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272 Horses Nominated to Dubai World Cup

272 Horses Nominated to Dubai World Cup

Led by last year's winner Monterosso, 272 horses from 15 countries have been nominated to the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), the world's richest Thoroughbred race with a purse of $10 million.

 Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Treble Jig, Russian Rock Top Jebel Ali Card

Stakes winners Treble Jig and Russian Rock return to action Dec. 28 on the final race card at Jebel Ali racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.

 Thursday, December 27, 2012

Jaasoos Seeks Repeat in The President's Cup

Dhruba Selvaratnam-trained Jaasoos is seeking a repeat win in the listed HH The President's Cup that highlights the Dec. 23 race card at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

 Saturday, December 22, 2012

First Features of UAE Season at Abu Dhabi

The first feature races of the United Arab Emirates season will be conducted Dec. 9 when Abu Dhabi stages its National Day Cup meeting.

 Saturday, December 08, 2012
Mott Says Royal Delta is Feeling Sassy

Mott Says Royal Delta is Feeling Sassy

With her bid for history in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-gr. I) only four days away, Royal Delta is feeling, as trainer Bill Mott put it with a delighted grin, 'sassy.'

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 Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Royal Delta and Lucky Chappy Hit the Track

Royal Delta and Lucky Chappy Hit the Track

Gaining more poise with each day she trains at Meydan, champion Royal Delta was able to share some of her self-assurance with another American runner in Dubai on March 26, guiding UAE Derby (UAE-gr. II) contender Lucky Chappy

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 Monday, March 26, 2012
World Cup Nominees Include American Champions

World Cup Nominees Include American Champions

Four Eclipse Award winners are among the international cast of horses nominated to the $27.25 million Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 31.

 Monday, January 23, 2012

UAE Outlines 2011-12 Stakes Schedule

The United Arab Emirates will offer 26 group races, seven of them group I, during its 2011-12 racing season.

 Tuesday, September 27, 2011
2011-2012 UAE Racing Schedule Released

2011-2012 UAE Racing Schedule Released

The Emirates Racing Authority has approved the calendar for the 2011/2012 racing seasons at Jebel Ali Racecourse, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Meydan Racecourse, and Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club.

 Monday, August 15, 2011

NYRA, ESPN in Deal to Televise Races in Dubai

The New York Racing Association has reached an agreement with ESPN to televise up to 13 weekends of racing to the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai.

 Monday, June 06, 2011
No Dubai World Cup for Game On Dude

No Dubai World Cup for Game On Dude

Although Bob Baffert's request for a Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) invitation for his Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) winner Game On Dude was duly delivered by the Dubai Racing Club, the gelding will be staying in his stall.

 Monday, March 14, 2011

AmWest Again Handling Simulcasts From Dubai

AmWest Entertainment has again been chosen to distribute the signal for the Dubai Racing Club, which will offer an expanded season in 2010-11, in North and South America.

 Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tapeta's Meydan Surface May Be in Use Soon

Tapeta's Meydan Surface May Be in Use Soon

All the Tapeta material has been laid for the main racing surface at the new Meydan racecourse, which could be ready for use soon, said Michael Dickinson, who created and now markets the synthetic racing surface.

 Monday, October 12, 2009

Group Winners Entered in Dubai Sale

Group winners Lord Admiral, Biarritz, Royal Vintage, and Vertigineux are scheduled to be offered during the Dubai International Racing Carnival (DIRC) session of the Emirates Racing Authority horses in training sale, sponsored by Al Basti Equiworld, at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai.

 Wednesday, February 25, 2009
TVG to Telecast Dubai  World Cup

TVG to Telecast Dubai World Cup

TVG announced March 27 it reached a "last-minute agreement" to feature live coverage of the March 29 Dubai World Cup from Nad al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates.

 Thursday, March 27, 2008
Curlin in Sharp Workout for World Cup

Curlin in Sharp Workout for World Cup

Horse of the Year Curlin traveled six furlongs in 1:13.54 at Nad Al Sheba racecourse the morning of March 17 in a key workout before the March 29 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I).

 Monday, March 17, 2008
Large Field Expected for Dubai World Cup

Large Field Expected for Dubai World Cup

A record-equaling field of 13, led by 2007 Horse of the Year, Curlin, could go to post for the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) sponsored by Emirates Airline March 29.

 Monday, March 17, 2008
Massive Drama Takes UAE Derby Route

Massive Drama Takes UAE Derby Route

Zayat Stables' Massive Drama, third in two graded stakes in California this year, will detour off the traditional Triple Crown trail to take on a tough group of older Southern Hemisphere-breds in the $2-million UAE Derby (UAE-II) on the March 29 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) program.

 Thursday, March 06, 2008
Dubai Carnival Sale Set for Tuesday

Dubai Carnival Sale Set for Tuesday

The inaugural Dubai International Racing Carnival sale, part of the revamped annual Emirates Racing Authority Horse in Training auction, will be held March 4 at Nad Al Sheba.

 Monday, March 03, 2008
Better Talk Now Headed to Dubai

Better Talk Now Headed to Dubai

Trainer Graham Motion said Feb. 20 that multiple grade I winner Better Talk Now will fly to Dubai from Florida March 18 to run in the Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-IT) at Nad Al Sheba racecourse on the World Cup undercard March 29.

 Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Curlin Settles in at Nad Al Sheba

Curlin Settles in at Nad Al Sheba

Horse of the Year Curlin arrived in Dubai the evening of Feb. 17 with "pep in his step," in the words of assistant trainer Scott Blasi, and seems eager to begin an assault on Cigar's all-time earnings record with two starts at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse topped by the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) March 29.

 Monday, February 18, 2008
Tattersalls Joins With Dubai Racing

Tattersalls Joins With Dubai Racing

Tattersalls has further expanded its international market, according to a Feb. 7 announcement of a partnership with the Dubai Racing Club.

 Thursday, February 07, 2008
Curlin Going to  Dubai World Cup

Curlin Going to Dubai World Cup

Horse of the Year Curlin is being pointed to the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) March 29 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse to make his first start of 2008, majority owner Jess Jackson said.

 Monday, February 04, 2008
World Cup Card Has Strong Nominees

World Cup Card Has Strong Nominees

Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year in North America and officially the world's highest-rated horse still in training, heads a list of 169 horses nominated for the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) sponsored by Emirates Airline March 29.

 Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Desert Spectacle

By Steve Haskin - And then, of course, we come to the remarkable Invasor, who along with Asiatic Boy, moved the breeding industry in Argentina to a new level and put all of South America on the global map, even though that continent has been producing champions in the United States for decades.

 Tuesday, April 03, 2007

HRTV to Broadcast Dubai World Cup Card Live

HRTV will once provide live coverage of Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) day from Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates March 31. The headline event, the $6-million Dubai World Cup, has an estimated post time of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 Tuesday, March 27, 2007

HRTV to Broadcast Dubai Racing Carnival

HRTV will broadcast 11 days of racing during the Dubai Racing Carnival beginning Jan. 18.

 Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Lawsuit Accuses UAE Rulers of Enslaving Camel Jockeys

Rulers of the United Arab Emirates were accused in a lawsuit of enslaving tens of thousands of boys over three decades and forcing them to work as jockeys in the popular sport of camel racing.

 Thursday, September 14, 2006

HRTV, TVG, and ABC to Cover Dubai Racing

With the $6-million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) an annual highlight of the early-season racing calendar, HRTV and TVG will offer coverage of Nad Al Sheba racecourse in the United Arab Emirates March 25, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT. In addition, ABC will provide on-site coverage of the World Cup and UAE Derby (UAE-II) for the first time.

 Thursday, March 23, 2006

Discreet Cat to Run in Dubai Thursday; Henny Hughes Behind Schedule

Discreet Cat, purchased privately by Godolphin late last year, is set to make his first start for that stable Thursday evening at Nad Al Sheba in the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, it would appear increasingly unlikely that Henny Hughes, runner-up in last year's Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), will be ready in time to contest the UAE Derby (UAE-II).

 Monday, March 06, 2006

UAE's Leading Trainer Suspended for Season

Mazin Al Kurdi, the Emirates Racing Association's champion trainer in each of the last two seasons, had his licence suspended for four months Dec. 4. Four of his seven winners this season tested positively for the banned substance boldenone, a steroid.

 Sunday, December 04, 2005

Dubai World Trade Centre Set to Launch First International Horse Fair in 2005

In line with the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championships certified by the European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations, the DIAHC Higher Organizing Committee and Dubai World Trade Centre will launch the first Dubai International Horse Fair March 27-30, 2005 at Dubai International Exhibition Centre.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Lunar Sovereign to Make 2004 Debut in Dubai

Lunar Sovereign, winner of the Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) for Kiaran McLaughlin last year, makes his return to the UAE at Nad Al Sheba on Saturday night when he contests the Burjaman Dubai City of Gold Stakes (UAE-III).

 Thursday, March 04, 2004

By the Numbers, World Cup Could be Just That

Representatives from South Africa and Norway are expected to join horses from at least 18 other countries for the 2002 Dubai World Cup program March 23.

 Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Sheikh Mohammed Honored With Special Eclipse Award

"In recognition of his extraordinary contributions and accomplishments in both racing and philanthropy," Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been selected to receive a Special Eclipse Award, according to an announcement Friday from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

 Friday, January 18, 2002

Jockey Suspended For Maktoum Challenge Winning Ride

Irish jockey Wayne Smith, who has14 wins to his credit during the current racing season in the United Arab Emirates, has been suspended for three race meetings as a result of his winning ride aboard Skoozi in Thursday's Maktoum Challenge (UAE-III) at Nad Al Sheba.

 Friday, January 18, 2002

Dubai World Cup Program: Increase in Nominees

An increase in the number of horses nominated at the first entry stage bodes well for the 2002 Dubai World Cup program. Nominations stand at 720 horses from 22 countries.

 Tuesday, November 20, 2001

International Stakes Upgraded, Promoted

The International Cataloguing Standards Committee has announced upgrades for stakes in several countries. The committee announced the changes after its meeting June 18 in London.

 Friday, June 22, 2001

Foot and Mouth Slaughter Numbers Escalating

This is one case of supply and demand that does not paint a pretty picture. There are so many animals to be slaughtered in England because of foot and mouth disease that the government cannot keep up with the demand.

 Thursday, March 29, 2001

Dubai Dispels Foot and Mouth Fears; Related Stories

The Emirates Racing Association is dismissing fears that the European outbreak of foot and mouth disease will affect the March 24 Dubai World Cup meeting. Officials in the United Arab Emirates ministry of agriculture are moving quickly to dispel fears of a possible outbreak of the disease in their country.

 Friday, March 16, 2001