March 9, 2017. Meydan: i partenti di tutte le corse della Riunione // Cavalli da seguire: Syncopation, Prepared, Al Taweel, Estidraak, Munaaser, Aslan, Untold Secret // Counting Down to Dubai World Cup 2017, Meydan Hosts Season’s Penultimate Race Meeting // Neolithic Confirmed For Dubai World Cup Bid // Neolithic, third last time out in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1)

 

Meydan Riunione del 9 marzo 2017 : i partenti di tutte le corse

 

 are-emirati arabi uniti, meydan (galoppo )   
  PARTENTI GIOVEDÌ - 09/03/2017   
 
 
CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
1 15:30 PREMIO AABAR PROPERTIES EURO 30.000 MDN Mt. 1400 P. SABBIA (TRIO)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 ARCARIUS R FFRENCH 60 1
  02 COLOUR CATCHER A DE VRIES 60 14
  03 EXPO TWENTY B REIS 60 13
  04 PRINCE JAI R MULLEN 60 4
  05 ROYAL HISTORY I KOYUNCU 57.5 9
  06 SCANDICCI C O’DONOGHUE 60 7
  07 THE JINAD S MAZUR 60 6
  08 WEBSITE D O’NEILL 60 8
  09 FEZAN J ROSALES 58 12
  10 OMRI A MCLEAN 55 10
  11 IGLOO P DOBBS 54.5 5
  12 SYNCOPATION S HITCHCOTT 54.5 11
  13 AL WHAAD A FRESU 53 3
  14 CABLE FLASH T O’SHEA 53 2
  15 HENRYTHEGHOST R I S E R V A 99 15

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
2 16:05 PREMIO CEPSA EURO 32.000 HAND. Mt. 1400 P. SABBIA (TRIO)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 SNOWBOARDER GORAN MESETOVIC 60 6
  02 KING COLE P DOBBS 59 4
  03 SECRET AMBITION R MULLEN 58 2
  04 PREPARED T O’SHEA 57.5 1
  05 SHEEBA S HITCHCOTT 57 3
  06 ROCKET POWER C O’DONOGHUE 56.5 5
  07 TICKET HOLDER R FFRENCH 56.5 7
  08 MOOSIR J CROWLEY 56 8

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
3 16:40 PREMIO ADCOP EURO 30.000 MDN Mt. 2000 P. SABBIA (TRISNAZIONALE)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 AL TAWEEL A DE VRIES 57 4
  02 AVENUE OF DREAMS S AL MAZROOEI 54.5 9
  03 BOWERY G BUCKELL 55 2
  04 CHANGE THE GAME C O’DONOGHUE 57 11
  05 FRANCISTOWN A FRESU 57 14
  06 JUNUNEE R MULLEN 57 15
  07 MERLION B REIS 57 5
  08 MINOR’S CUP S HITCHCOTT 57 6
  09 MURRAYFIELD A MCLEAN 54 1
  10 NOMADIC GORAN MESETOVIC 57 7
  11 PRADESH R FFRENCH 57 10
  12 PROFUSION S MAZUR 57 13
  13 PURPLE WIND T O’SHEA 57 3
  14 TRADESMAN P DOBBS 57 8
  15 VIVERNUS F JARA 57 12

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
4 17:15 PREMIO BOREALIS EURO 35.000 HAND. Mt. 1200 P. SABBIA (TRISNAZIONALE)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 RAAFID J CROWLEY 60 9
  02 MUTAHADDITH S AL MAZROOEI 56.5 1
  03 GREEB S HITCHCOTT 58 3
  04 RAVEN’S CORNER R MULLEN 58 4
  05 AJRAAM D O’NEILL 57.5 5
  06 ANDHESONTHERUN B REIS 55.5 6
  07 DRUIDS RIDGE F JARA 55.5 2
  08 MATHEMATICS P DOBBS 54 7
  09 ESTIDRAAK T O’SHEA 53 8

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
5 17:50 PREMIO IPIC TROPHY EURO 35.000 HAND. Mt. 1600 P. SABBIA (TRISNAZIONALE)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 SHAWAAHID T O’SHEA 60 3
  02 NOLOHAY D O’NEILL 59.5 12
  03 ACTIVE SPIRIT P DOBBS 59 1
  04 MUNAASER J CROWLEY 59 2
  05 ARIDITY B REIS 57.5 6
  06 BUSKER C O’DONOGHUE 57.5 9
  07 GROOR B FAYD’HERBE 56.5 8
  08 MUHTARAM F JARA 56.5 15
  09 INDIANAPOLIS R FFRENCH 56 7
  10 LONG WATER J ROSALES 56 4
  11 ALL HANDS A FRESU 55.5 5
  12 OCEAN TELEGRAPH G BUCKELL 54 14
  13 MILTON A DE VRIES 55 10
  14 BOCHART R MULLEN 54 11
  15 RACONTEUR S HITCHCOTT 53 13

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
6 18:25 PREMIO NOVA EURO 31.000 HAND. Mt. 2200 P. SABBIA (TRIO)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 GAVROCHE G BUCKELL 57.5 9
  02 BUELLER P DOBBS 57.5 7
  03 HERALDIC R MULLEN 57.5 6
  04 ENERY F JARA 57 4
  05 BOMBARDMENT D O’NEILL 56.5 2
  06 GEORGETOWN C O’DONOGHUE 56.5 3
  07 ASLAN R FFRENCH 54.5 1
  08 DARKENING T O’SHEA 53 5
  09 HAWKER S HITCHCOTT 53 8

 

CORSA N° ORA PREMIO
7 19:00 PREMIO IPIC EURO 30.000 HAND. Mt. 1600 P. SABBIA (TRISNAZIONALE)
  CAVALLO FANTINO PESO P.P
  01 ALEKO A FRESU 60 15
  02 STREET ACT T O’SHEA 59.5 8
  03 UNTOLD SECRET R FFRENCH 59 4
  04 ANBAR B REIS 57.5 14
  05 CACHAO C O’DONOGHUE 57 6
  06 DANGEROUS THOUGHT P DOBBS 56.5 2
  07 JINTSHI R MULLEN 55.5 10
  08 MAZEYDD GORAN MESETOVIC 55 12
  09 FA’IZ M MONAGHAN 54.5 7
  10 GRATUITIES I KOYUNCU 52 3
  11 MUHARRIB S AL MAZROOEI 52 1
  12 PARKLIFE A MCLEAN 51.5 11
  13 RU’OUD F JARA 54.5 9
  14 MR CHURCHILL S MAZUR 54 13
  15 BALLAD SINGER S HITCHCOTT 53 5
 

fonte : Ippica Biz

 

Counting Down to Dubai World Cup 2017, Meydan Hosts Season’s Penultimate Race Meeting

 

Dubai World Cup –the world’s richest race day is barely two weeks away, and all eyes will be on Meydan Racecourse this Thursday as the penultimate meeting of the season gets underway.

On the agenda is a seven race card, all on the dirt surface, highlighted by a valuable 1600m handicap, the IPIC Trophy, for which 15 have been declared, including the Doug Watson-trained Active Spirit.
 
The six year old landed his first win of the season a fortnight ago at Meydan in a 2000m handicap under Sam Hitchcott. 

This was a return to winning ways for the Red Stables resident who had two impressive wins last season at Meydan, including over course and distance. Stable jockey Pat Dobbs, aboard for both of last season’s victories, takes over in the saddle.
 
“He has come out of that last race in great shape,” said Watson. “The draw has been kind so, hopefully, he will produce a big run and he is a course and distance winner so the shorter trip should not be a concern.”
 
Tadhg O’Shea rides Shawaahid, making his dirt debut, in just his fourth start since joining Ali Rashid Al Rayhi.

The four year old owned by Khalifa Al Nabooda has run well on each of his three local outings, his most recent win coming last year over slightly further, on the all-weather in England.

Two other factors make him a key contender, firstly he is well drawn and secondly he has been working on this surface daily.
 
“He seems to handle the surface in the mornings so hopefully will under race conditions but you never know until you try,” said O’Shea. “His form is good and he has been working well so, if conditions do not catch him out, he should be thereabouts in a competitive race.”
 
In his role as first jockey to HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Jim Crowley had the choice of Nolohay and Munaaser, electing to partner the latter for Al Rayhi.
 
The Sheikh Hamdan owned six year old has just one local victory to his name, which came on his UAE debut in a 2000m dirt handicap on the second night of last year’s Dubai World Cup Carnival.

Dane O’Neill, also retained by Sheikh Hamdan, partners Nolohay, one of two in the race for Maria Ritchie, who celebrated her first winner with AF Ssayeb at Abu Dhabi on Sunday.  She also saddles Muhtaram under stable jockey, Fernando Jara. 
 
Two more offerings from the Oasis stables can be seen in action in the equally valuable 1200m handicap, the Borealis, An IPIC Group Company. The first is Druid’s Ridge ridden by Fernando Jara and Ajraam ridden by Dane O’Neill. 

The pair seemingly Sheikh Hamdan’s second string from four runners among the nine strong field. 

“Druids Ridge ran very well over course and distance last time so conditions should suit and he is well drawn,” said Ritchie.

“Ajraam won over course and distance in November but lost his way a bit. He seems in good form now though and has a nice draw so should run well.”
 
Crowley has opted to ride Raafid, trained by Al Rayhi and facing his easiest local task on just his third run for the yard but badly drawn, widest of all, in nine.

The trainer also saddles Mutahaddith and Estidraak, first and second over course and distance 12 days ago. O’Shea, aboard the winner on that occasion, switches to Estidraak, the horse that chased him home also owned by Sheikh Hamdan. 

The owner’s fourth runner is dirt debutant, Greeb, one of two in the field for Watson who also saddles Mathematics, a winner three times this season, once over course and distance.

“Mathematics is proven under these conditions but has been done few favours by the draw,” said Watson. “Greeb ran twice at Jebel Ali but has not run on dirt at Meydan before. There is nothing else for him on turf so we will see how he handles the surface.”
 
On his most recent outing, Mathematics was third behind the Satish Seemar-trained Raven’s Corner, the mount of Richard Mullen.

“He is progressive and perhaps a Carnival prospect for next year,” said assistant trainer, Bhupat Seemar. “An excellent second on his first run for us, he won well last time and is having just his third local outing. We expect him to go very close.”
 
 Caption: Active Spirit trained by Doug Wtason seen here winning the Meydan Sobha Trophy under Sam Hitchcott two weeks ago, leads the contenders for Thursday’s feature race at Meydan (Photo credit: Dubai racing Club// Andrew Watkins)

 fonte: DRC

 

Neolithic Confirmed For Dubai World Cup Bid  //  Neolithic, third last time out in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) 

Neolithic Confirmed For Dubai World Cup Bid
Photo: Lauren King,                                                 Neolithic

 

Jack Wolf is realistic, but he is also a sportsman. And the founder and co-managing partner of Starlight Racing knows there is no taking down Goliath if one doesn’t at least show up to the fight.

Wolf confirmed March 7 that Starlight Racing’s Neolithic, third last time out in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), will take another crack at Juddmonte Farms’ champion Arrogate in the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) March 25.

Neolithic earned an invitation to headline event at Meydan Racecourse when he put in an admirable show effort behind Arrogate in the Jan. 28 Pegasus. The 4-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday was stepping into grade 1 company for the first time and forced the pace early in the 1 1/8-mile test before being bested by Shaman Ghost for runner-up honors.

How any horse goes about dethroning Arrogate if the son of Unbridled’s Song is on his form is not a riddle Wolf claims to have an answer to. What he does have is an improving colt who bounced out of his Pegasus run in sharp order—one who possesses the kind of early speed that has been playing most favorably of late over the main track at Meydan.

“We’re going for it,” Wolf said of the Dubai decision. “I don’t know how we beat Arrogate and a couple of the other horses but we’re going to give it the college try and see what happens. The horse is doing very well, so that’s the number one thing. And number two, our other thought process was the (grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap March 11) and from a purely economical standpoint, it makes more sense to go to Dubai than it does the Big ‘Cap and just getting a piece of it.

“And who knows? That’s the way we’re looking at it. I’m just tickled our horse got invited.”

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Neolithic is slated to ship to Dubai March 14, according to Wolf, and becomes the latest member of an exceptionally strong American-based contingent expected to be World Cup-bound. In addition to Arrogate, grade 1 winners Gun Runner and Hoppertunity are also confirmed for the 1 1/4 mile test.

The Pegasus World Cup marked the seasonal bow for Neolithic and his first start since capturing a 1 1/16-mile allowance race in gate-to-wire fashion by nine lengths at Gulfstream Park last Dec. 14. In his only other try against graded stakes competition, the dark bay colt ran second in the Discovery Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 12.

“(The Pegasus) was a salty field but our horse was doing very well,” Wolf said. “At the time, you didn’t think he’d be able to beat Arrogate or (2016 Horse of the Year) California Chrome   but, for whatever reason, California Chrome didn’t run his race. But I was not surprised our horse ran well. 

“You look at Hoppertunity and he’s run well over in Dubai, Gun Runner is going over there. You would think those two would also be favored ahead of us. But you never know what can happen.”

Bred by Edwin Anthony and purchased by Starlight for $460,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September yearling sale, Neolithic has won two of eight starts with $1,109,028 in earnings.

fonte : Bloodhorse.com