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Mystic Guide Headlines Expected Field Of 14 For 2021 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by:
Ghostzapper colt Mystic Guide wins the Razorback Handicap by six lengths under Luis Saez
A cast of 14 Group or Grade 1 winners with a combined 23 victories at the highest level are set to line up for the 25th running of Dubai World Cup day at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday March 27, 2021.
A total of 117 horses from 11 countries will compete across a spectacular day of racing worth USD$26.5m that features six Group 1 and three Group 2 contests.
The Group 1 $12m Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline and held over 2000m (1 1/4 miles) welcomes a 14-strong line up headed by the highest-rated Mystic Guide, trained by Michael Stidham in the USA. Mystic Guide is one of three Godolphin-owned runners in the field with the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Gifts of Gold also representing the home team. The third Godolphin runner comes in the shape of Magny Course, the charge of French maestro Andre F
Copano Kicking Edges Hard-Luck Matera Sky As Japan 1-2 In Riyadh Dirt Sprint Sponsored by:
Copano Kicking and William Buick win the Riyadh Dirt Sprint
Japanese horses claimed a one-two in Saturday s US $1.5 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint sponsored by Saudi Arabian Airlines as Copano Kicking (USA) overhauled the luckless Matera Sky (USA).
Matera Sky had looked the likely winner for much of the way last year before being collared by the home-trained New York Central and was travelling ominously well at the front under Keita Tosaki.
However, Copano Kicking and William Buick, who was towards the rear of the field and still had lengths to find with 200m to go, found the necessary gears late on to deprive the runner-up by a quarter of a length.
Team Switzerland Hopes To Neutralize Foes In Riaydh Dirt Sprint Sponsored by:
Switzerland out-battles Waady in the G3 Dubawi
When the winner s enclosure cameras flash in Saturday s $1.5 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint, the team behind Switzerland is fully prepared to say cheese. Carrying the orange and black colors of HH Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi s RRR Racing, the son of Speightstown enters the tough contest as one of the serious players, thanks to a strong score in Meydan s G3 Dubawi on Jan. 21–his third victory at the level and sixth lifetime.
“He came out of the race in great shape,” said Bhupat Seemar, assistant trainer to Satish Seemar. “For us, that was only his first run–he was with Doug (Watson) before and obviously Steve Asmussen before that–so I can only say what we ve seen from him and he s been very good in the mornings at Zabeel (Stables). He s a superb horse in the mornings and a flamboyant galloper. Mickael Barzalona galloped (breezed) him