| Reynaldo the wizard works his magic | | Zabeel Stables handler Satish Seemar saddled his first Group-1 winner on the Dubai World Cup nights when Richard Mullen took Reynaldothewizard to an exciting victory in the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen Sprint. | | Al Quoz Sprint is Shea delight | | Shea Shea smashed the course record in the Group One Al Quoz Sprint with 56.41s to fend off fellow fast finishers Joy and Fun and Eagle Regiment. | | Joy for Aiden O’Brien | | Leading international trainer Aiden O’Brien saddled Lines Of Battle to give him a back to victory in the 1900m UAE Derby Gr-2 under Ryan Moore. O’Brien won this race last year with Daddy Long Legs (Colm O’Donoghue) and again won the battle of the future stars in great style. | | Soft Falling Rain shines | | Soft Falling Rain led a 1-2 finish for Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, to maintain his unbeaten run in the 1600m Godolphin Mile Gr-2, the second race on the card. | | Mamun Monlau marvels | | French raider Al Mamun Monlau edged out Versac Py by just a short head at the post to claim the Group One Dubai Kahalya Classic for Purebred Arabians on the all-weather Tapeta surface over 2,000m. | | Dubai set for Meydan magic | | Hunter’s Light (Saeed bin Suroor/ Silestre De Souza) who has enjoyed an impressive success in the Group-1 Al Maktoum Challenge R-3 over Dubai World Cup’s course and distance, is Godolphin’s first choice to retain the Dubai World Cup Gr-1 title for the home team which they have won last year with Monterosso (Mahmood Al Zarooni/ MickaeL Barzalona). | | Soft Falling Rain holds the edge | | Leading South African trainer Mike De Kock threw his weight behind his undefeated colt Soft Falling Rain to land the 1600m Godolphin Mile Gr-2 on Saturday. | | Irish trainer O’Brien pins hopes on Lines of Battle | | Twelve have been declared for the 1900m Group 2 $2 million UAE Derby, sponsored by The Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, on the Meydan all-weather and last year’s winning trainer, Aidan O’Brien, is looking for a repeat win. | | Sadler’s Rock set to go the distance | | A small field of ten runners has been declared to contest in the longest race on the card, the $1 million Dubai Gold Cup Group-3 (turf), with the John Oxx-trained Sadler’s Rock looking to have the class to stay the distance. | |
