Dubai World Cup Watch: Drosselmeyer Heading to the Middle-East: Last year’s Belmont Stakes winning colt Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor) has been pointed towards the Dubai World Cup according to a recent article in the Blood Horse. The WinStar Farm-owned four year-old will line up in the Grade 3 Mineshaft Handicap at Fair Grounds in Louisiana with an eye... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 17:34
Massive Card at Meydan Racecourse This Thursday: One of the hottest cards of the carnival season is set to unfold at fabulous Meydan Racecourse in Dubai this Thursday as the UAE 1000 Guineas, the Al Shindagha Sprint and round 2 of the Al Maktoum Challenge bring together a top-class assortment of contenders all looking for a massive payday. Saeed... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 18:14
Cape Blanco Headlines 2011 Dubai World Cup Ante Post Market: Now that the Dubai Carnival is well and truly underway, the attention is already starting to turn towards the prestigious showpiece on March 26. The world’s richest race has just seen its first stage of declarations become official and, as usual, another star-studded line up from all four... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 18:24
Al Rashidiya Headlines This Thursday’s Card at Meydan: The Dubai Racing Carnival is in full swing and there is another first-rate card facing punters tomorrow. The days feature is the Grade 2 Al Rashidiya, a turf contest for older colts and geldings going 1m1f on the turf. The interesting subplot to today’s action is Saeed Bin Suroor and Mike De... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 23:45
UAE 2000 Guineas Trial and Cape Verdi Headline Meydan Card: The next race day in the Dubai Carnival is set to run on Thursday and there are more than a few high-quality contests kicking off on the Tapeta surface at the majestic Meydan Racecourse. Godolphin is out in full-force today and they have Dettori, Ajtebi and a cadre of other jockeys lined up on some... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 19:50
2011 Dubai Carnival at Meydan Opening Day Race Preview: The lineups are confirmed for the first day of the 2011 Dubai Carnival and a number of interesting contests are set to unfold. Punters can expect plenty of action and excitement over the Tapeta surface as contenders chase some very enticing purses throughout the seven-race thoroughbred card. The... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:15
2011 Al Maktoum Challenge Round One Runs Thursday: The 2011 Dubai Racing Carnival kicks off in a very big way this Thursday at the immaculate Meydan Racecourse. There are eight quality fixtures lined up for the day and it includes the usual assortment of handicaps filled with globe-trotting types from all four corners of the globe. The features... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:14
Impressive Handicap Card at Meydan on January 6: The dawn of the Dubai Racing Carnival creeps ever closer and we’ve got a few quality handicaps set to unfold at Meydan racecourse on Thursday. We’ll be taking a quick peek at each race in this article and trying to figure out just how things are going to shape up over the Tapeta surface... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 17:56
Meydan Racecourse Preview for December 16: There is another day of classy action at Meydan racecourse and you know there won’t be any weather delays down there- unless we’re talking dust storms. We have six solid contests on the Meydan card for Thursday and we’ll be taking a look at each of the races in this update. 2:35... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 23:20
Meydan Racecourse Hosts a Stellar Six-Race Card on December 2nd: Another day of quality action is set to unfold on the Tapeta surface at Meydan racecourse with six tricky handicaps to decipher. 18:35 This about-eight-furlongs contest is headlined by a number of contenders switching over from the turf at Abu Dhabi. Sticking with proven AW performers is... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 22:00