By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Local legend Reynaldothewizard takes centre stage in Thursday’s second Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan Racecourse. He faces six rivals in an attempt to win the upgraded Dubawi Stakes (Group 3) Sponsored By Borealis for a remarkable fifth time. Inaugurated in 2010 as a conditions race, the Satish Seemar-trained Reynaldothewizard first won the 1200m contest on the …

DUBAI: Tickets for one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the UAE sporting calendar – the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – go on sale online on Thursday 18 January through the tournament website, with the Stadium Box Office opening on Thursday 25 January. With a great line-up of players again vying for the prestigious title, the Dubai Duty Free …

CANDY BOY CARNIVAL RIDES: Getting to Know the #DWCCarnival Stars AGE: 7 COLOR: Bay SIRE: Candy Ride DAM: She’s An Eleven (In Excess) TRAINER: Doug Watson OWNER: Ramzan Kadyrov BREEDER: Lee & Susan Searing (Kentucky, USA) MEYDAN RECORD: 3-0-0-0 CAREER RECORD: 15-2-4-2 EARNINGS: US$1,286,800 COUNTRIES TRAINED: USA, UAE POSSIBLE NEXT RACE: Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (G1) (10th March) HIGHLIGHTS: …

KARACHI: As the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games, OMEGA has today celebrated the 2-year countdown to the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020, together with the event’s organizing committee. When the Opening Ceremony takes place on the 10th of January 2020, Lausanne 2020 will mark the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. …

DUBAI: Opening night of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival was highlighted by the US$250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 (G2), presented by Longines Gents Master Collection, over 1600m on dirt and won emphatically by Heavy Metal, a second winner on the card for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, who was present. Saddled by Salem bin Ghadayer and …

DE KOCK REFLECTS ON ‘WONDERFUL’ ARCHIPENKO Thoroughbred racing and breeding enthusiasts lost a fan favourite last month when international star Group 1 winner Archipenko died of an aggressive form of lymphoma at the age of 13. A barn favourite, the son of Kingmambo was trained by Mike de Kock and spent two seasons in his Dubai yard, as well as traveling the …

DUBAI: The eagerly awaited 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival gets underway at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday evening with a star-studded seven-race card highlighted by the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 for both Thoroughbreds and Purebred Arabians, each over 1600m on the dirt and upgraded Singspiel Stakes (G3). Eight have been declared for the Thoroughbred Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Presented by …

DUBAI: Emirates’ special A380 flight to Kuwait took off earlier today carrying over 500 passionate fans who will cheer on the UAE National team in their bid to clinch the Gulf Cup.  Fans were treated to UAE flag scarves upon check-in to wear ahead of kick-off and show their support. The Emirates A380, operating as EK 2555 and EK 2556, was …

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 …