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Secr&etariat’s World #R&unToTheDWC18_3 Gilt Complex For Gold Preview – Reynaldo The Wizard : Al Maktoum All For An Apple Challenge R 2 Interview - UAE RANKINGS Brutally Honest Season 17-18 De Kock Sponsored by Respiratory Diseases In Horses In Training Contents 06 12 Features 6-10 Gilt Complex For Gold 12-17 Preview – Heavy Metal, under Snow and North America Set To Clash Again In Al Maktoum Challenge R 2 18-19 e Use of Oligosaccharides for the Racehorse by Lizzie Drury – MSC RNUTR 20-24 Interview - Brutally Honest De Kock 25-27 Respiratory Diseases In 18 Horses In Training by Dr. Morresey Peter BVSc, MVM, MACVSc, Dipl. ACT, ACVIM, CVA, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital 28-30 Reynaldo e Wizard : All For An Apple 20 32-33 West Coast, Forever Unbridled and Talismanic Head To Dubai 34 UAE Rankings - Season 17-18 Secretariat’s World is published by Kris Media Network, Sky Courts Tower A 1403, Post Box 124609, Dubai, UAE Publicaon is not for sale. Controlled circulaon. Design & Printed by 28 KASHICA, 95, Pawana Nagar, Chinchwad, Pune - 411033. T: +91-20-27355689 Front Page Light The Lights (SAF) wins the District One Mansions Handicap on January 5th 2017. Photo Credit: Dubai Racing Club // Andrew Watkins SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_3 Publishers Note Welcome Back Folks! Predictably, West Coast is nominated for the Dubai World Cup after his Pegasus run. The Bob Baffert has pleased his connections by holding his own against seasoned players like Gun Runner and Gunnevera. This week, we also review the Al Maktoum Challenge R2 taking stock of the face off between Thunder Snow, North America and Heavy Metal. In a coup of sorts we also feature an interview with one of Singapore's most successful trainers as he discusses his charge Gilt Complex who is aimed at the Dubai Gold Cup this season in Dubai. South Africa's champion trainer talks frankly about his Dubai string. He also discusses South Africa's breeding and racing industry. And lastly we meet apple lover, 12 year old ReynaldoTheWizard who will be seen racing in the Gr. 3 Al Shindagha Sprint.. As always please like & share your favourite stories on social media. Enjoy reading. Regards Pallavi Shevade Contributor & Team Apurva Chavan Lizzie Drury Jehangir Dr. Peter Morresey Reshma Sable MSC RNUTR Racing writer Chavan is a Rustomjee R e s h m a p r o v i d e s Dr. Morresey began his extreme sports fan since Lizzie has a degree in Fo r m e r t r a i n e r o f editorial support and is veterinary career in New h i s c h i l d h o o d . H e Animal Science and a t h o r o u g h b r e d s a n d our dedicated picture Zealand but now he is studied Takewandoo for M a s t e r s D e g r e e i n Arabians in India and researcher for the SW firmly rooted in bluegrass XX years and plays a Equine Nutrition. She is Bahrain. Now manager at team. She has an eye for Kentucky as a shareholder number of sports. He one of only 8 Registered the Royal Arabian Stud detail and her cheery at Rood and Riddle Equine enjoys watching horse Equine Nutritionists in of Bahrain and Registrar, nature makes her an Hospital. In addition to racing and horses in- the UK. She has worked Racing Archivist and indispensable member clinical topics he has also general as a passion. He for Saracen Horse Feeds occasional writer of the team. h a s a n a l m o s t for 15 years and provide delved into the economics photographic memory technical advice and of the practice of medicine for races and the race nutritional support to and has also studied analytics. His favourite Saracen equine clients in complementary treatment horse Patch is an adopted the UK, Europe and the techniques at the Chi member of the SW Middle East. Institute of Chinese of family. Tr a d i t i o n a l C h i n e s e Veterinary Medicine. Dr. M o r r e s e y i s a n av i d gardener and he is a proud board member, supporter of, and veterinarian for Central Kentucky Riding for Hope. & 04 SECRETARIAT'S WORLD SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_3 #RunToTheDWC18_3 Gilt Complex For Gold Gilt Ccomplex. Photo Credit - Cliff Brown Racing In-conversation with Cliff Brown, trainer of Singapore Horse Q) What kind of a horse is he ? of The Year (2017), Gilt Complex. A) Away from the race course he is a quiet horse. But on raceday he fires up. He sweats a lot and he always ends up Q) How is Gilt Complex settling in to Dubai? How was breaking a sweat at the track. his journey? Has the heat been giving him any trouble? A) It is his first trip abroad. He has a rough ride over but now Q) I was really chuffed at Gilt Complex winning the that he is here, he's settling in quite well. He is not yet in peak Singapore Gold Cup because of his name. Again he's condition but he will improve as we go along. But we expect aimed at the Dubai Gold Cup. Is this is coincidence that him to race well this Thursday. he is really good at these distances and these race types or was this a planned course of action? Q) Tell us a bit more about his owners and their A) No, there was no co-relation between his name and the race involvement with racing. names. He is a nice staying horse and we just felt the Singapore A) Trish Dunell is one of New Zealand's leading equine Gold Cup (2017) was the best race for him after his Raffles photographers. She and her husband Graham Mackie bought Cup (2017) win. And now based on his abilities, we have aimed him for NZD 10,000 at the Karaka Festival Sale in consultation him towards The Dubai Gold Cup (2018). with Anna Scott. They are thrilled to see him do so well. Q) Gilt Complex deservedly claimed back to back Another one of their hoses Spalato won the Gr.1 Singapore Group 1 victories in the Raffles Cup and Singapore Gold Derby in 2014. Both Trish and Graham love racing and love their Cup. What are your plans for him beyond the 3200m Singapore Gold Cup. horses. Dubai Gold Cup? Photo Credit Singapore Turf Club & 06 & 07 SECRETARIAT'S WORLD SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_3 #RunToTheDWC18_3 A) After the Dubai World Cup raceday, we plan to take him back to Singapore for a bit of rest. He will then start training to defend his Singapore Gold Cup title. Q) Who do you feel are the main horses also aimed at the Dubai Gold Cup who could give Gilt Complex some serious competition. A) It is too early to say yet, we are the ones that need to see if we are good enough. Q) Did you find 'another' Gilt Complex at the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale? A) We buy 10 – 12 yearlings each year. They are bought over from Australia to Singapore when they are 18 months old. It is a long process however it has been very fruitful for us. I think in the last 3 years we have purchased 2 Horse of the Years in Singapore as well as the Champion Sprinter in the last 3 years. Q) Tell us a bit more about Gilt Complex the racehorse. A) To be honest I don't have any one story about him. He is a very honest and easy horse to train that is pretty fuss free at home. Coming away has been a very big experience for him and he has taken a week or so to settle right in which is to be expected as some don't handle it as well as others. I learned an awful lot last year as far as travelling a horse to Dubai and have made several changes so that we perform better when the time is right. I have allocated 3 races here for him which will give him time to adjust to the new surroundings before his Grand Final arrives. Bringing Debt Collector last year was a good and bad experience as I made so many fundamental errors that didn't allow him to perform to his very best on the night so I was very disappointed in myself straight after. Like most things in racing there is nothing like experience and mistake making to improve oneself. Q) Please tell us a bit about your family. What were the reasons behind relocating from Australia to Singapore ? A) As everyone involved in racing knows it is a 24/7 business and Australia is certainly no different. When the decision was made it was at a time when I had a young family (3 children) that I just want seeing enough of. At the time I was working from 4am and wouldn't get home till late if I had had races in Debt Collector. the afternoon. Added to this it wasn't economically viable for Photo Credit - TDN me and I sat down with my wife (Jo) and said we had to make a North America (GB) ( SatishSeemar – Richard Mullen) wins the Mina Hamriya Handicap; change as it just wasn't working for me on several fronts.