It was a good start to the Dubai World Cup Carnival for trainer Ali al Raihy, who saddled Le Bernardin to win the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 for the second year in a row. Al Raihy also trains Ertijaal, one of the top turf sprinters in Dubai, who got his campaign started with a sharp win in a handicap Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse.
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The 11-meeting 2017 Dubai World Cup Carnival starts Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse, where Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge headlines a seven-race card.
There are Carnival cards every Thursday night at Meydan this week through Feb. 23, followed by the Super Saturday program on March 4 and the Dubai World Cup card three weeks later, on March 25. That program includes the $10 million World Cup, won in exciting fashion last year by California Chrome, as well as a pair of $6 million turf races, the Dubai Turf and the Sheema Classic.
Brett - Selections
R1 - 3-9-7-11
R2 - 3-2-8-6
R3 - 5-2-7-12
R4 - 4-1-8-9
R5 - 12-2-3-9
R6 - 5-3-6-12
R7 - 3-2-8-1
R8 - 7-4-11-12
Best - R4 n4 Wisky
Longshot - R6 n6 Burst Away
Best Play - R6 Q/QP 3,5,6
Paul – Selection
R1 1-9-7-3
R2 2-3-8-1
R3 5-7-8-11
R4 4-11-1-9
R5 3-2-12-9
R6 2-8-10-5
R7 1-11-9-4
R8 7-3-9-4
Best Bet R3 N5 Issac
Longshot R8 N7 Bullish Smart
Best Play R8 QQP 3-7-9
Fri, 12/30/2016 - 16:27
Joyful Trinity and Contentment, third and fourth in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile on Dec. 12, will share top weight of 133 pounds in Sunday’s $386,941 Chinese Club Challenge Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
The Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup is run at seven furlongs and is the top race on the 11-race Sha Tin program which begins at 12:30 a.m. Eastern, or 9:30 p.m. Pacific on Saturday.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, January 1, 2017)
RACE 1: #13 Win Chance, #9 High Speed Metro, #2 Rock The Tree, #6 France Valour
RACE 2: #3 Beloved, #5 Bond Elegance, #7 Ten Speed, #12 Peace Combination
RACE 3: #2 Wingold, #7 Plain Blue Banner, #9 Fantasticlife, #10 Spicy Double
RACE 4: #4 Victory Master, #2 Happy And Healthy, #10 Dashing Dart, #5 Go Beauty Go
Andrew Le Jeune- Selections
R1: 10-1-3-4
R2: 1-12-6-4
R3: 2-1-3-7
R4: 9-8-3-1
R5: 9-8-3-6
R6: 9-1-5-11
R7: 2-5-1-4
R8: 6-7-9-2
R9: 9-13-8-10
R10: 2-12-8-4
R11: 13-8-1-11
Best: R8 N6 D B Pin
Long: R11 N11 Who Dat Singa
Play: Q/QP R8 6-7-9
Brett Davis - Selections
Sun, 12/25/2016 - 12:33
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016)
RACE 1: #4 O’Socoole, #9 Lean Journey, #3 Rugby Diamond, #7 No Laughing Matter
RACE 2: #6 Gentlemen, #8 Silver Gatsby, #13 Holy Star, #5 Amazing Always
RACE 3: #1 Pakistan Star, #2 Sea Jade, #3 Look Eras, #5 Amritsaria
RACE 4: #1 Jumbo Happiness, #9 Autopay, #3 Hot Hot Pepper, #8 Spring Win
RACE 5: #6 Victory Machine, #9 House Of Fun, #3 Happy Agility, #1 Istanbul Bey
HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Dec. 22, 2016)
John Blance - Selections
Race 1: 5-2-1-10
Race 2: 11-6-5-9
Race 3: 2-7-4-12
Race 4: 4-8-1-11
Race 5: 3-6-10-1
Race 6: 1-10-4-11
Race 7: 7-6-8-12
Race 8: 8-2-4-1
Best Bet - Race 7: #7 Lamarosa
Longshot - Race 5: #6 Super Clan
The trainer Rickey P.F. Yiu appears to have found the keys to the 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding Molly’s Jade Star. The first was blinkers, which went on to positive effect six starts ago. The second was Happy Valley Racecourse.
After 17 Hong Kong starts at Sha Tin, Yiu gave Molly’s Jade Star an entry at Happy Valley on Oct. 30. Now Molly’s Jade Star has won two races in a row and looks very much the one to beat in the featured eighth race on Thursday night at Happy Valley.