DUBAI: Meydan Racecourse staged the first UAE meeting of 2018 on Thursday evening, highlighted by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District One, a 1600m handicap on the dirt won by Secret Ambition. That win completed a double on the card for trainer Satish Seemar and his stable jockey, Richard Mullen. In a thrilling finish, with half of the ten …

Live Oak Plantation’s aptly named World Approval, one of the top turf milers on the planet, has arrived back in the barn of multi-national Grade/Group 1-winning conditioner Mark Casse after a brief break at his owner-breeder Charlotte Weber’s farm in Ocala, Florida. The nearly white son of Northern Afleet finished his 2017 season with three consecutive Grade 1 victories in the …

DUBAI: Meydan Group has released the list of horses accepted for the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival, which gets underway at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday January 11, 2018. The list features 132 accepted horses with the intention to ship from 15 countries, including 14 Group 1 winners from many points of the globe. Several international stars are set to travel …

DUBAI: Meydan Racecourse stages the first Emirates Racing Authority meeting of 2018 on Thursday evening with a septet of races, highlighted by a 1600m handicap and the first two races on the Meydan turf this season. Sponsored by Pillar Partner Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District One it is also the final Meydan meeting before opening night of the 2018 …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: As instructed by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive today announced that Emirates airline will operate a special A380 flight to Kuwait for UAE supporters to attend the finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup.  The …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today it will continue its support to the national football team of Bahrain by allocating an aircraft to transport spectators free of charge from Bahrain to Kuwait to show their support to the team. The team recently reached the semi-finals of Arabian Gulf Cup currently taking place in …

DUBAI: When warrior racehorse and local favourite Heavy Metal commanded a salty renewal of the Dubai Creek Mile (Listed) from start-to-finish on Dec. 21 at Meydan, ultimately winning comfortably by 4½ lengths under Royston Ffrench, his success was not quite a surprise. That being said, the way in which he did so was not exactly expected, either, as son of Exceed and …

DUBAI: Meydan Racecourse staged, undoubtedly, their best races of the season recently, with three Listed Thoroughbred races as well as the Madjani Stakes for Purebred Arabians. The Dubai Creek Mile Sponsored By Lincoln Continental was dominated from start-to-finish by Heavy Metal, who was never headed under Royston Ffrench, riding for trainer Salem bin Ghadayer and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al …

KARACHI: The 14th Golf Tournament organized byThe Citizens Foundation (TCF) was attended by the leading golfers of the city supporting TCF’s mission for education at Karachi Golf Club, Karsaz. The 2-day tournament was a fund raiser to give more Pakistani children a chance to get quality education at TCF schools. This year more than 250 golfers in more than 60 teams participated …

DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has brought all-star players Justin Turner (third baseman) and Chase Utley (second baseman) to Dubai to help further develop the game of baseball in the region.  Late last year, Emirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers announced the sponsorship of the Dubai Little League Divisional Teams, now called the Dubai Dodgers. …