Leading by "Lord North" in "Dubai Turf"

3 horses aspire to defend their titles in the 26th edition of the Dubai World Cup

"Lord North" defends his title in the "Dubai Turf" championship.

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Three local and international horses aspire to defend the titles they won last year in the evening of the "Dubai World Cup", which will be held next Saturday in its 26th edition, with total financial prizes of up to 30.5 million dollars.

These horses are led by “Drian” with the slogan “Yas Racing”, defending his title in the opening round, “Dubai Kahila Classic” for the purebred Arabian horses “Group 1” for a distance of 2,000 sand metres, and in the second half, “Godolphin Mile”, “Secret Ambition” appears again for its owner. Libyan Nasser Askar, in the “Group 2” category, at a distance of 1,600 sand meters, and the third horse “Lord North” with the logo of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, defending the title of “Dubai Turf” in the seventh round of the “Group 1” category for a distance of 1,800 meters. .

"Darian" enters the challenge in the first half, with prizes amounting to one million dollars, hoping to repeat the achievement and win the double, but the task in 2022 seems more difficult than last year, in light of the presence of a strong forum of Arab horses with achievements on the local and international arenas, led by "AF" Rajeh, with the “Khaled Al Naboodah” logo, coming from a broad victory last February at “Al Ruwaya Farm”, as well as the representative of Bahrain “RB Rich Luck Me” who won the middle of last month in “Meydan” in the second round in the “Challenge” championship. Al Maktoum, and Hadi de Carrera for its Qatari owner, Khalifa bin Shuail Al Kuwari, who came from a victory on February 25 with the title of “Obiya Cup” on the evening of the “Saudi Cup”.

In turn, "Secret Ambition" is looking for a repeat of the strong performance in the "Godolphin Mile", which has prizes of one million dollars, but its hopes are fraught with dangers, with the presence of a constellation of local horses that starred this season, led by the representative of "Godolphin" "Storm Damge" under the supervision of the national coach. Saeed bin Suroor, who is coming from two consecutive victories in Meydan, the last of which was in the “Super Saturday” evening at the beginning of this month, after winning the title of “Ras Al Khor” championship in its first edition.

The Japanese horses are vigorously competing for the title, including the Saudi Darby champion last month, the "Full Flat" horse, with the "Tsuyoshi Ono" logo, under the supervision of coach Hideyuki Mori.

The Dubai Turf Championship, with prizes of five million dollars, celebrates the return of “Lord North” under the supervision of expert trainer John Gosden, in a race in which he faces the challenge of 15 elite horses, including three Japanese horses, and the same from British horses, most notably “Lord Glitters”, the winner of three times in Dubai, the last of which was on February 11 last at the same Meydan racecourse, a distance of 1,800 meters grass, by winning the "Singspil Stakes" title.

A constellation of local horses is also looking forward to winning the title, as Shadwell is counting on three of its representatives, led by the "Team" that won the Jebel Hatta title on the fifth of this month in the "Group 1" category on the "Super Saturday" evening.

• 9 times, in which coach Saeed bin Suroor won the title of the most expensive game of the "Dubai World Cup" in the years: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2018 and 2019.

• The last American horse to win the Dubai World Cup was "California Chrome" in the 2016 edition.

The Three Horses

1- “Darian” with the slogan “Yas Racing”, in the opening half of “Dubai Khilah Classic”.

2- “Secret Ambition” in the second half, “Godolphin Mile”.

3- "Lord North" in the seventh game "Dubai Turf".

Bin Suroor searches for the tenth fingerprint with the "Real World" logo

The national coach, Saeed bin Suroor, is counting on the services of the Godolphin representative, the Real World, in extracting the tenth footprint in the “Dubai World Cup”, the strongest race in the world of sand racing on the global scene, after the coach had previously achieved it on nine occasions, the first of which was 1999 and the latest in 2019.

Bin Suroor told "Emirates Today": "Real World's recent training revealed its readiness to take on the main half challenge, especially since last Saturday's training showed the horse at its best, and succeeded in recording strong time segments."

He added: "Victories in the Dubai World Cup would not have come without the strength and high performance of the horses, as winning this tournament always requires strong performance that is able to compete with the elite horses on the sand tracks on the world stage, and this is what has distinguished the Godolphin horses throughout their history. In the evening of the cup.

Regarding the challenges of the 2022 edition, he said: “The race is very strong and promises a lot, in light of the presence of a constellation of horses, especially the American ones, from victories and achievements in the world races, but the chances are open to all, and they remain dependent even for “Real World” on the same race conditions. Including even the position of the floor and the track on the evening of the cup.”

3 American strategies to win the most expensive "cup"

The ninth and main round of the "Dubai World Cup" for the "Group 1" category, at a distance of 2000 sand meters, will be attended by a large number of American horse owners in terms of quantity and quality.

These horses aspire to regain their prestige and crown the title that they have missed since the victory of “California Chrome” in the 2016 edition. The American effort to win the most expensive title relies on three strategies, starting with the traditional method of heading directly to Dubai in full readiness, which appears with the most prominent candidate “Live is Good.” The champion of the American “Breaders Cup Mile” and “Pegasus World Cup” races, in a style that has already achieved the required results with many famous names, beginning with the champion of the first edition of the American horse “Sigar”.

"Hot Road Charlie" represents the second strategy, by raising the readiness in Dubai by adapting and running preparatory races on the Meydan Racecourse before going to the cup experience, in a method that proved its effectiveness with "Kerlin", the 2008 champion.

The third and new strategy is summarized in the Gulf crossing, specifically the horses running the “Saudi Cup” challenge on February 26, before coming to Dubai, and appearing with the “Midnight Berain” coming from a third center in Saudi Arabia, in a method that was previously presented in a relatively different way in the year’s edition. The past with the horse "Mushrif", who won the Saudi Cup, which was held on the sandy track, before changing the compass in Dubai by grabbing the title of "Shaimaa Classic" over a distance of 2410 meters grass.

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