Breeders' Cup Joy for Sheikh Hamdan with Tamarkuz
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11 November 2016 www.aladiyat.ae ISSUE 595 Dhs 5 Arrogate claims a true Classic Breeders’ Cup joy for Sheikh Hamdan with Tamarkuz Al Mourtajez leads challenge to prise Jewel from Kalino’s €1.2 million Crown Al Mourtajez Kalino 11 November 2016 3 Normal service resumed at Meydan Contents NEWS 3-17 CARTIER RACING AWARDS 5 AUSTRALIAN RACING 18-19 BLOODSTOCK 20-26 ENDURANCE 27 NICHOLAS GODFREY 28 HOWARD WRIGHT 29 DEREK THOMPSON 30 JOHN BERRY 31 MICHELE MACDONALAD 32-35 TOM JENNINGS 37 QATAR 39 REVIEWS / RESULTS MEYDAN (THU) 40-41 ABU DHABI (SUN) 42-43 PREVIEWS / CARDS JEBEL ALI (FRIDAY) 44-49 ABU DHABI (SUN) 50-57 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Ahmad bin Harmash Editorial OMEWHAT inevitably, it Mullen celebrated an Abu Dhabi shared the other winners with Editor/writer was Sheikh Hamdan who double on Sunday and Saeed Al six different trainers enjoying Mark Jackson Sregistered the first treble of Mazrooei announced his return to victories and Khalid Khalifa Head of Designing the new season, supplying three the saddle, after National Service, Al Nabooda seeing his colours of the seven winners at the first with an immediate winner. Jara, twice successful with horses he English Division meeting of Meydan’s new season, De Vries and Tadhg O’Shea also bred. Eng. Mohamed Maher just as he had 12 months earlier. Interestingly, the trio were Assistant Designer divided between different jockeys Nisar Shaikh and trainers, including a first winner of the season for Ahmad Ismail KV bin Harmash, courtesy of Don’t Writer Lie Kitten. Duane Fonseca Helal Al Alawi appeals as a Graphic & Scanner trainer going places and saddled Abdul Majeed his first ever Thoroughbred winner, Long Water, half of a Nadim Ahmed Royston Ffrench double. Library Dane O’Neill and Fernado Jara Abdulla Khalifa partnered Sheikh Hamdan’s other Richard Mullen Saeed Al Mazrooei two winners, Etijaah and Amraan, K. Aboobacker saddled by Doug Watson and Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics Fledgling 2016/2017 UAE statistics Photographers Musabbeh Al Mheiri respectively JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) and both part of the owner’s treble K.P. Majeed Richard Mullen 4 Musabbeh Al Mheiri 4 Abdul Razzak on the same card last year. Richard Mullen, Adrie de Tadhg O’Shea 3 Doug Watson 3 Vries and Xavier Ziani also rode Fernado Jara 3 Satish Seemar 2 Correspondents winners, with Satish Seemar, Royston Ffrench 3 Ismail Mohammed and Salem Helal Al Alawi 2 Xavier Ziani 2 Overseas bin Ghadayer the other trainers Eric Lemartinel 2 John BERRY to register success. Adrie de Vries 2 Nicholas GODFREY Tom JENNINGS Feedback Michele MACDONALD English Editorial Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Alastair NICOLSON For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 Derek THOMPSON P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Howard WRIGHT Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Horse Racing Information Centre. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the Bloodstock prior written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in Al-Adiyat do not necessarily reflect Beverley TOWNSEND those of the publishers. 11 November 2016 5 Minding takes top Cartier prize RAINED by Aidan O’Brien, Minding was named Cartier THorse of the Year at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards, European horse racing’s equivalent of the Oscars, on Tuesday evening. The 3yo Galileo filly, owned by a Coolmore partnership, was five times a Group One winner in 2016 with victories, at distances ranging from a mile to a mile and a half, in the 1000 Guineas, Oaks, Pretty Polly Stakes, Nassau Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Minding Aidan-OBrien Almanzor This is a second Cartier Racing Award for Minding, as she was Almanzor takes the Cartier 3yo century, the 47yo has rewritten the “Aidan O’Brien’s achievements, also crowned Cartier 2yo Filly in Colt Award. Owned by Ecurie record books, enjoying more than both with Minding, Found, Order 2015 when she enjoyed two Group Antonio Caro and Gerard Augustin- 250 Group or Grade One winners of St George and Churchill plus One victories. Normand, the son of Wootton on the Flat worldwide and he stands many others in 2016 and during the Her rivals in the Cartier Horse of Basset was superbly handled by at the very summit of his profession. last 25 years, speak for themselves the Year category were Almanzor, Jean-Claude Rouget to win three Harry Herbert, Cartier’s racing and this outstanding trainer richly Found, Postponed and recent Group One contests: a French consultant, commented: “I would deserves the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Highland Classic, the Prix du Jockey Club, like to extend my congratulations Award of Merit. Reel. Both Found and Highland Reel the Irish Champion Stakes and to the Coolmore team on the “It is thrilling to see the Cartier are stable companions of Minding. Ascot’s Champion Stakes. phenomenal achievement of 2yo Filly Award go to the American- Minding also takes the honours in The other Cartier 3yo Colt gaining a record five awards at the trained Lady Aurelia, emphasising the Cartier 3yo Filly category, ahead nominees were Galileo Gold, 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards. how international racing has become. of Alice Springs, Quiet Reflection Harzand and The Gurkha. “Minding and Found are brilliant “The 3yo filly, Quiet Reflection, and La Cressonniere. Two fillies make history at the fillies, while Order Of St George is is a worthy winner of the Cartier This year a new record was set 26th Cartier Racing Awards: Firstly, a stayer out of the top drawer and Sprint Award, while Almanzor’s at the awards, with five of the eight Quiet Reflection becomes the Churchill’s performances bode dominance at 1m2f is testament to equine awards going to horses owned first 3yo filly to win the Cartier well for 2017. superb handling.” by Coolmore partnerships consisting Sprinter Award. This follows her in the main of owners Sue Magnier, victories at the highest level in the Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor. Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot About the Cartier Racing Awards All five of these award winners and the Sprint Cup at Haydock Park. The Cartier Racing Awards were established in 1991 to reward are trained by Aidan O’Brien, Owned by Ontoawinner, Hubert excellence in European horse racing. at Ballydoyle in Ireland, and the Strecker, Karl and Elaine Burke, handler gains the accolade of Cartier/ the Karl Burke-trained Showcasing Channel 4 Racing, The Daily Telegraph and Racing Post are Daily Telegraph Award of Merit. filly gained the sprinting award media partners of the Cartier Racing Awards. Coolmore’s Found, who led home in a tight finish ahead of Limato, European horse racing’s top awards are arrived at through three a remarkable 1-2-3 for O’Brien and Mecca’s Angel and The Tin Man. established strands. the owners in Europe’s richest race, Lady Aurelia is the other Points are earned by horses in Pattern races (30% of the total) and last month’s Group 1 Prix de l’Arc history maker, as she is the first these are combined at the end of season with the opinions of a panel de Triomphe, is named Cartier Older horse trained in the USA to win a of racing journalists (35%) and votes from readers of the Racing Horse. The other contenders for Cartier Racing Award. Following Post and Daily Telegraph, plus Channel 4 Racing viewers (35%). this award were Postponed, Limato a breathtaking, trailblazing win in and Highland Reel. the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes Order Of St George, winner of at Royal Ascot and victory in the Group 1 Gold Cup at Royal the Group 1 Darley Prix Morny 2016 CARTIER Ascot, is another success for at Deauville, she captured the Coolmore and O’Brien, with the 4yo Cartier 2yo Filly Award ahead of RACING AWARDS landing the Cartier Stayer Award Rhododendron, Brave Anna and ahead of Quest For More, Vazirabad Roly Poly. Cartier 2yo Colt: Churchill and Sheikzayedroad. Lady Aurelia is owned by Cartier 2yo Filly: Lady Aurelia The fifth award to go to a Stonestreet Stables, George Bolton Cartier 3yo Colt: Almanzor Coolmore and O’Brien horse, in and Peter Leidel and trained by a stellar year, is Cartier 2yo Colt, Wesley Ward. Cartier 3yo Filly: Minding won by Churchill. The Galileo As mentioned above, the Cartier/ Cartier Sprinter: Quiet Reflection colt finished a superb campaign Daily Telegraph Award of Merit Cartier Stayer: Order Of St George with Group One victories in two of goes to Aidan O’Brien. Even Europe’s best juvenile contests: the by his own exemplary standards, Cartier Older Horse: Found Vincent O’Brien National Stakes and the trainer, based at Ballydoyle in Cartier Horse of the Year: Minding the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes. Ireland, has enjoyed a magnificent Cartier/Daily Telegraph The other nominees in this 2016, being responsible for 22 category were Caravaggio, The Last winners at Group or Grade One Award of Merit: Aidan O’Brien Lion and Mehmas. level. During the past quarter 11 November 2016 7 Mashaaref seeks third success in Jebel Ali feature for race sponsor EARING up for their He relies on Bluff in the feature “His Highness is an ardent Yasir Mabrouk of the Emirates second fixture of the new who has to be one of the most supporter of racing worldwide Racing Authority is predicting a GUAE season on Friday, the interesting horses based in the and has always been a big backer great afternoon and said: “As always Jebel Ali Racecourse management UAE and is about to embark on his of Jebel Ali racing.