Vivlos full of verve in Dubai Turf
Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Turf (G1) appeared virtually anyone’s race on paper, and the result reflected that openness as the 13-1 Vivlos got up to defeat the 28-1 Heshem over a yielding Meydan course. Trained […]
Articles by Kellie Reilly
Two-timing Vazirabad inflicts heartbreak on Romance in Dubai Gold Cup
Defending champion Vazirabad swept from well back to nab the mare Beautiful Romance in the final yards of Saturday’s $1 million Dubai Gold Cup (G2), becoming the race’s first two-time winner. The Aga Khan’s homebred […]
Second Summer splashes to Godolphin Mile upset
An American was widely forecast to take Saturday’s $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2), in the form of Sharp Azteca. But it was the 18-1 American expatriate Second Summer, a recent recruit to the Doug Watson […]
Baffert: Dubai World Cup will be Arrogate’s ‘toughest test’
Bob Baffert has been his quotable self all this week at Meydan, where the Hall of Fame trainer is preparing odds-on favorite Arrogate and $4 million-earning second stringer Hoppertunity for Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1). […]
Arrogate draws post 9 in Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup (G1) favorite Arrogate drew post 9 for Saturday’s $10 million prize at Meydan, to the satisfaction of trainer Bob Baffert. “Nine is fine,” the Hall of Famer said. “The main thing for […]
Mind Your Biscuits rising to occasion for Golden Shaheen
Mind Your Biscuits appears to be entering Saturday’s Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) in top form, if his morning activities at Meydan are any indication. The Malibu (G1) winner polished off his preparations with a quarter-mile […]
Navarro finds Azteca plenty ‘sharp’ going into Godolphin Mile
Trainer Jorge Navarro, who suffered an agonizing beat in last year’s Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) with X Y Jet, may gain compensation Saturday with Sharp Azteca in the Godolphin Mile (G2). “I told my exercise […]
Reigning titleholder Real Steel scratched from Dubai Turf
Real Steel, the 2016 Dubai Turf (G1) hero, will miss his title defense in Saturday’s $6 million prize, the Emirates Racing Authority announced Tuesday. The Japanese shipper was found to have bled from both nostrils. […]
Arrogate tackles 13 rivals, and history, in Dubai World Cup
Juddmonte Farms’ phenom Arrogate goes for history in Saturday’s $10 million Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan, where he stands to become North America’s all-time richest Thoroughbred. In last year’s World Cup, California Chrome achieved […]
Thunder Snow, Epicharis, Master Plan among full field of 16 in UAE Derby
Although Godolphin’s Thunder Snow and Japan’s unbeaten Epicharis are the obvious headliners in Saturday’s $2 million UAE Derby (G2), there’s no shortage of challengers among the capacity field of 16. A total of 170 points […]