Desert Drama As Salamanca Scores Landmark Victory Salamanca Lad powered to a gutsy victory in the Majid Rashid Alzayani Cup at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club last night, narrowly outbattling his rivals in a pulsating finish to the feature contest. Racing in the colours of Al Afoo Racing and trained by Jaber Ramadhan, the 4YO gelding showed tremendous tenacity under a well-judged ride ...

Yahagi's Stars Primed For World Cup Night Success Forever Young and Shin Emperor are set to spearhead what their trainer believes could be "the greatest team in the world" at Meydan on Saturday night. Yoshito Yahagi has his two stable stars primed for their respective targets, with Forever Young the overwhelming favourite for the US$12 million Gr.1 Dubai World Cup, while Shin Emperor tackles the ...

Buick And Lemaire Put Charges Through Their Paces Ahead Of Saturday's US$30 Million Card William Buick and Christophe Lemaire were among the star names putting their Dubai World Cup night mounts through their final preparations at Meydan on Thursday morning. US$12,000,000 Gr.1 Dubai World Cup: Buick Optimistic About Rattle N Roll's Chance Godolphin's number one rider Buick was mobbed by the ...

Takagi's Stars Impressive In World Cup Preparations Ushba Tesoro and Wilson Tesoro caught the eye as the Noburu Takagi-trained pair went through their pre-Dubai World Cup paces on Wednesday. While Forever Young dominated the media briefings, it was the Japanese runners who drew admiring glances on the track. Yuga Kawada, who triumphed aboard Ushba Tesoro two years ago, has since switched ...

Hong Kong Star Facing Facteur Cheval In US$5m Contest Romantic Warrior, last year's Hong Kong Horse of the Year, is returning to his favoured turf surface in Saturday's US$5 million Gr.1 Dubai Turf at Meydan Racecourse after an impressive runner-up effort on dirt in Saudi Arabia. The 10-time Group One winner, trained by Danny Shum, delivered a memorable performance when switching to dirt in the ...