about the UAE Oaks one really only needs to look closely at the UAE 1000 Guineas. The nine fillies entered in the Group 3, $250,000 UAE Oaks, the Thursday feature at Meydan, raced in the 1000 Guineas on Feb. 7.
All Too Hard, a half-brother to the undefeated sprint star Black Caviar, won his second Group 1 race in February in Saturday’s $515,000 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia.
Sajjhaa, the winner of the Group 2 Cape Verdi Stakes in January, scored an upset victory in Thursday’s $200,000 Balanchine Stakes at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, spoiling the 2013 debut of South Africa’s 2011-2012 Horse of the Year, Igugu.
