Hawkbill can’t be caught in Dubai Sheema Classic
Denied a top chance at a winner when Blue Point was scratched behind the gate in Saturday’s Al Quoz Sprint (G1), jockey William Buick must have felt a knot in his stomach, or at least […]
Desert Encounter
Cloth of Stars heads Team Godolphin versus Japan in Dubai Sheema Classic
Runner-up to all-conquering Enable in last October’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), Godolphin’s Cloth of Stars can claim the most glittering formline going into Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1). But the Andre […]
2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival: a closer look at the list of acceptances
The Dubai World Cup Carnival opens Thursday, and the 132 expected shippers, as listed by the Meydan Group, hail from all over the globe. Although the number is down from 217 acceptances last year, and […]
Enable makes history by routing older males in King George
Khalid Abdullah’s homebred Enable, already ranked as an above-average dual Oaks winner, boosted her profile to historic proportions with a stunning victory in Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot. The first […]
Eclipse thriller: Ulysses prevails in photo over Barney Roy
As the first major intergenerational clash of the season, the Eclipse (G1) at Sandown provides a gauge of how the three-year-olds stack up against their elders. Saturday’s renewal became an instant classic of the genre, […]