"field" It hosts crucial races towards the Dubai World Cup and Kentucky Derby
Dubai, February 19 / WAM / Meydan Racecourse will witness next Friday a strong evening as part of the Dubai Racing Carnival, as an elite group of horses compete to reserve qualification tickets to the Dubai World Cup evening and the Kentucky Derby, one of the most prominent international events in horse racing.
The main race is led by the Balanchine Stakes for the second category, sponsored by Al Tayer Motors, for a distance of 1,800 meters on the grass track, with the participation of seven fillies and mares, including three for Godolphin, the most prominent of which is “Dubai Beach”, the winner five weeks ago of the “Cape Verde” race for the second category for a distance of 1,600 metres, which then outperformed three of her competitors present, including her colleague in Saeed bin Suroor’s stable, “Dubai Treasure.” Third place holder. Trainer Charlie Appleby also brings in the filly “Blue Nazari,” the winner in her first participation in Britain.
The seventh round, “Kentucky Derby Road” (Lested), holds qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, with 20 points for the winner, 10 for second, and 6 for third.
Trainer Popat Simar is participating with five horses, the most prominent of which is “Saloum,” which won easily three weeks ago. The European “Night of Glory” will also participate, under the supervision of David Minozier, after coming sixth in his last appearance, behind “Six Speed.”
In the third round, the “Emirates Oaks” for the third category, sponsored by “Debal”, seven fillies are competing for qualifying points for the “Kentucky Oaks”, including “Lioness”, “Tajarid”, “Dozala” and “Yuno”, who occupied the first four places in the “Cocoa Beach Stakes” last month.
As for the fifth round, “Al Sheba Club Trophy,” for the third category, over a distance of 2,810 metres, Sunway seeks to confirm its brilliance after winning the Al Khail Trophy in January, while Surabad is participating in its second appearance in the Emirates, alongside “By the Book” under Appleby’s supervision, in a race that Godolphin seeks to continue its dominance after winning it nine times in a row.
The program includes eight rounds, including the “Debal S 07 Handicap” for a distance of 1000 metres, with the participation of “Miss Yess”, “Donde Fermo” and “Subito”, in addition to the “Touch the Future Handicap” for a distance of 1900 metres, as “Wars Sox” aspires to achieve its first victory in Dubai.
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