Current Tag: Al Maktoum Challenge
Dubai World Cup Carnival kicks off Friday
POSTED: January 13, 2022
It's finally here, the 19th edition of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, the Dubai Racing Club’s annual showpiece event, gets underway with an attractive seven-race...
Monterosso wins the seventeenth running of the Dubai World Cup in 2012
POSTED: March 18, 2021
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of...
Military Law Eyes Saudi, DWC After Big Maktoum Challenge Win
POSTED: January 21, 2021
Thursday's Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 was billed as a brilliant renewal--topping a seven-race card with three G2s, one G3 and two Listed affairs--and...
Calmer Kimbear For Creek Mile
POSTED: December 16, 2020
Kimbear prior to the 2018 Godolphin Mile (Michael Adolphson) A mainstay in Group-level dirt miles over the past three seasons has been HH Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid...
Dirt Still In Play For Pakistan Star
POSTED: December 9, 2020
Pakistan Star prior to finishing 4th in The Entisar (Erika Rasmussen) The enigma that is Pakistan Star persists following his fourth in Thursday's The Entisar (Listed) at Meydan--his...
Benbatl Can Win On Any Surface
POSTED: February 6, 2020
Benbatl with Christophe Soumillon Aboard Photo Credit: Erika Rasmussen DUBAI (February 6, 2020)—Thursday’s sixth meeting of the 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse,...
Quip And Liam's Legend Point To Dubai World Cup
POSTED: November 18, 2019
Quip- Photo credit: Dubai Racing Club-Penelope Miller DRC Notes Two high-profile former trainees of USA-based Rodolphe Brisset are on their way to Dubai to join...
Some Backside Blurbs
POSTED: February 23, 2019
A fast catch up on horse racing news with Kaitlin Free: It has been announced that Mubtaahij will stand at Haras Abolengo in Argentina. Inti...
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