SATURDAY, 27 MARCH 2021 MIAMI VOICE TOPS ARQANA ONLINE SALE INTERNATIONAL Miami Voice (Ire) (Shalaa) (lot 1), a debut winner at CHALLENGERS BATTLE Fontainebleau on Mar. 12 for trainer Alessandro Botti, topped three lots sold during Arqana Online=s latest sale on Friday. The FOR THE CUP 3-year-old colt was bought for i250,000 by Mandore International Agency and Meridian International, with Nicolas de Watrigant explaining the transaction was made on behalf of a partnership. AWe=ve bought him for a syndicate that is made up of Alain Jathiere, Gerard Augustin-Normand, Carlo Ancelotti and Sol Kumin@, de Watrigant said. AHe=ll continue his career with Alessandro Botti.@ Miami Voice is out of Lou (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), an unraced half-sister to triple Group 1 winner and sire Charm Spirit (Ire) and also from the family of last year=s G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches scorer Dream And Do (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}). Three of the six lots offered were sold during the sale. De Watrigant also swooped at i150,000 for another 3-year-old colt, Sotoro (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}) (lot 3), who was third in the Listed Prix Montenica on Mar. 18 for trainer Edouard Montfort. Mystic Guide | Dubai Racing Club/Mathea Kelley De Watrigant confirmed that Sotoro is for Sol Kumin=s Madaket By Kelsey Riley Stables. AHe=ll stay in France in view to running in the Prix Djebel Saturday=s $12-million G1 Dubai World Cup may lack the star if the ground is good because Edouard says he is in very good power of past renewals, but with 14 runners signed on from six form,@ de Watrigant said. AHowever, if it rains, he=ll go straight countries for the race=s 25th renewal it is nonetheless a to the United States.@ fascinating event that has the potential to crown a new Cont. p9 headliner, the most obvious being Godolphin=s American shipper Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper). Trained by Michael Stidham, Mystic Guide broke his maiden by five lengths at second asking last March, and despite the American Triple Crown being re- IN TDN AMERICA TODAY arranged by the Covid-19 pandemic connections took a patient EMPTY STANDS AND FULL HEARTS IN DUBAI approach. Chris McGrath reflects on the loss of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Cont. p2 Al Maktoum as Dubai World Cup day dawns. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 27 MARCH 2021 Dubai World Cup Previews cont. from p1 Mystic Guide picked up placings in allowance company and the GIII Peter Pan S. before winning the 1800-metre GII Jim Dandy S. at Saratoga, with the re-opposing Jesus= Team (Tapiture) back in third, and he split Happy Saver (Super Saver) and Tacitus (Tapit) when three-quarters of a length second in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup over this trip in October. Reappearing at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 27, Mystic Guide put in the breakout performance he=d long promised to, traveling wide throughout over a sloppy course in the GIII Razorback H. and winning by six lengths under Luis Saez, who partners him again on Saturday. They will break from gate six. Stidham was on course to watch Mystic Guide gallop and gate school at Meydan on Friday morning, and he said, "he just has flourished here. Every day I=ve been watching his weight and seeing if his coat was changing, but he=s been perfect. I=m amazed at how well he=s taking all of this. "It=s an honour and a privilege to be here and especially [with] a horse for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed on the 25th anniversary. It could not be better and we just can=t wait to get on the racetrack. Going a mile and a quarter, I would love to see him break well and be forward and be in a comfortable stalking position, depending on how fast they=re going in front of him. Luis Saez certainly handled him well at Oaklawn and got along well with him. I=m happy to have him back.@ Jesus= Team embarked on a Classic campaign after his defeat Jesus= Team put in a career-best performance when traveling in the Jim Dandy, running third behind the subsequent wide but finishing fast to be second again to Knicks Go in the GI champion 3-year-olds Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil) and Authentic Pegasus World Cup Invitational on Jan. 23, and Knicks Go=s (Into Mischief) in the GI Preakness S. He rode the rail and rallied regular rider Joel Rosario gets aboard for the first time on into a fast pace to finish second to the blazing Knicks Go Saturday, when they will leave gate nine. (Paynter) in the GI Breeders= Cup Mile, and got his head back in AI like the post position because Jesus can find a good spot to front when winning a non-black type race at Gulfstream Park on make an aggressive move in the first part," said trainer Jose Dec. 5. Francisco D=Angelo. AI asked Bob Baffert and my friend Chad Summers about preparation. They are familiar with the environment here. I took their advice and made my plan. All horses are different, and need different things to get ready. Jesus is coming into this race perfectly." Breaking one to Jesus= Team=s outside is compatriot Sleepy Eyes Todd (Paddy O=Prado), who won the GII Charles Town Classic going 1800 metres last summer and the Lafayette S. and GIII Mr. Prospector H. going seven furlongs later in the season. Sleepy Eyes Todd was fourth in the Pegasus and fifth in the Saudi Cup on Feb. 20 and has a shot to hit the board at longer odds. "He looks very good right now. He hasn=t missed a meal since we got here. He=s in really good shape,@ said Sleepy Eyes Todd=s trainer Migel Angel Silva. AI=m not nervous because he=s the kind of horse that doesn=t make you nervous. He always gives you Jesus= Team | Coady Photography 100%. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 27 MARCH 2021 Dubai World Cup Previews cont. AWith some other horses you don=t always know how they are going to run; this guy always gives it all. It gives you confidence.@ Salute The Soldier (Ger) (Sepoy {Aus}) is the leading local hope off back-to-back wins in the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 and G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, and though his chances were not helped when drawing gate 11, he has shown enough versatility Senior Vice President Gary King to set the pace or race off it and connections will be hoping he Twitter: @garykingTDN can use his gate speed to exit swiftly and establish a good [email protected] position on the run into the first turn. The 6-year-old gelding + 1.732.320.0975 broke on top and led gate to wire in Round 3 on Super Saturday to post a convincing win in his first try over 2000 metres, while International Editor four weeks prior he had stalked the pace before getting up late Kelsey Riley to take Round 2 over 1900 metres. Hypothetical (Ire) (Lope De Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Vega {Ire}) was a game second in Round 3 off a win in a mile [email protected] handicap in February. European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editors Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Military Law | Dubai Racing Club/Erika Rasmussen Cafe Racing Sean Cronin "The draw could have been kinder but the horse is in great Tom Frary form and his final piece of serious work was very pleasing,@ said [email protected] regular rider Adrie de Vries. AWhen he works well he normally runs well so let=s hope that is the case again." Irish Correspondent Salute The Soldier was beaten by Military Law (GB) (Dubawi Daithi Harvey {Ire}) on opening night of the carnival in the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 going a mile, with that 6-year-old gelding posting Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake an eye-catching victory before running a tame sixth in the Saudi Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele Cup. Military Law is drawn favourably in five. "We have a good horse in Military Law,@ said trainer Musabbeh Al Mheiri. AHe is honest and works hard and has always shown us that in training. A good draw has improved his chances and we could not have asked for a better spot. We will look for a good break and for [jockey] Antonio Fresu to get him into a good spot just off the pace so that he can give himself a good chance at the finish." It pays to buy Irish. The IRE Incentive scheme is a new initiative from Horse Racing Ireland designed to stimulate and fortify Irish thoroughbred breeding, racing & Sales. • Series of 150 races in Ireland in 2021 • €10,000 Sales voucher to owner if winner is Irish-bred • To spend on Irish-breds at Irish thoroughbred Sales Terms & conditions apply For more information visit itm.ie/IRE_Incentive TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 27 MARCH 2021 Dubai World Cup Previews cont. The Dubai World Cup is the last of eight races for Another exiting the Saudi Cup with claims is the former G3 Thoroughbreds on the Meydan card, which is worth a Superior Mile victor and now Saudi-trained Great Scot (GB) cumulative $26.5-million.