United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

Young Australian trainer heads to Dubai to train for Sheikh

Posted on March 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

Ten years ago, Gold Coast, Australia trainer Michael Costa was struggling to pay rent, often sleeping in his car. On Wednesday he announced that he will be pulling up stumps and heading over to Dubai, UAE to take up the training operation of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the owner of champion[...]

Posted on December 3, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

One of the world's most famous racehorses makes a somewhat surprising resurfacing tonight (Thursday 3 December) when Kerm Din's Pakistan Star contests Meydan Racecourse's 10-furlong The Entisar (Listed), the first in a series of local races pointing toward the 25th Dubai World Cup (Group 1) in March. A multiple Group 1 winner in Hong Kong[...]

Posted on March 23, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

The prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting is the latest major event to be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic. The race meeting, with prize money of $35 million and featuring the $12 million Dubai World Cup, had been scheduled to go ahead behind closed doors with appropriate protocols in place. But organisers have now abandoned those[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all sporting events to prevent the spread of coronavirus, raising doubts about whether the Dubai World Cup will go ahead this month. Many professional and amateur sporting events across the country have already been cancelled because of the deadly virus. Dubai World Cup organisers had said the race would[...]

Posted on March 19, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United States Horse Racing News

Three prominent American jockeys will miss the upcoming Dubai World Cup in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Irad Ortiz jr, Luis Saez and Tyler Gaffalione will not travel to the United Arab Emirates for the world's richest day of racing on March 28. Saez's agent, Richie DePass, said the coronavirus was behind the rider's[...]

Posted on March 5, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Benbatl will represent Godolphon trainer Saeed bin Suroor as he bids for a record 10th victory in the Dubai World Cup. A Group One winner on turf in Australia, Dubai and Germany, the six-year-old made a successful switch to dirt at Meydan in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge last month, to earn[...]

Posted on February 7, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Godolphin's globe-travelling multiple Group One winner Benbatl has made a sparkling debut on dirt at Meydan to open up some high profile options. The winner of the 2018 Caulfield Stakes and runner-up to Winx in the Cox Plate, Benbatl put himself in line for the Saudi Cup and World Cup with his victory in the[...]

Posted on January 24, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Equilateral has opened up his options with an impressive win in the Dubai Dash Listed Handicap at Meydan in his first start as a gelding. The Charlie Hills-trained five-year-old has not quite lived up to the expectations of connections in his career to date, but that looks to change for the better. Caspian Prince led[...]

Posted on January 22, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

Charlie Appleby has been the leading trainer at the Dubai World Cup Carnival for the last two years and is sending a strong team again this year. Saeed Bin Suroor is the most successful trainer in the history of the fixtures and his horses should win a large chunk of the vast prize fund.

Posted on January 10, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

Multiple Group One winner Benbatl has outclassed his rivals on his return to action at Meydan in the Singspiel Stakes. Saeed bin Suroor's stable star won the Dubai Turf, the Grosser Dallmayr Preis in Germany and Caulfield Stakes in Australia in a stellar 2018 which he rounded off with a second to Winx in the[...]

Posted on May 13, 2019
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

The famous royal blue silks of Godolphin have been carried to victory for the 300th time at Group One level with the win of Castle Lady in France. Castle Lady won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, the French 1000 Guineas, at Longchamp on Sunday, just under 25 years after Balanchine won the English Oaks in[...]

United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news

Young Australian trainer heads to Dubai to train for Sheikh

Pakistan Star Makes Dubai Debut

Dubai World Cup Race Meeting Cancelled

Coronavirus Puts Dubai World Cup In Doubt

US Jockeys To Avoid Dubai World Cup

Benbatl To Head To Dubai World Cup

Benbatl Wins Dirt Debut At Meydan

Equilateral Notches Win In Dubai

Benbatl and Cross Counter to deliver again at Dubai Carnival

Benbatl Makes Winning Return At Meydan

Castle Lady Gives Godolphin 300th G1 Win

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