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Feature Presentation • G1 Dubai World FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here BREAKFAST WITH THE STARS FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 DUBAI WORLD CUP By Liesl King Thursday's Breakfast With The Stars traditionally belongs to the people rather than equines, as a couple of thousand people descend on Meydan for a sumptuous breakfast under a TRAKUS AND THE DUBAI WORLD CUP canopy of By Pat Cummings white A fascinating night of racing looms tomorrow--the umbrellas. In 19th renewal of the Dubai World Cup. More than 60% the of the horses projected to start Saturday made their background, previous start during the Dubai World Cup Carnival. As the Thoroughbred Indoor Breakfast with the Stars Meydan has been equipped with Trakus since its Liesl King opening in 2010, the sectional-time and ground- stars are put coverage data can provide some compelling insights to through their paces, but the attention is mostly on the key performances, or horses to avoid, on the big night. food, the entertainment and the human stars, with well-known owners and trainers lending glamor to the G1 Dubai World Cup: event. The world's richest race has not always gone the Then it rains and despite the best-laid plans, things way of the classiest horse, and there are some very go horribly awry. As the rains came down yesterday, classy horses expected to face the starter in the Dubai beautifully appointed tables were hurriedly dismantled World Cup. Much attention will be paid to European and carted away, while a new undercover venue had to shippers including Ruler Of The World (Ire) (Galileo be found. Thursday dawned dry, with the sun {Ire}), Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal), and Hillstar (GB) sporadically making an appearance through the clouds, (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), and all will have to buck some but it was sadly too late to move the breakfast outside serious history if their connections are to raise the cup again. Cont. p6 of gold. In four runnings of the race at Meydan, no winner of the Dubai World Cup has run off more than a 49-day break into the race, with three having had a prep in the month prior to the race. Ten of the 12 horses to fill the first three positions from the four Meydan-hosted World Cups had a prep no later than the second week of February (the two exceptions being Red Cadeaux {GB} {Cadeaux Genereux [GB]} when second in 2013 and Planteur {Ire} when third in 2012). More so, only two winners in the previous 18 runnings of the race have won without starting at least once before in the year of their World Cup win (1997-Singspiel {Ire} and 1999-Almutawakel {GB}). Cont. p3 Trakus Fact: Sanshaawes and Surfer, from draws 13 and 14, covered 22 meters–roughly 8 1/2 lengths–more than winner Prince Bishop in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3. Prince Bishop covered the shortest distance in the field of 14. @trakusracing IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley Marquardt in BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Director of Business Development: Gary King Dubai [email protected] EDITORIAL Lucas Marquardt continues his coverage in Dubai--including a [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini pair of video blogs--and catches Managing Editor: Alan Carasso up with West Point’s Terry Racing Editor: Steve Sherack Finley at Breakfast with the Stars Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato & also attends the Dubai Racing Horsephotos Associate Editor: Justina Severni Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis Club’s World Cup party. “It's no Assistant Editor: Heather Likins surprise that few punches were pulled by our hosts. Spectators were treated to Assistant Editor: Michael Illiano great food and drink, dancers and performers, and after the sun faded, even a fireworks show.” ADVERTISING [email protected] Page 8 Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Best Bets of Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin TDN Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Dubai CUSTOMER SERVICE Dubai is a city brimming with a variety [email protected] of dining and entertainment options. For Director of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes those looking to close out their stay in the Emirate in style, Michele MacDonald has INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY La Petite Maison surveyed both locals and visitors alike for Director of IT: Robert Williams lpmdubai.ae their favorite hits. [email protected] Database Admin./Programming Specialist: Gregg Casillo [email protected] Page 10 WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Industry Response Continues International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] Arthur Hancock provides an op/ed piece “The Perfect Paradox” while Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin owner/breeders J. Kirk Robison & Gary Biszantz file Letters to the Editor. Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 Page 15 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/28/14 • PAGE 3 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Pat Cummings cont. from p1 G1 Dubai Sheema Classic: The local contingent is led by Prince Bishop (Ire) European shippers have won every renewal of the (Dubawi {Ire}), who in similar fashion to stable G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan. More telling, only companion Hunter's Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) from a one horse has placed in the first three of the Sheema year before, won both the second Classic at Meydan when emerging from the G2 Dubai and third rounds of the Maktoum City of Gold, the local Super Saturday prep. Knowing Challenge over the Tapeta. Last that, it's at least worth mentioning that Sheema out when landing the third round, hopeful Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}) has been saddled Prince Bishop scored his first with wide trips in each of his three seasonal runs in the Group 1 success with a brilliant UAE. Debuting locally on Dec. 19, he covered 18 ride from Kieren Fallon, covering meters more than winner Ralston Road (Ire) (Dylan the shortest trip in a field of 14 Thomas {Ire}) in an all-weather conditions event after over the Dubai World Cup Sanshaawes drawing widest of eight. He was forced forward DRC/Andrew Watkins distance of 2000 meters. The tale of the second and third placers Feb. 13 in a turf handicap after drawing the widest was significantly more sordid. Mike de Kock trainee gate in a field of 14, covering the second-widest trip. Sanshaawes (SAf) (Ashaawes), already a course-and- On Super Saturday in the Dubai City of Gold, he was distance winner, wheeled back off a week's rest to run drawn in the carpark yet again (15 of 16) and covered second in that Maktoum Challenge, while Satish 14 meters more than the first three finishers, all of Seemar inmate Surfer (Distorted Humor) managed a whom are expected to run in various races on World credible third. This pair were saddled with draws in 13 Cup night. and 14, respectively, and by the time they reached the finish, had covered an astounding 22 meters more than Cont. p4 Prince Bishop. That distance equates to roughly 8 1/2 lengths of extra ground traveled. Now, for the big Trakus Fact night, Prince Bishop is back on the rail, but Sanshaawes : Only one horse has placed in has a plum spot in gate five, while Surfer is drawn in a the first three of the Dubai Sheema Classic at decent 10. Sanshaawes is very likely to get a complete Meydan when emerging from the G2 Dubai inverse trip to his run on Super Saturday and if he is City of Gold. back in good order, the South African is an upset @trakusracing chance for the big one. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/28/14 • PAGE 4 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sheema Classic cont. Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) is back for the Japanese and one of the favorites for the Dubai Sheema Classic. Drawn wide last year, she covered nine meters more than winner St Nicholas Abbey (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), an amount of ground that is more than her 2 1/4-length margin of defeat. With Ryan Moore now aboard, does she work out a better trip? The wonder mare is drawn in gate 12 and will require a tactical ride to land the blow. G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen... Twelve of 13 starters in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen have raced at Meydan this season, suggesting that the form to find the winner is fairly clear. Hong Kong's Rich Tapestry (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) won the last local prep at Meydan, the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal, becoming the second horse from the Special Administrative Region to win an all-weather stake in the desert (Dynamic Blitz-2011 G2 Al Shindagha Rich Tapestry Sprint). 2013 Golden DRC/Andrew Watkins Shaheen winner Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) was just behind in second, but both horses raced forward behind an interminably slow early pace. Trakus, which is the sectional timer at Meydan, RaceBets.com has released its odds for the 2014 Leading First recorded the first 800 meters of the Mahab Al Shimaal Season Sire in Great Britain & Ireland. They are as follows: in 48.40 seconds, 0.32 seconds slower than the next-slowest 800-meter split in the five-year history of SIRE BY PRIZEMONEY BY WINS the race on all-weather. Needless to say, closers need Rip Van Winkle (Ire) 2-1 3-1 not apply when the forwardly placed runners had such Zebedee (GB) 3-1 2-1 an advantage. Irish trainees Jamesie (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) Paco Boy (Ire) 11-2 6-1 and Balmont Mast (Ire) (Balmont) were 13th and 12th, Equiano (Fr) 13-2 7-1 respectively, with 400 meters to run and ran the fastest Makfi (GB) 8-1 9-1 and second-fastest final quarters, respectively, en route Arcano (Ire) 10-1 12-1 to fourth and fifth placings.
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