THE VOICE OF HORSE RACING IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 22 January 2015 ISSUE 550 Dhs 5 Anaerobio defends crown in Al Fahidi Fort Deja Vu? Forjatt seeks repeat win in Jebel Ali Mile Horse of the Year Invasor By Candy Stripes Brilliant G1 SW Classic Winner Daaher Jazil By Awesome Again By Seeking the Gold Graded Stakes Winner Sire of 16% Stakes Horses Mustanfar Intidab By Unbridled By Phone Trick G1 Millionaire, Winner of Albertus Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Maximus By Albert the Great Kent Barnes, Stallion Manager 4600 Ft. Springs Road Inquiries to: (859) 224-4585 Lexington, KY 40513 www.shadwellfarm.com PHOTOS © EQUI-SPORT / ELLIOTT HESS / BARBARA D. LIVINGSTON 22 January 2015 3 Local championships heating up Contents NEWS 3-9 N Abu Dhabi treble on ENDURANCE 11 Sunday for reigning OLO EWS 13 champion Tadhg P N HOW UMPING EWS 15 AO’Shea puts him back in S J N contention for this year’s NICHOLAS GODFREY 17 crown and onto 22 winners. HOWARD WRIGHT / ALASTAIR NICOLSON 19 That said, he remains seven TOM JENNINGS / PAT CUMMINGS 20 behind Richard Mullen whose DEREK THOMPSON / JOHN BERRY 21 season goes from strength PHOTO GALLERY 22-23 to strength and has already NEXT WEEK’S RACE CONDITIONS 25 registered 29 victories. STATISTICS 26-27 He is pursued by Royston AKHBAR AL KHAIL 28-30 Ffrench who has amassed QATAR NEWS 32-33 25 winners despite his main employer, Ali Rashid Al Raihe, REVIEWS / RESULTS EYDAN HURSDAY 34-37 having endured a mixed season M (T ) thus far. MEYDAN (SATURDAY) 38-39 Silvestre de Sousa is on Musabah Al Muhairi Doug Watson ABU DHABI (SUNDAY) 40-41 their coat tails with 24, one PREVIEWS / CARDS ahead of Pat Dobbs, surely the just leading the way with Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid MEYDAN (THURSDAY) 42-43 most under utilised jockey in 26 winners, one more than Al Maktoum continues to MEYDAN CARD/ANALYSIS 45-49 the UAE. Doug Watson. head the owner’s race with 21 JEBELALI (FRIDAY) 50 The title of Champion Satish Seemar is not far winners, two more than Sheikh JEBELALI CARD/ANALYSIS 51-55 Trainer looks wide open behind on 22 in what now Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ABU DHABI (SUNDAY) 57 with Musabah Al Muhairi appears to be a three way battle. with the pair pulling well clear. ABU DHABI CARD 58-61 Editorial Editor/writer Mark Jackson Art Director/Designer Eng. Mohamed Maher Sub-Designer Ismail KV Nisar Shaikh Graphic & Scanner Abdul Majeed Nadim Ahmed Library Abdulla Khalifa K. Aboobacker Photographers K.P. Majeed Tadhg O’Shea Pat Dobbs Richard Mullen Abdul Razzak Dubai World Cup Carnival (2004-2014) Dubai World Cup Carnival (2004-2014) Correspondents TRAINERS (Thoroughbreds only) JOCKEY (Thoroughbreds only) (2015 figures in red) (2015 figures in red) Overseas Derek Thomson Alastair Nicolson Saeed bin Suroor 171 (+4) Lanfranco Dettori 101 Howard Wright John Berry Mike de Kock 131 (+1) Christophe Soumillon 48 Pat Cummings Nicholas Godfrey Tom Jennings Doug Watson 44 (+2) Ted Durcan 47 Bloodstock Beverley Townsend Local Harry Tregoning Ali Rashid Al Raihe 38 Ryan Moore 43 Stephen Molyneux Mahmood Al Zarooni 37 Kevin Shea 40 Feedback Satish Seemar 24 (+2) Mickael Barzalona 37 English Editorial Herman Brown 20 Silvestre De Sousa 35 Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Mazin Al Kurdi 19 Weichong Marwing 34 For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Ismail Mohammed 18 Richard Hills 33 Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Mubarak bin Shafya 18 Michael Kinane 27 Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Horse Racing Information Centre. Dhruba Selvaratnam 17 John Murtagh 24 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by Erwan Charpy 15 Richard Mullen 26 (+3) any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Musabah Al Muhairi 14 Royston Ffrench 24 (+1) the publisher. Opinions expressed in Al-Adiyat do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers. 4 22 January 2015 NEWS Dettori Toasts purchase Of New York RANKIE DETTORI His acquisition secures for will ride last year’s UAE Sheikh Joaan’s team, who also Derby winner Toast Of race dual Arc winner Treve, FNew York in the Dubai World ownership of horses who are Cup after the 4yo was purchased world powers on dirt and turf. by Al Shaqab Racing. Although the sale is subject Toast Of New York will to final checks, Al Shaqab remain in Lambourn with racing manager Harry Herbert trainer Jamie Osborne but confirmed: “We’ve bought Dettori will take over from Toast Of New York and we’re Jamie Spencer in the saddle due very excited to have him as part to his role as Sheikh Joaan Al of the team. Thani’s retained jockey. “He’s a wonderful horse. I The 4yo has been highly saw him for the first time only coveted by the major racing at the Breeders’ Cup and he’s a Osborne paid €60,000 for Herbert added: “Toast Of performances. “Coming into operations who compete in magnificent physical specimen. Toast Of New York in October New York hasn’t many miles his 4yo year, he can hopefully Europe and the US from the “He stays with Jamie, and 2012, preparing him to win two on the clock, and races like develop and improve further. moment he crossed the line Frankie Dettori will ride him. As Wolverhampton all-weather the Breeders’ Cup Classic are Physically, he is that sort of at Santa Anita, where he was we have seen, Jamie has trained contests before he burst to very hard. Jamie has allowed stamp of horse. Sheikh Joaan is beaten a nose by Bayern in the the horse brilliantly and he’ll head international prominence with him to mature and got him over the moon to have him as Breeders’ Cup Classic. to Dubai for the World Cup.” victory in last year’s UAE Derby. to produce some exceptional part of the team.” OLLOWING a bumper haul of nominations from Flat and Jump yards and Shortlists announced for Godolphin awards Fstuds across Britain, the ten is guaranteed a share in the shortlisted nominees in each £120,000 of prize money kindly category of the Godolphin Stud offered by Godolphin. and Stable Staff Awards have The winner of the been confirmed. Administration Award will be Over 200 nominations selected by the judges at the had to be whittled down to second stage of judging, with the shortlisted 60 by the 12 the winner invited to attend the strong judging panel. All of awards ceremony in London the nominees have been sent along with the other finalists. a certificate acknowledging The winner of the Employee their achievements in being staff incentives worldwide The second stage of judging February, where all the finalists of the Year award will be recognised by their employer and this year trainers have is now underway and the will be interviewed by the decided by the judges from or peers. supported them in record judges will be speaking to all judges to decide the winner in among the winners of the Brough Scott, chairman numbers. I’d like to thank all of the shortlisted nominees each category. All winners and Leadership, Rider/Groom, Stud of the judging panel, said: the trainers, managers, owners and considering written runners-up will be announced Staff and Dedication to Racing “Judging these awards is both and colleagues who took the nominations in order to narrow during the awards ceremony categories and will take home a painful and rewarding task. time to nominate a member the candidates down to three at the Jumeirah Carlton a total of £20,000 on the night, Painful because of the need to of staff and wish all the finalists per category. Tower hotel that evening, with the same amount matched put one wonderful candidate shortlisted candidates the best The third and final stage of hosted by Clare Balding with and shared amongst their yard, above another, but rewarding of luck in the next stage of the judging will then take place guest presenter, Ryan Moore. as is the case with all prizes because they are the best stable judging process.” in London, on Monday 23 Each finalist and their yard picked up by the finalists. The shortlisted nominees are: Leadership Award Stud Staff Award Administration Award Sarah Denniff (Sir Michael Stoute); Joanne Fowles Peter Beasant (Kingsclere Stud); Arthur Bell Jo Brown (Overbury Stallions Ltd); Bee Chapman (Roger Varian); Steve Howarth (Kevin Ryan); Leanne (Shadwell Estate Company); Diane Best (Cobhall (William Jarvis); Joanna Cody-Boutcher Court Stud); Dale Clements (Cheveley Park Stud) Kershaw (Jedd O’Keeffe); Lisa Kozak (Philip Hobbs); Samantha Dwan (Nigel Tinkler) ; Jessica Fortt (Dunraven Stud); Oleh Ihnatenko (Oliver Sherwood); John Lake (Barry Hills); Andrew ; Judy Foxwell (Roger Charlton); Louise Kaye (Whitsbury Manor Stud); Ron Lott (Shadwell Estate Larnach (Mark Johnston); Kevin Mooney Company); Rebecca Smith (Wretham Stud) (James Tate); Nicky McGrath (Mark Johnston) (Charlie Hills); Matthew Nicholls (Kim Bailey) ; Ginny Whales (Ashbrittle Stud); Sophie Woolf ; Joline Saunders (Richard Phillips); Peter Shoemark ; Richard ‘Johnson’ White (Philip Hobbs). (Rushbrooke Stud). (John Gosden); Stephanie Snell (Sir Michael Stoute). Dedication to Racing Rider/Groom Award David Nicholson Newcomer Award Bill Brown (Lady Cecil); Martin Franklin (Roger Naeem Ahmed (Brian Meehan); Simon Archer Michael Brannigan (Nicky Henderson); Lucy Charlton); Liam Higgins (Kim Bailey); Donna Hills (Sir Mark Prescott); Samantha Jo Bell (Richard Challoner (Scott Dixon); Tegan Clark (Olly Stevens) (Paul Nicholls); Paul Holley (David Elsworth) Fahey); Jess Benfield (Charlie Longsdon); Lorraine ; Charlotte Clayton (Rae Guest); Kevin Eggleton ; Clifford Marsden (Luca Cumani); Colin Nutter Morris (Paul Nicholls); Joy Morton (Robert Johnson) (Seamus Mullins); Sean Houlihan (Philip Hobbs) (Sir Mark Prescott); Robynne Watton ; Steve Nicholson (Ed Dunlop); Christopher Pattenden ; Lauren Lucas (Micky Hammond) (Mark Johnston); Carolyn White (Dr Richard (Diana Grissell); Martyn Peake (Lady Cecil); Kate ; Claudia McDougall (Sara Cumani); Tyler Saunders Newland); Lesley White (Mick Channon).