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domingo, 20 de janeiro de 2008
Dubai Racing Club
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
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