Happy Boy looked like the second coming of the Darley Arabian at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday night, as the 5-year-old Brazilian-bred gray cruised to a nine-length victory in Round 1 of the Group 3, $200,000 Maktoum Challenge.
A son of Ski Champ trained by Pedro Nickel Filho, Happy Boy had been a Group 3 winner going 1 1/2 miles in the last of four recent turf starts in Sao Paulo on Nov. 10. Thursday, he overcame a bump from his inside post at the start of the one-mile dirt contest. Soon racing in eighth, Happy Boy skimmed the rail to take command entering the 2 1/2-furlong stretch, with rider Jose Aparecido looking over his shoulder for what proved to be nonexistent challenges.
The Pascal Bary-trained, Brazilian-bred Gloria de Campeao was up for second by a head from Frosty Secret, third in last year's Withers and now trained by Mike de Kock.
The 6-year-old Etihaad - a half-brother to the 1999 Dubai World Cup winner, Almutawakel, by the 2000 Dubai World Cup winner, Dubai Millennium - was fourth in just his second career start. The time for the mile on fast ground was 1:36.37.
Happy Boy's ability to act on dirt was no secret as he had won 4 of his first 5 starts in Brazil on that surface, one of them a win in the 1 3/8-mile Group 2 Grande Premio Piratininga at Cidade Jardim. The ease of his victory on Thursday, coupled with his proven ability at distances beyond a mile, make him a viable candidate for the Dubai World Cup, but winning a race like this in such a fashion is sure to bring his owner, Roberto Reichert, some very lucrative offers, and those should come sooner rather than later.
Earlier, Godolphin and Frankie Dettori combined to produce the Argentine Oaks winner, Fiesta Lady, as the 3-1/4-length winner of the seven-furlong Al Haarth allowance. A Southern Halo filly, 3 on the Southern Hemisphere breeding schedule, she has now won 4 of her 5 career starts.
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quinta-feira, 24 de janeiro de 2008
Happy Boy impresses at Dubai Carnival
Brazilian raider Happy Boy emerged as a serious candidate for top honours in Dubai when running out an impressive winner of the Group Three Maktoum Challenge R1 on the opening night of the 2008 Carnival.
All the races at Nad Al Sheba were run on dirt, with three grass handicaps switched because of torrential rain earlier in the week.
What looked a competitive 16-runner race was turned into a procession by the Pedro Nickel Filho-trained Happy Boy, who eased to the front two furlongs out.
The only time his jockey Jose Aparecido da Silva moved was to punch the air in celebration and twirl his whip as the pair passed the line a long way clear of Gloria de Campeao.
Coral's cut the winner to 8-1 for the Dubai World Cup, and Nickel Filho said: "He has good dirt form at home and we were hopeful, but that was a brilliant performance."
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Agenda Lotada
Além de prestigiar suas éguas Olympic City e Olympic Glory que correrão logo mais esta tarde em Nad El Sheba, Coutinho Nogueira, como amante e dirigente do atletismo, viajou também com a finalidade de cobrir e assistir a Maratona de Dubai, que será corrida na 6ª feira, dia 18, e que contará com a participação dos maiores expoentes da modalidade. A dotação da prova, como só poderia acontecer em Dubai, será a maior do mundo, claro.
Sergio Coutinho Nogueira
18/01/2008
Ainda em Dubai escrevo para comentar que a noite de ontem foi maravilhosa.
A vitória do Happy Boy do Torrão de Ouro do amigo Roberto Reichert foi sensacional, esmagadora, num belissimo trabalho Do Altair Oliveira, do Dr. Celso, do Pedroca Nickel, do Aparecido e do Eduardinho Guimarães. O Happy Runner foi mais um show e nova vitória da equipe Torrão de Ouro. A Olympic City fez uma belissiam prova e tirou um excelente segundo para uma égua clássica na Irlanda, da Goldophin. A Olympic Glory que ainda não está 100% adaptada e surpreendeu com ume excelente terceiro, perdendo o segundo nos últimos metros para uma égua invicta no Chile em 4 apresentações e a ganhadora é a lider da geração na Argentina, ganhadora do Selecion, o Diana. Parabéns ao Torrão de Ouro e também à criação brasileira que teve 2 bons segundos também com Gloria de Campeão e Objeto de Arte.
N. da R.: Está aí o registro do que foi o desempenho dos nossos em Dubai, digno dos maiores elogios, com destaque para a expressiva vitória de Happy Boy, criação e propriedade do Haras Torrão de Ouro, de Roberto Reichert.
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Sergio Coutinho Nogueira
18/01/2008
Ainda em Dubai escrevo para comentar que a noite de ontem foi maravilhosa.
A vitória do Happy Boy do Torrão de Ouro do amigo Roberto Reichert foi sensacional, esmagadora, num belissimo trabalho Do Altair Oliveira, do Dr. Celso, do Pedroca Nickel, do Aparecido e do Eduardinho Guimarães. O Happy Runner foi mais um show e nova vitória da equipe Torrão de Ouro. A Olympic City fez uma belissiam prova e tirou um excelente segundo para uma égua clássica na Irlanda, da Goldophin. A Olympic Glory que ainda não está 100% adaptada e surpreendeu com ume excelente terceiro, perdendo o segundo nos últimos metros para uma égua invicta no Chile em 4 apresentações e a ganhadora é a lider da geração na Argentina, ganhadora do Selecion, o Diana. Parabéns ao Torrão de Ouro e também à criação brasileira que teve 2 bons segundos também com Gloria de Campeão e Objeto de Arte.
N. da R.: Está aí o registro do que foi o desempenho dos nossos em Dubai, digno dos maiores elogios, com destaque para a expressiva vitória de Happy Boy, criação e propriedade do Haras Torrão de Ouro, de Roberto Reichert.
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Happy Boy arrasa os adversários em Dubai
O cavalo brasileiro HAPPY BOY, de criação e propriedade do Haras Torrão de Ouro, deu um verdadeiro show no 6º e mais importante páreo da programação de abertura do Carnival, em Dubai, no Hipódromo de Nad El Sheba, o Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 (gr.III), US$ 200,000 de bolsa, ao vencer por 9 corpos, sem tomar conhecimento dos seus adversários.
Com José Aparecido, pilotando pela primeira vez nos Emirados, muito calmo em seu dorso, fazendo todo o percurso pela baliza 1, o tordilho, apresentado de forma impecável pelo treinador Pedro Nickel Filho, o "Pedroca", mostrou que realmente é um animal de exceção.
Mesmo algo prejudicado na largada por GOLDEN ARROW, tendo sobrado para penúltimo, HAPPY BOY foi, aos poucos, conquistando posições durante a reta oposta. Na entrada do tiro direto, já em terceiro, sem cerimônia, foi dominando a prova e, com muita facilidade, fugiu para o disco, cruzando com 9 corpos de vantagem sobre seu compatriota GLÓRIA DE CAMPEÃO (Impression), de criação do Haras Santarém e propriedade do Stud Estrela Energia, provocando uma nova dobradinha brasileira nesta prova - no ano passado IMPERIALISTA (7º colocado na carreira de hoje ) e IMPOSSIBLE SKI chegaram na frente. HAPPY BOY anotou 1:36.37 para os 1.600 metros da pista de areia encharcada.
Treinado por Altair Oliveira no Brasil, onde venceu 5 de suas 9 apresentações, com destaque para os GPs Piratininga (gr.II) e Associação de Criadores e Proprietários de Cavalos de Corrida de São Paulo (gr.III), HAPPY BOY, 4 anos, é filho de Ski Champ e Ultra Maresca (Filago).
Segundo os comentaristas locais, o telefone de Roberto Reichert, titular do Haras Torrão de Ouro, não vai parar de tocar nas próximas horas e várias ofertas deverão ser feitas pela aquisição do craque.
por Jair Balla
via Raia Leve
domingo, 20 de janeiro de 2008
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Brazil score dazzling double at DIRC curtain-raiser
Brazil stole the show for the second year running on the opening day of the Dubai International Racing Carnival, after Happy Boy and Happy Runner struck for the South American country, with the former announcing himself as a Dubai World Cup possible.
Both horses represented trainer Pedro Nickel Filho, jockey Jose Aparecido Da Silva, and owner Roberto Reichert, but it was Happy Boy who connections will be most excited about.
The four-year-old came to Nad Al Sheba as the best dirt horse in his native land, and emphatically reinforced his reputation with a stunning nine-length win in the HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1, the highlight of the Derrinstown Stud-sponsored card.
The son of Ski Champ overcame an awkward start under but soon found his stride and found a smooth path up on the rail before taking up the running around 300 metres out and the US$200,000 prize was never in doubt thereafter.
Eduardo Guimaraes, racing manager to the owner, said: “He was only beaten once in five starts on dirt in Brazil and we were confident of a win, but we never imagined he would win like that!
“We will look at the next rounds of the Matkoum Challenge and hopefully he can be a Dubai World Cup horse.”
Happy Runner was initially a reserve for the concluding Marju, a 1500m handicap, but got a run when the race was switched to dirt from the turf.
It didn’t take long for the leading international trainer in the UAE to find his feet as Mike De Kock took the chief supporting race, the $175,000 Invasor, a 1800m handicap, with Lucky Find.
The South African raider was previously seen finishing second in a Group 1 in his homeland and went one better here to make it five wins from 10 career starts.
Frankie Dettori marked his return to Nad Al Sheba with a double on Godolphin’s Fiesta Lady and Many Colours.
He said: “It’s great to be back although I am a bit out of breath and need to lose a couple of pounds!”
Fiesta Lady led home a 1-2-3 for South American-bred fillies in the Alhaarth, a traditional prep for the UAE Guineas.
The Argentine Oaks heroine marked her debut in Godolphin colours with an easy win in the 1400 metre conditions contest, from Chilean-bred Cocoa Beach, who flew home from a hopeless position, and Brazilian-bred Olympic Glory
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: “She will go the Guineas route, and she’s a lovely filly.”
Earlier, Dettori won on his first ride of the season after partnering Many Colours to win the Bahri, a 1500m handicap for fillies and mares.
“He was carrying topweight which was a bit of a worry, as was the surface, as it was his first time on it, but he had some good form in Europe, and we expected a big run,” said the Italian.
Mick Kinane denied Dettori in the Intikhab – an 1800m handicap - thanks to Rampallion’s one and three-quarter length verdict over Familiar Territory.
Winning trainer Erwan Charpy said: “We were pretty confident beforehand as he had been pleasing us with his work.”
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Doug Watson seem to have a host of top Purebred Arabians, and it was Kandar Du Falgas, who showed his class with a tidy win in the opening round of the Maktoum Challenge for Arabians.
The six-year-old shaped well on his dirt and UAE debut last month, and showed the benefit of that run and a first-time visor under Richard Hills to give connections their second win in three years, following Al Saoudi’s victory in 2006.
“He showed a lot of promise last time, and we know he would improve on that run – we have a lot of Arabians, so we just have to find the right spots for them all,” said Watson.
Dubai Racing Club
Brazil stole the show for the second year running on the opening day of the Dubai International Racing Carnival, after Happy Boy and Happy Runner struck for the South American country, with the former announcing himself as a Dubai World Cup possible.
Both horses represented trainer Pedro Nickel Filho, jockey Jose Aparecido Da Silva, and owner Roberto Reichert, but it was Happy Boy who connections will be most excited about.
The four-year-old came to Nad Al Sheba as the best dirt horse in his native land, and emphatically reinforced his reputation with a stunning nine-length win in the HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1, the highlight of the Derrinstown Stud-sponsored card.
The son of Ski Champ overcame an awkward start under but soon found his stride and found a smooth path up on the rail before taking up the running around 300 metres out and the US$200,000 prize was never in doubt thereafter.
Eduardo Guimaraes, racing manager to the owner, said: “He was only beaten once in five starts on dirt in Brazil and we were confident of a win, but we never imagined he would win like that!
“We will look at the next rounds of the Matkoum Challenge and hopefully he can be a Dubai World Cup horse.”
Happy Runner was initially a reserve for the concluding Marju, a 1500m handicap, but got a run when the race was switched to dirt from the turf.
It didn’t take long for the leading international trainer in the UAE to find his feet as Mike De Kock took the chief supporting race, the $175,000 Invasor, a 1800m handicap, with Lucky Find.
The South African raider was previously seen finishing second in a Group 1 in his homeland and went one better here to make it five wins from 10 career starts.
Frankie Dettori marked his return to Nad Al Sheba with a double on Godolphin’s Fiesta Lady and Many Colours.
He said: “It’s great to be back although I am a bit out of breath and need to lose a couple of pounds!”
Fiesta Lady led home a 1-2-3 for South American-bred fillies in the Alhaarth, a traditional prep for the UAE Guineas.
The Argentine Oaks heroine marked her debut in Godolphin colours with an easy win in the 1400 metre conditions contest, from Chilean-bred Cocoa Beach, who flew home from a hopeless position, and Brazilian-bred Olympic Glory
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: “She will go the Guineas route, and she’s a lovely filly.”
Earlier, Dettori won on his first ride of the season after partnering Many Colours to win the Bahri, a 1500m handicap for fillies and mares.
“He was carrying topweight which was a bit of a worry, as was the surface, as it was his first time on it, but he had some good form in Europe, and we expected a big run,” said the Italian.
Mick Kinane denied Dettori in the Intikhab – an 1800m handicap - thanks to Rampallion’s one and three-quarter length verdict over Familiar Territory.
Winning trainer Erwan Charpy said: “We were pretty confident beforehand as he had been pleasing us with his work.”
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Doug Watson seem to have a host of top Purebred Arabians, and it was Kandar Du Falgas, who showed his class with a tidy win in the opening round of the Maktoum Challenge for Arabians.
The six-year-old shaped well on his dirt and UAE debut last month, and showed the benefit of that run and a first-time visor under Richard Hills to give connections their second win in three years, following Al Saoudi’s victory in 2006.
“He showed a lot of promise last time, and we know he would improve on that run – we have a lot of Arabians, so we just have to find the right spots for them all,” said Watson.
Dubai Racing Club
Jockey Club de São Paulo
Tordilho Happy Boy estréia em Dubai com fácil vitória em prova de Grupo 3
Foi uma quinta-feira para não se esquecer. A vitória do tordilho Happy Boy (foto) no primeiro “round” do Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum Challenge (G3), prova com a dotação de US$ 200 mil e disputada na milha da raia de areia do Hipódromo de Nad al Sheba, vai entrar na história. O filho de Ski Champ venceu por nada menos que nove corpos, em um campo com vários animais candidatos a participarem, no final de março, da Dubai World Cupo (G1), deixando no segundo lugar outro animal brasileiro, Glória de Campeão, treinado na França por Pascal Bary.
Ou seja, pelo segundo ano consecutvo houve dobradinha brasileiro nessa prova – em 2007, o ganhador foi Imperialista, com Impossible Ski, agora correndo na Arábia Saudita, em segundo lugar. Desta vez, Imperialista voltou a ser apresentado na prova, mas foi apenas o sétimo colocado. José Aparecido levou o cavalo de criação e propriedade do Haras Torrão de Ouro e treinado por Pedro Nickel Filho à firme vitória, sempre o fazendo correr junto à cerca interna e despachando a concorrência 300 metros finais. E era mesmo uma quinta-feira para os animais brasileiros. Meia hora após a realização do Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum Challenge, no Marju Handicap, prova com a dotação de US$ 120 mil, mais um animal de propriedade e criação do Torrão de Ouro, dirigido por José Aparecido e treinado por Pedro Nickel Filho, vencia uma prova.
A participação de Happy Runner só foi confirmada na manhã da corrida, depois que outro animal brasileiro, Lucky Dance, teve declarado seu forfé. Da mesma forma que na prova anterior, ocorreu outra dobradinha de animais brasileiros, pois Objeto De Arte que, como Glória de Campeão, é treinado na França por Pascal Bary para o Stud Estrela Energia. No entanto, nessa mesma carreira disputada em raia de areia, uma vez que as chuvas impediram o uso da grama, Heart Alone, outro brasileiro no páreo e que no ano passado chegou a vencer prova de grupo, não terminou o percurso, caindo na entrada da reta final. Mas não foram apenas essas as boas apresentações de animais brasileiros nesta quinta-feira em Nad al Sheba. Olympic City, do Haras Regina, treinada por Antonio Luiz Cintra Pereira e montada por João Moreira, só cedeu o primeiro posto para a inglesa Many Colours, da Godolphin, nos últimos metros do Bahri Handicap, em 1.500 metros. Tulipa Di Job e Classy-Lady, duas outras éguas brasileiras anotadas nessa carreira, foram, respectivamente, quinta e sexta colocadas,. E na prova seguinte, um handicap para éguas nos 1.400 metros, Olympic Glory, também do Haras Regina, treinada por Antonio Luiz Cintra Pereira e pilotada por João Moreira, foi terceira colocada para a argentina Fiesta Lady e a chilena Cocoa Beach, ambas treinadas por Saeed bin Suroor. Baby Princess, outra brasileira na prova, foi apenas a 12ª colocada.
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