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Rocket Man Blasts Golden Shaheen Foes

Rocket Man Blasts Golden Shaheen Foes

The Australian-bred son of Viscount overtook Euroears late to score the Golden Shaheen after finishing second in the race a year ago.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
J J the Jet Plane Flies to Victory in Al Quoz

J J the Jet Plane Flies to Victory in Al Quoz

The son of Jet Master rallied late to capture the five-furlong turf dash by a head over War Artist.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Filly Khawlah Takes Thrilling UAE Derby

Filly Khawlah Takes Thrilling UAE Derby

The daughter of Cape Cross nipped Master of Hounds by a nose at the wire, becoming the first filly to win the event.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Skysurfers Sails Home in Godolphin Mile

Skysurfers Sails Home in Godolphin Mile

The son of E Dubai rallied in the final strides to take the event by a determined half-length.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011

TVG to Air Dubai World Cup, Spiral Stakes

The TVG network will provide coverage of the seven-race, $26 million Dubai World Cup program from the Meydan Racecourse and the $500,000 Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III) from Turfway Park.

 Friday, March 25, 2011
International Field Set for Dubai World Cup

International Field Set for Dubai World Cup

A full field of 14 will go to the post in the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) at Meydan Racecourse March 26.

 Thursday, March 24, 2011
Dick's Pick's for Dubai World Cup

Dick's Pick's for Dubai World Cup

Handicapper Dick Powell gives the nod to Victoire Pisa in the Dubai World Cup. See who else he's picked in the day's six other group races.

 Thursday, March 24, 2011
Stellar Fields Set for World Cup Undercard

Stellar Fields Set for World Cup Undercard

Six races worth a total of $16 million will be contested in the lead-up to the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-I) on March 26 at Meydan Racecourse.

 Wednesday, March 23, 2011
'Riley' Springs Upset in Zabeel Mile

'Riley' Springs Upset in Zabeel Mile

Dismissed at odds of 14-1, Rileyskeepingfaith stormed down the center of the course to spring a major upset in the $250,000 Zabeel Mile Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IIT) on March 10.

 Thursday, March 10, 2011
Whispering Gallery No Secret in DRC Gold Cup

Whispering Gallery No Secret in DRC Gold Cup

Whispering Gallery took command at the top of the lane and drew off to an impressive 2 1/4 length victory in the DRC Gold Cup Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IIIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.

 Thursday, March 10, 2011

Godolphin, Suroor Loaded for DRC Gold Cup

A field of 11 turf marathoners will go to the post in the $200,000 DRC Gold Cup Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IIIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 10.

 Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Zabeel Mile Highlights Thursday Meydan Card

The Zabeel Mile Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IIT) is one of a pair of stakes races that highlight the Thursday evening card at Meydan Racecourse March 10.

 Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Dick's Dubai Picks for March 5

Dick Powell's picks for the Dubai Carnival March 5.

 Friday, March 04, 2011
Monterosso Surprises in Dubai City of Gold

Monterosso Surprises in Dubai City of Gold

Monterosso easily held off stablemate Calvados Blues to take the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Wigmore Hall Prevails in Jebel Hatta

Wigmore Hall Prevails in Jebel Hatta

Wigmore Hall closed with a furious late charge and prevailed in a three-horse photo to capture the $250,000 Jebel Hatta Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Twice Over Sails to Victory in World Cup Prep

Twice Over Sails to Victory in World Cup Prep

Juddmonte Farms' Twice Over took the lead with a furlong to go and cruised to an impressive 2 3/4-length victory in the $300,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-II) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Mendip Scores Narrow Win in Burj Nahaar

Mendip Scores Narrow Win in Burj Nahaar

Heavily favored Mendip got up in the final strides to snatch a narrow victory over Zafeen Speed in the $200,000 Burj Nahaar Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Bankable Swoops Late to Take Mahab Al Shimaal

Bankable Swoops Late to Take Mahab Al Shimaal

Bankable flew down the center of the course to capture the $200,000 Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-III) by one length over Conveyance at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Thursday, March 03, 2011
Mendip Headlines Burj Nahaar

Mendip Headlines Burj Nahaar

Frankie Dettori and Mendip will look to notch their second straight stakes win when they go to the post in the $200,000 Burj Nahaar Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-III) Mar. 3.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Dick's Dubai Picks for March 3

Dick Powell's picks for the Dubai Carnival March 3, including the Al Maktoum Challenge Round Three (UAE-II).

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Conveyance Debuts in Mahab Al Shimaal

Conveyance Debuts in Mahab Al Shimaal

Former Bob Baffert trainee Conveyance will make his 2011 debut in the Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored by Emirates Airline (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse March 3.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Field of Ten Set for Dubai City of Gold

Field of Ten Set for Dubai City of Gold

Pascal Bary's Interaction headlines a field of 10 that will head to the post for the $250,000 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored by Emirates Airlines (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse Mar. 3.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Khawlah Steals Spotlight in UAE Oaks

Khawlah Steals Spotlight in UAE Oaks

Benefitting from a heady ride by Frankie Dettori, Khawlah took command with two furlongs left and easily held off Mahbooba to capture the $250,000 UAE Oaks Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 24.

 Thursday, February 24, 2011
Mahbooba Seeks to Add UAE Oaks to Resume

Mahbooba Seeks to Add UAE Oaks to Resume

Mahbooba will try to add another stakes victory to her already glittering resume when she faces six other fillies in the $250,000 UAE Oaks Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 24.

 Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Dick's Dubai Picks for Feb. 24

Dick Powell's picks for the Dubai Carnival Feb. 24, including the UAE Oaks(UAE-III) sponsored by by al Tayer Motors.

 Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Borel Takes Meydan Masters Challenge in Dubai

Borel Takes Meydan Masters Challenge in Dubai

Calvin Borel captured the Meydan Masters International jockey competition at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai Feb. 18, finishing with 86 points. He was the lone American rider in the challenge that involved 12 jockeys.

 Friday, February 18, 2011
River Jetez Rockets Home in Balanchine

River Jetez Rockets Home in Balanchine

River Jetez flew down the center of the course to claim a decisive 2-1/2 length victory in the $200,000 Balanchine Stakes Sponsored by Emirates NBD (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 18.

 Friday, February 18, 2011
Derbaas Springs Upset in Al Fahidi Fort

Derbaas Springs Upset in Al Fahidi Fort

Derbaas held off the late challenge of heavily-favored Raihana to capture the $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort Sponsored by Commercial Bank of Dubai (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 17.

 Thursday, February 17, 2011

Live Streaming of Dubai Races Offered

Live streaming video of the Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup will be offered at the Daily Racing Form website.

 Thursday, February 17, 2011

Top Quality Field Lined Up for Balanchine

A field of 11 fillies and mares, five of them stakes winners, are set to do battle in the nine-furlong Balanchine Stakes Sponsored by Emirates NBD (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 18.

 Thursday, February 17, 2011

Raihana Ready to Roll in Al Fahidi Fort

Tough-as-nails Raihana will be making a quick turnaround when she goes to the post in the eight furlong Al Fahidi Fort Sponsored by Commercial Bank of Dubai (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 17.

 Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Splash Point Soaks Rivals in UAE 2000 Guineas

Splash Point Soaks Rivals in UAE 2000 Guineas

Splash Point turned the tables on rival Zanzamar as he charged from well off the pace to win the $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored by Dubal (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 10.

 Thursday, February 10, 2011
Even Dozen Set for UAE 2000 Guineas

Even Dozen Set for UAE 2000 Guineas

Twelve evenly-matched colts and geldings are set to face the starter in the $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas Sponsored by Dubal (UAE-III).

 Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Eye in Dubai: Feb. 8

Godolphin's Gayego is scheduled to run Feb. 10 in Dubai.

 Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Bold Silvano Caps Banner Day for de Kock

Bold Silvano Caps Banner Day for de Kock

Mike de Kock put the seal on a banner night of racing when his Bold Silvano recorded an effortless 1 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 Sponsored by Etisalat (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 3.

 Thursday, February 03, 2011
Nine Square Off in Maktoum Challenge Round 2

Nine Square Off in Maktoum Challenge Round 2

Al Shemali, the upset winner of the Dubai Duty Free (UAE-IT) last year, is set to make his seasonal debut in the $200,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2-Sponsored by Etisalat (UAE-III) at Meydan Race Course Feb. 3.

 Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Presvis Storms Home in Al Rashidiya

Presvis Storms Home in Al Rashidiya

Presvis showed no signs of rust as he powered away from his rivals through the stretch to win the Al Rashidiya-Sponsored by Gulf News (UAE-IIT) by a commanding 4 3/4 lengths at Meydan Race Course Jan. 27.

 Thursday, January 27, 2011
Dubai World Cup Attracts 312 Nominations

Dubai World Cup Attracts 312 Nominations

A total of 312 horses from 18 countries, including 49 from the U.S., have been nominated to the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) at Meydan Racecourse March 26.

 Thursday, January 27, 2011
Aspectoflove Determined Winner of Cape Verdi

Aspectoflove Determined Winner of Cape Verdi

Aspectoflove outlasted a stubborn Thai Haku to capture the $200,000 Cape Verdi Stakes-Sponsored by Bab Al Shams (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Race Course Jan. 20.

 Thursday, January 20, 2011

Aspectoflove Headlines Cape Verdi Stakes

Aspectoflove heads a field of 11 fillies and mares that will go to the post in the Cape Verdi Stakes-Sponsored by Bab Al Shams (UAE-IIT) at Meydan Race Course on Jan. 20.

 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Turf Sprint on World Cup Card Shortened

The Dubai Racing Club has announced a change in distance of the Al Quoz Sprint (UAE-II) from six furlongs (1,200 meters) to five furlongs (1,000 meters) on turf.

 Tuesday, October 19, 2010
China Looking at Meydan-type Development

China Looking at Meydan-type Development

A $3.5 billion international equestrian complex with a racetrack is being proposed for this project that involves a partnership of Dubai and Chinese companies.

 Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Gio Ponti All Set For Dubai World Cup

Gio Ponti All Set For Dubai World Cup

Gio Ponti can more than make up for his three consecutive runner-up finishes with a victory in the world's richest horse race -- the $10 million Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) March 27.

 Thursday, March 25, 2010
World Cup Notes For March 25

World Cup Notes For March 25

Blood-Horse correspondent Jason Ford makes his way around Meydan Racecourse for the March 27 Dubai World Cup.

 Thursday, March 25, 2010
Presious Passion Leads Sheema Classic Cast

Presious Passion Leads Sheema Classic Cast

Front-running 7-year-old figures to carry them as far as he can in 12-furlong stakes March 27 at Meydan.

 Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Desert Party Ready For Godolphin Mile

Desert Party Ready For Godolphin Mile

Desert Party, a Kentucky-bred colt who has made the same number of starts in Dubai as he has in the United States, will try to make it two straight in Dubai as he takes on 13 rivals in the March 27 Godolphin Mile.

 Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Gayego Stands Out in Diverse Golden Shaheen

Gayego Stands Out in Diverse Golden Shaheen

Gayego, who was purchased by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Stables at the beginning of the year, looks to be on track for his highly anticipated run in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News (UAE-I)

 Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Unbeaten Mendip Tops UAE Derby Cast

Unbeaten Mendip Tops UAE Derby Cast

Son of Harlan's Holiday one of three Goldophin interests in a full field of 3-year-olds battling for $2 million at Meydan.

 Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Take the Points to Run in Dubai Duty Free

Take the Points to Run in Dubai Duty Free

In one of several changes involving horses slated to run on the March 27 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) program, Starlight Partners' dual grade I winner Take the Points has been given a new target, the Dubai Duty Free (UAE-I).

 Saturday, March 20, 2010
Life Is Sweet Confirmed for Dubai World Cup

Life Is Sweet Confirmed for Dubai World Cup

The connections of Life Is Sweet, who unleashed a powerful stretch run to win the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (gr. I), have accepted an invitation to take on males in the Dubai World Cup.

 Monday, March 01, 2010