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UNIQUE BELLA Also HORSE OF THE MONTH UNIQUE BELLA Also... Dubai World Cup Day Preview Handicap the Derby Preps Jockey Corey Lanerie Barry Meadow: Ways to Win April 2017 / Volume 72 Issue 4 Articles 4 European Report 42 Turf Investor Dubai World Cup 2017 Preview Supplement Win Plays with Smart Exotics 8 East Coast Update 44 Horse of the Month Wood Revival? Unique Bella 12 Contest Central Win Big in the Big 6 Derby Preps Extras 30 Midwest Memo 19 William F. Hudgins Jr.’s Turf Selections Lanerie Dominates Churchill Standings 20 Horses To Watch 34 Over the Turf The Ensuing Step 27 Stop Watch and Shed Row 36 West Coast Notebook 28 Index to Fit & Ready, Shed Row Q&A: Brian Trump of Rockingham Ranch and Stop Watch 40 Skeptical Handicapper Ways to Win Henry Bomze John Blake, Subscribe by Phone, Mail or Web Founder, 1946 Frank Cotolo, (800) 645-2240 William F. 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With TimeformUS, you’ll get: Pace Projector Pace-Adjusted Timeform The most-formidable Speed Figures Global Scale pace tool to help you Unique, single number Detailed commentary visualize races quickly shows the horse’s on overseas all-around performance shippers FIND OUT MORE AT DRF.COM/TIMEFORMUS 4 American Turf Magazine / April 2017 European Report Dubai World Cup 2017 Preview By John Blake HE 22ND RUNNING OF THE DUBAI POSTPONED will be hoping that Postponed travels superbly well dur- World Cup meeting on March his effort at this meet suggests it will ing a race and if handler Roger Varian T 25th brings the three-month be alright on the night, rather than can resurrect him to the peak of his International Carnival of racing in the an indication that last year’s Dubai powers, then a back-to-back win is a desert to a glittering crescendo. Ahead Sheema Classic winner has dipped in strong possibility, which would be a is a day of stellar action at the impos- form at the wrong time. tenth win from a 20-race career. ing Meydan racecourse, culminating in Undeniably talented, Postponed suf- JACK HOBBS and HIGHLAND the world’s richest race, the 10 furlong fered a set-back by managing only a REEL are well-known European big Dubai World Cup – expected to be, on fast-finishing second in the 12-furlong hitters over middle distances but the all known form, at the mercy of Breed- Group 2 Turf contest that he won on latter would have to claw back over four ers’ Cup Classic winner, ARROGATE. the same card last year as a stepping lengths of supremacy from Postponed The sport’s biggest payday offers up stone to a commanding victory in the from their match-up in the big race last $29m; you can add on another $1m if Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic. The year. If he takes his chance, however, you include the curtain raiser contested six-year-old was having his first run this well-travelled Breeders’ Cup Turf by purebred Arabians. The eight-race for five months but, unlike 12 months winner is as durable as they come and card comprises five Group 1 contests earlier, the race didn’t unfold as jockey has only once in his last seven starts and we are likely to see the return of Andrea Atzeni, established now as finished adrift of gold and silver. many of the top thoroughbreds that one of the leading riders in Britain, Jack Hobbs is a lightly raced five-year contested their respective divisions last would have hoped. Without the free- old who would need to improve on his year. And why not, when every one dom in the critical final quarter mile best form to overcome the favorite, but of the 76+ furlongs travelled during to make his move, the race was won the Irish Derby hero of 2015 is in the the evening is worth about $380,000 by the improving four-year-old PRIZE excellent hands of John Gosden and apiece. MONEY, owned by the home team of would be another strong representa- Super Saturday – run at Meydan Godolphin. tive for Godolphin if allowed to take March 4th – is not only a high-class “He has run a good race against a his chance. meeting in its own right, but is for race fit opponent and will strip fitter in Little such guesswork hangs over the many contenders their dress rehearsal three weeks’ time bidding to defend his odds-on favorite for the finale, Arro- for Dubai World Cup night. The con- Sheema Classic crown,” said an opti- gate, who bids to hand Bob Baffert a nections of leading English hope mistic Atzeni after the race. third Cup win after a wait of 16 years Photo by Horsephotos.com/NTRA April 2017 / American Turf Magazine 5 European Report since Captain Steve’s win when the Kock’s charge has landed all four of of Europe but would be a strong fancy race was run at the old Nad Al Sheba his wins at Meydan, including his last if allowed to take his chance. Older track. The distinctive grey colt broke - an eight-length demolition of his rival MUTAKAYYEF is another British the hearts of California Chrome fans UAE Derby rivals back in 2015. He contender who has won at a mile but in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and can saw off some decent types to bag sec- has not been seen on the track since a follow in the footsteps of that great ond behind California Chrome in last decent show behind Tenpin in Septem- American champion on the biggest year’s World Cup but it would need a ber’s Woodbine Mile. In contrast, the stage of all. He has not looked back career-high performance and a flop Roger Charlton-trained DECORATED since his maiden defeat and if he pulls from Arrogate to see him go one better KNIGHT has two wins to his name off his seventh straight win, he will just this time around. already this year and showed good tac- about double his lifetime earnings. Baf- The Group 1 Dubai Turf over nine tical speed to manoeuvre his way to the fert reports that the son of Unbridled’s furlongs is a prize that naturally front to land the Super Saturday trail Song is training well and he will have attracts a strong European contingent. race. He must be short-list material for almost two weeks to acclimatize when RIBCHESTER is a very smart miler the big race. arriving in Dubai. who has the form and profile to be a UAE 2,000 Guineas hero THUN- If his opponents are simply chasing dominant 4-year-old in that category DER SNOW is an obvious stand-out place money, then none deserves it this year. Another Godolphin repre- for the UAE Derby. He was just behind more than MUBTAAHIJ. Mike De sentative, he has yet to race outside the best British juveniles last year but Arrogate is the Horse to Beat in the 2017 Dubai World Cup 6 American Turf Magazine / April 2017 Photo by Horsephotos.com/NTRA European Report Postponed looked the real deal at Meydan in Feb- the younger Jungle Cat could be the between these two genuine stayers ruary and must be seen as Godolphin’s value option to redress the balance as in last year’s two-mile race. In the banker of the meet. FAWREE is put up he clocked a decent time in his trail intervening months both horses have as an alternative. He fluffed his lines in win. A word should also go to LIMATO. held their form fairly well, although the trial race when unseating his rider The Group 1 Newmarket July Cup Big Orange drew a blank in both the at the start but this Mike De Kock run- winner was asked to dig deep into his Group 1 Melbourne Cup and Hong ner has a progressive profile for a barn stamina to tackle last year’s Breeders’ Long Vase at Sha Tin.
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