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SECRETARIAT's WORLD #Runtothedwc18 2 Publishers Note Welcome to the Second Edition of the #Runtothedwc2018 Series Secr&etariat’s World #R&unToTheDWC18_2 North America on Seemar's Radar GR. 2 Veteran Trainer Charpy's Cape Verdi Amazon Princess is Back In Dubai Preview UAE RANKINGS Chad Summers about M ind Your Biscuits Season 17-18 & The "Gravy Life" Sponsored by Preventing Racehorse Dehydration Contents 06 12 Features 6-10 North America on Seemar's Radar 12-17 Cape Verdi Preview – Bier Bale Between Promising Run and Opel Tiara 18-19 ink Energy by Lizzie Drury – MSC RNUTR 20-24 Chad Summers about Mind Your Biscuits & e "Gravy Life" 18 25-27 Preventing Racehorse Dehydration By Bonnie Barr, VMD DACVIM 28-32 Veteran Trainer Charpy's Amazon Princess is Back In Dubai 20 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 25 KASHICA, 95, Pawana Nagar, Chinchwad, Pune - 411033. T: +91-20-27355689 Front Page North America (GB) ( Sash Seemar – Richard Mullen) wins the Mina Hamriya Handicap Photo Credit: Dubai Racing Club // Andrew Watkins SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_2 Publishers Note Welcome to the second edition of the #RunToTheDWC2018 series. It is been an eventful couple of weeks. Dubai World Cup (2017) winner, Arrogate has been named the World's Best Racehorse yet again. Gun Runner is tied into third place with Cracksman. The unbeatable Australian filly, Winx is in second place. Ironically Gun Runner defeated Arrogate in the Breeder's Classic (2017) by a substantial margin. He runs for the last time in the Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup (2018). Meydan has also kicked off the Dubai World Cup Carnival. International horses have started flying in or have made their intentions known. Superstars like Mind Your Biscuits, The Right Man, Roy H have started their preparations to fly into Dubai to sparkle in our private racing world in Dubai. In this latest edition, we speak to two veteran UAE trainers, Satish Seemar and Erwan Charpy. Seemar discusses his charge North America while Charpy talks about his Amazon princess, Chilean mare Furia Cruzada. They will face-off in the Al Maktoum Challenge R2. North America has already made his stylish mark in the Gr.2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1. He placed a close 3 behind Heavy Metal and Thunder Snow. And finally, the camera pans across continents to America. SW interviews Chad Summers, Co-owner and trainer of the Gr.1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (2017) winner Mind Your Biscuits. The scoop of the century is that Summers plans to retire him after a run in the Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup 2019. People, remember you heard it here first. Until the next time, enjoy reading and keep racing! Contributor & Team Apurva Chavan Lizzie Drury Jehangir Bonnie Barr, Reshma Sable MSC RNUTR Shareholder, VMD, Racing writer Chavan is a Rustomjee R e s h m a p r o v i d e s Dipl. ACVIM 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 h i s c h i l d h o o d . H e Animal Science and a our dedicated picture t h o r o u g h b r e d s a n d Dr. Bonnie Barr grew up studied Takewandoo for M a s t e r s D e g r e e i n researcher for the SW Arabians in India and in Western Pennsylvania. XX years and plays a Equine Nutrition. She is team. She has an eye for Bahrain. Now manager at Dr. Barr has a veterinary number of sports. He one of only 8 Registered detail and her cheery the Royal Arabian Stud degree at the University enjoys watching horse Equine Nutritionists in nature makes her an of Bahrain and Registrar, of Pennsylvania and is an racing and horses in- the UK. She has worked indispensable member Racing Archivist and associate veterinarian general as a passion. He for Saracen Horse Feeds of the team. occasional writer specializing in internal h a s a n a l m o s t for 15 years and provide medicine at Rood & photographic memory technical advice and Riddle Equine Hospital for races and the race nutritional support to in 2001 as. Her areas of analytics. His favourite Saracen equine clients in special interest include horse Patch is an adopted the UK, Europe and the equine neonatolog y, member of the SW Middle East. e q u i n e i n f e c t i o u s family. diseases and infectious disease control. Dr. Barr is the co-author of Equine Pediatrics. In her free time, she enjoys riding horses, watching football and spending time with her husband. & 04 SECRETARIAT'S WORLD SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_2 #RunToTheDWC18_2 North America on Seemar's Radar Satish Seemar accepts the trophy for the Longines Equestrian Collection Maiden; Credit: Dubai Racing Club // Andrew Watkins Trained by Satish Seemar, North America was a revelation at Again and again and again and again, with the Gr.3 Firebreak the 2107 Dubai World Cup Carnival, having progressed from a stakes? What were your thoughts looking back? local debut victory in a Meydan maiden to beating Heavy Metal SS - He was very impressive with his three wins before that in a 1600m handicap and then landing the Gr.3. Firebreak over winning by an average of 7-8 lengths each time so we were not the same course and distance. Seemar plans to build on what surprised when he crossed the line in front again in the Gr3 North America achieved in the past year. He hopes to race Firebreak Stakes. North America in the Al Maktoum Challenge R2 SW - He has already placed 3rd in the Al Maktoum Challenge SW in-conversation with Satish Seemar and his plans for R1 in his first out this season. What is on your radar for him North America, co-owned by Chechen leader Ramzan this season? Also, are there any plans for him to return to the Kadyrov. UK for racing in the summer? SS - He will run in the Gr2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 as we SW- After four firsts on the Meydan track, last season, North want to see if he'll stay the extra distance. We'll decide on his America unfortunately placed tenth on DWC night. Many felt future plans after the Dubai season finishes. at the time, that this was simply because he was tired out during the season. What are your thoughts about that night looking SW - What is your favourite racing moment with North back? America? SS - North America wasn't tired, he just didn't like the muddy, SS - Winning the Gr3 Firebreak Stakes. sloppy track. We had very heavy rain Dubai World Cup day itself that badly affected the conditions of the track. SW- Looking back what were your thoughts when you were first introduced to North America? How has he changed or Satish Seemar at Meydan Racecourse SW- Could you believe it when he crossed the line in front? grown in the last year as a horse and as a racehorse? Photo Credit - The National & 06 & 07 SECRETARIAT'S WORLD SECRETARIAT'S WORLD #RunToTheDWC18_2 #RunToTheDWC18_2 SS- We purchased him for a client at the Racing In Dubai Sale and he was always a very impressive and imposing looking horse but he has strengthened and grown again in the year that we have had him. SW - Could you tell us a bit more about his personality? SS- For such a big, strong horse he is a true professional. Like any racehorse, he likes to go to the races and enjoys the atmosphere of the crowds. The amazing part of having him in training is that his work rider Abdul Sattar, is a very fragile, small looking person with great hands who goes to prove that strength doesn't always work on these powerful athletes. SW- It's widely known, how you travelled the world and studied horses under many greats including Monty Roberts. What are your fondest memories of that time? What are your fondest memories of the time here in Dubai? And what is the kind of banter, we could expect to find at your dinner table these days? Please tell us a bit more about your family. SS- I've been very fortunate in my life to have travelled the world and met, worked and been involved with some of the finest people in my business. Monty Roberts who taught me horsemanship, is my guru. Till this day we are still in touch. Any questions I may have about a horse I'm confused about, all I have to do is call and discuss it with him. I try to visit and spend time with him once a year. After I finished my Equine Science studies in California, I was fortunate enough to work with Taylor Made farms in Lexington, Kentucky. I consider the Taylor family one of the top business families in the racing and breeding profession. I owe a lot to them for teaching me the business side of my profession. Due to these top two organisations (Monty Roberts and Taylor Made farms) I was lucky enough to be offered the job by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to take over Zabeel Stables where I have now resided for the last 27 years. The charming thing about Dubai is that there is not just one fondest memory.
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