Dubai

[drjohnh]

Fields getting set for Dubai World Cup day

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/th...world-cup-day/

well i am cheering for 6 of the 14 in the big race, i am glad i don't have to come up with an actual bet

[tachyon]

Dubai World Cup official video

[algobbi]

OFFICIAL RACE SCHEDULE & Events (All Time are Toronto/New York)
Race 1 8.30am Dubai Kahayla Classic (Group 1) Purebred Arabians
9.00am Pick 7 Competition closes
Race 2 9.10am Godolphin Mile (Group 2)
Race 3 9.45am Dubai Gold Cup (Group 3)
Race 4 10.25am UAE Derby (Group 2)
Race 5 11.00am Al Quoz Sprint (Group 1)
Race 6 11.35am Dubai Golden Shaheen (Group 1)
11:50am Fireworks Display
Race 7 12.30pm Dubai Duty Free (Group 1)
Race 8 1.10pm Longines Sheema Classic (Group 1)
Race 9 2.00pm Emirates Airlines World Cup (Group 1)

[Ballerina]

Royal Delta and Game on Dude arrive safely in Dubai and join others -

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...paign=20120323

[second_glance]

Royal Delta and Game on Dude arrive safely in Dubai and join others -

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...paign=20120323

And . . .

@GrahamMotion: Lucky Chappy went for a jog this morning in company with Royal Delta(lucky guy!) Hope to stretch his legs tomorrow @DRC_Meydan on the tapeta

[second_glance]

American interest in Dubai fading: http://www.drf.com/news/americas-int...a-track-opened

[second_glance]

Pat Cummings ‏ (@DubaiRaceNight): "Advance Dubai forecast for next Saturday - 98F / 37C, and lots of sun. Experience suggests it will feel hotter."


Eep!

[tachyon]

-- from dubairacingclub.com

trackwork album (Mar 25 2012)

http://www.dubairacingclub.com/index...8205&g2_page=1

[second_glance]

Little Lucky Chappy (Team Valor/Motion) on the track at Meydan:

[second_glance]

From Ballydoyle: "So You Think, St Nicholas Abbey, Treasure Beach, Await The Dawn, Daddylonglegs and Wrote have just left Ballydoyle for Dubai."

[Ballerina]

March 31 Schedule

http://www.amwestentertainment.com/p...s-20120031.pdf

Likely Fields

http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/sites/d...March%2018.pdf

Not much USA competitors -

Lucky Chappy - UAE Derby
Regally Ready - Al Quoz Sprint
Giant Ryan and The Factor - The Golden Shaheen
Game on Due and Royal Delta - Dubai World Classic

[equine]

March 31 Schedule

http://www.amwestentertainment.com/p...s-20120031.pdf

Likely Fields

http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/sites/d...March%2018.pdf

Not much USA competitors -

Lucky Chappy - UAE Derby
Regally Ready - Al Quoz Sprint
Giant Ryan and The Factor - The Golden Shaheen
Game on Due and Royal Delta - Dubai World Classic

Competing for Japan is the KY bred Genten in the UAE Derby (09c by Bernardini out of Miss Terrible (Arg)).

[islandgirl45]

Nice article on Gulfnews.com about The Factor.

The speed Factor makes him hard to beat
The colt is at his best over 1,400 metres, a factor that puts him in the reckoning for over 1,200 at Meydan

Newmarket, England: North American stables have a terrific record in the big sprint on World Cup night, the Golden Shaheen (G1) having provided nine of the last 12 winners of the race. This stat is obviously influenced by the years on dirt track, which is the preferred surface in the USA, at Nad Al Sheba, but the fact that the race is now run around a turn is in favour of American sprinters.

One-turn sprints, that's what they are used to, and that's what they are best at. The Factor, trained by dual World Cup winning handler Bob Baffert, is a strong contender. He is a fast horse who was taken off the Kentucky Derby trail last spring, and has since developed into a world class speed merchant. The one factor against the colt is that he is at his absolute best over 1,400 metres, but he is a quick starter and capable of blistering early speed, so will certainly be competitive over 1,200 at Meydan.............................
http://gulfnews.com/sport/horse-raci...-beat-1.999682

[second_glance]

@DRFGrening:

At Meydan, Game on Dude worked 4f in 48.58 over Tapeta, final 1-4 in 23.32. The Factor goes 3f in 36.90 and draws post 7 in 12-horse Shaheen


Lucky Chappy drew rail while BC Juve Turf winner Wrote drew post 13 for UAE Derby. Seventeen entered, 14 permitted to run.


WC draw on Wednesday.

[equine]

Post out of Dubai this am about the strength and resilience of Japan, titled, "Japan sends 7 strong runners to Dubai."

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/in...lk_March52.xml

[Uma]

Genten(white and red) and Eishin Flash at Meydan on 27th March


Transcend


Smart Falcon and A Shin Virgo

[equine]

Genten(white and red) and Eishin Flash at Meydan on 27th March


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Smart Falcon and A Shin Virgo

Thank you for sharing your videos of the Japanese horses training at Meydan. Eishan Flash looks like a big, powerful black monster next to Genten who will not be 3 until next month. Can you tell me if this is Genten.s regular exercise rider and if that is Mr. Yahagi with the hat, or the identities of the other Japanese horsemen?

[Ballerina]

Race card and post positions

http://emiratesracing.com/node/5?id=2499#tab-8867

[Uma]

Thank you for sharing your videos of the Japanese horses training at Meydan. Eishan Flash looks like a big, powerful black monster next to Genten who will not be 3 until next month. Can you tell me if this is Genten.s regular exercise rider and if that is Mr. Yahagi with the hat, or the identities of the other Japanese horsemen?

I can't recognize Genten's exercise rider, but the man in the hat (around 0.50 sec) is certainly Mr Yahagi. As you see, their blousons and Genten's bandages are all coordinated in white and red which is his stable's 'image colour.' The reason is:

'This is partly because the vivid colour contrast in bandages will help us not to overlook changes from his normal walks and to see clearly when the horse changes the lead...These―including the principle of originally mixed forage fed anytime anywhere―may seem trifle, but it is significant that we established them as our stable's system at the outset.' (excerpts from a book by the trainer)

Eishin Flash is a beautiful horse. A man standing in the middle (around 1min) lifting his hand in greeting is Mr Fujiwara who is his trainer. He used to be a well-known champion rider in his university days.


EF in a workout with Uichi Fukunaga, the current leading jockey in the JRA, aboard on 28th March. The man in a black vest talking to the jockey is the trainer.

[second_glance]

Lucky Chappy dropped his rider this morning. Motion was there, but it was Bill Mott who caught him. And everybody's fine.