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Not Long to Go Now… … Seven Days to Start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan 29 December 2016 www.aladiyat.ae ISSUE 602 Dhs 5 Not long to go now… … seven days to start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan... … eight days to Jebel Ali’s 25th anniversary meeting AL ADIYAT WISHES ALL OUR READERS Standing at Nunnery Stud, England: MAWATHEEQ MUKHADRAM NAYEF SAKHEE Also standing in England: HAAFHD Standing in France, Haras du Mezeray: MUHTATHIR Standing in Italy, Allevamento di Besnate: MUJAHID www.shadwellstud.co.uk www.shadwellstud.co.uk Discover more about the Shadwell Stallions at www.shadwellstud.co.uk Or call Richard Lancaster, Johnny Peter-Hoblyn or Rachael Gowland on 01842 755913 Email us at: [email protected] twitter.com/ShadwellStud www.facebook.com/ShadwellStud 29 December 2016 3 New Year but tables have familiar look Contents WENTY seasonal winners JEBEL ALI 25th ANNIVERSARY 4-15 by the end of the year is the NEWS 17-23 target this week for Doug TWatson and Richard Mullen in BLOODSTOCK / NEWS 24-25 particular with both heading their SPINNING WORLD 27 respective tables on 19 victories. NICHOLAS GODFREY 28 Both reached the mark with a HOWARD WRIGHT 29 winner apiece at Jebel Ali on Friday afternoon a weekend little changed DEREK THOMPSON 31 at the top of the local charts. JOHN BERRY 32 Watson now finds himself six TOM JENNINGS 33 clear of Eric Lemartinel, whose MICHELE MACDONALD 35 13 winners are one more than Satish Seemar, himself a single THE FONZ 36 winner ahead of Ernst Oertel. RACING STATISTICS 37 Meanwhile, Mullen is two QATAR 38 ahead of Tadhg O’Shea who, ENDURANCE 39 like Lemartinel, endured a rare blank weekend. A Sharjah double REVIEWS / RESULTS saw Adrie de Vries reach double JEBEL ALI (FRI) 40-41 figures and his ten victories sees SHARJAH (SAT) 42-43 him fifth in the table, one behind PREVIEWS / CARDS Sam Hitchcott. MEYDAN (THU) 45-53 In third is Pat Dobbs who, on 16, should still harbour title ambitions. by Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda the silks of Sheikh Khalifa. Editorial As tight as the jockeys’ table is, it on 12 winners. Sheikh Mansour, with 11, sits Editor is nothing compared to the owners’ The last named has only had in fourth ahead of Mohd Khalifa list where Sheikh Hamdan and 91 runners, compared to 119 for Al Basti who is on ten after a Mark Jackson Sheikh Khalifa have been joined Sheikh Hamdan and 111 sporting Jebel Ali double. Writer Duane Fonseca Head of English Design Eng. Mohamed Maher Assistant Designer Nisar Shaikh Ismail KV Graphic & Scanner Abdul Majeed Nadim Ahmed Library Richard Mullen Adrie De Vries Doug Watson Abdulla Khalifa 2016/2017 UAE statistics 2016/2017 UAE statistics 2016/2017 UAE statistics K. Aboobacker OWNERS (by winners, then prize money) JOCKEYS (by winners, then prize money) TRAINERS (by winners, then prize money) Photographers Sh Hamdan (bin Rashid) 12 Richard Mullen 19 Doug Watson 19 K.P. Majeed H H Sh Khalifa (bin Zayed ) 12 Abdul Razzak Tadhg O’Shea 17 Eric Lemartinel 13 Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda 12 Correspondents Patrick Dobbs 16 Ernst Oertel 12 Sh Mansour (bin Zayed ) 11 Sam Hitchcott 11 Satish Seemar 11 Overseas Mohd Khalifa Al Basti 10 Adrie De Vries 10 Ahmad bin Harmash 9 John BERRY Nicholas GODFREY Feedback Tom JENNINGS English Editorial Tele.:+971- 4 342 9999 - Fax: +971- 4 342 2121 Michele MACDONALD For Back Numbers, Subscriptions and Photography enquiries, please contact: Alastair NICOLSON Essa Hassan Al Basher, Mobile: +971-50 452 6636 P.O. Box 53300, Dubai, UAE. mail: [email protected] Derek THOMPSON Al-Adiyat is published and printed by the Dubai Horse Racing Information Centre.. Howard WRIGHT 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 dodo notnot necessarilynecessarily reflectreflect Beverley TOWNSEND those of the publishers. 4 29 December 2016 25 YEARS AT JEBELALI Selvaratnam reflects on a quarter of a century EXT Friday’s Jebel Ali At this time, Dhruba Selvaratnam by November 1990 he was I, my family and the whole team meeting is not only their first was assistant trainer to the ensconced in the UAE to supervise involved really enjoyed. of the new year, but marks legendary Vincent O’Brien in the development of both the “We really have to congratulate aN landmark occasion as the course Ireland and it was the Sri Lankan- racecourse and the stables from Sheikh Ahmed on this 25th celebrates their 25th anniversary born Selvaratnam, who has been a which Selvaratnam was to train. anniversary and to embrace all the of racing. nationalised Irish citizen for over By August 1991 the racecourse progress made in that time due to The very first meeting was 30 years now, to whom Sheikh was ready and Selvaratnam his immense commitment to the scheduled for 3 January 1992 but Ahmed turned to bring his dream explains: “It was amazing; when whole project. ironically, was delayed by two days to fruition. I arrived all what you now know “While we were building the due to inclement weather! Bill Mather, one of the original as the racecourse, grandstands and stables I trained eight horses at HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al UAE trainers, ‘sounded out’ training facilities was, basically, Zabeel but moved in once we had Maktoum used to ride regularly on Selvaratnam who was intrigued. two very large sand dunes. But completed the first barn and horses horseback around the area which is He was then approached by Khalifa it was that hilly nature which have been trained here ever since. now the racecourse and The Greens Dasmal and Ali Khamis Al Jafleh, really appealed to Sheikh Ahmed “The first winner trained from and identified the hilly area as an on behalf of Sheikh Ahmed, and for a racecourse. Jebel Ali Stables was Classic Ruler ideal spot for a racecourse. they met in London in the summer “In fact, I had actually marked who won under Martin O’Reilly That was back in 1988 and His of 1988. out a site nearby, on a flat area at the Metropolitan Track where Highness acted fast to put a plan into Selvaratnam was sufficiently but Sheikh Ahmed was insistent Doug Watson now trains. action for the design, development impressed with the vision and on using the two sand dunes so “Aziz Al Radah was the and ultimate construction of a course enthusiasm of Sheikh Ahmed that is where the course was built. Metropolitan racecourse manager to resemble ‘a right-handed Epsom’. to jump at the chance and It was a great challenge and one and did a great job. Market Rally Bluff 29 December 2016 5 25 YEARS AT JEBELALI “Classic Ruler also won under Lester Piggott a few times at Jebel Ali. “I was lucky to work with Lester at Vincent O’Brien’s. He has been a regular visitor to Jebel Ali for very many years and continues to come and see us. “Classic Ruler was obviously very special to all of us and stayed here for a long and enjoyable retirement. He was as white as snow when he finally passed away just a couple of years ago, aged 30. “We now have a Classic Ruler statue in his honour as he was very special to us all. “The construction on the track actually started during the first Gulf War and I just remember there were JCB’s everywhere you looked. We actually completed the initial track and small grandstand in about six months and Sheikh Ahmed has been very keen to improve the course and facilities annually; as you can see we now have the VIP grandstand and the large grandstand to which the current hospitality boxes were added later. “I have to say a big thank you to an awful lot. Few people get to have as I knew it would suit my season with me. James Doyle and the whole team and the engineers the opportunity to train such horses because of the way I train. Oisin Murphy both did well, while at Central Military Command who good horses in such a wonderful “We have saddled nearly 200 Chris Hayes had a very good first were such a big help in getting setting for such a supportive and winners at Jebel Ali alone, have season last time. the work done so quickly. Sheikh understanding owner. more than 500 in the UAE in total “His season has been somewhat Ahmed was in charge of them and “He watches all his horses run and over 1000 worldwide. delayed this time with a broken their efforts were invaluable. It was and is a very good analyser of a “I have an awful lot of people to wrist but he is back in action and late 1991 we were ready and early race himself; I can tell him very thank though obviously; it has been keen to make up for lost time. 1992 when we raced. little he does not already know or a real team effort with my family, all “But any trainer is reliant on the “That said, a major sand storm seen for himself when it comes to the staff, many of whom have been team around him and I have been delayed the meeting by two days post race discussion. here a very long time and, of course, very lucky to have employed some and even when we did race it “The track is pretty unique, the jockeys all playing a big part.
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