Rebel’s Romance
Dubai City of Gold (G2) This is a very easy job on certain days. Sometimes you just look at the horses that need to be covered on the schedule and you know it will be an enjoyable watch. There are just a small handful of horses who can be considered to be genuinely 125+ performers […]
‘Super Saturday’
Super Saturday Rebel’s Romance (William Buick) wins the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot Racecourse 21.06.25 Photo © Francesca Altoft focusonracing.com As we begin to head towards the climax of the Dubai season, we have reached the Super Saturday card. This card gets underway with the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge for the Arabian breds followed by 8 […]
UAE Oaks (G3)
UAE Oaks (G3) Sponsored by Deepal On paper, this looked like being a competitive renewal of the UAE Oaks, but the actual race turned out to be the complete opposite. Labwah has now won her last 3 starts at Meydan and having put over 7 lengths and 1.41s between herself and the rest of the […]
Jebel Hatta Presented by Longines (G1)
Jebel Hatta Presented by Longines (G1) “Opera Ballo wins his first Group 1, it won’t be his last” Opera Ballo has now won 6 of his 8 career starts for Charlie Appleby and it may be tempting to think that he doesn’t get the credit that he deserves for that record. He was disappointing when […]
Cape Verdi Stakes Sponsored by Azizi Developments (G2)
Cape Verdi Stakes Sponsored by Azizi Developments (G2) On paper, this perhaps wasn’t the strongest renewal of the Cape Verdi Stakes that there has ever been, but that didn’t stop the 6 runners from serving up a thrilling finish on the Meydan turf as Dubai Beach, Quid Pro Quo and Dubai Treasure fought out a […]
DP World Al Wasl Stakes
DP World Al Wasl Stakes “Flying Comet” Horse Racing has a habit of bringing you back down to earth with a bump. Meydan’s Friday card looked particularly tricky but after finding a couple of winners earlier in the card, I was feeling like I had cracked this game. I’m sure many of us have been […]
UAE 2,000 Guineas Trial
UAE 2,000 Guineas Trial Sponsored by Churchill Downs The road to the UAE Classics stepped up a gear on Friday’s card at Meydan and whilst the picture may have been a slightly cloudy one when the 16 runners in this 2,000 Guineas trial headed to post, it is now a lot clearer. Six Speed did […]