CHAMPIONS REY DE ORO AND CRACKSMAN EYE SHEEMA Reigning Japanese champion 3-year-old and Group 1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner Rey de Oro has been confirmed as pointing toward the US$6-million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) on March 31st, according to his connections and official reports. The son of top stallion King Kamehameha is owned by U Carrot Farm and trained by iconic …

LONDON: The collaboration between the Red Bull Air Race and Air BP that began with the 2017 season has been extended for a further three years. As official fuel and carbon reduction partner, leading international aviation fuel and services supplier Air BP provides fuel for cutting-edge race planes – and a great deal more. Safety, efficiency, carbon reduction and an eye …

CARNIVAL RIDES: Getting to Know the #DWCCarnival Stars AGE: 6 COLOR: Bay SIRE: Newfoundland (Storm Cat) DAM: Nuestra Machi (Hussonet) COUNTRIES TRAINED: Chile, Argentina, England, France, UAE TRAINER: Erwan Charpy OWNER: Avaz Ismoilov BREEDER: Haras Dadinco (Chile) MEYDAN RECORD: 3-1-0-1 CAREER RECORD: 30-7-4-5 EARNINGS: US$504,036 POSSIBLE NEXT RACE: Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) (8th February) HIGHLIGHTS: A seven-time winner, she won the Premio Alberto Solari Magnasco (G1) and Premio Haras de Chile (G2) …

DUBAI: Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, a matinee meeting with a 4pm start time, was highlighted by a 1200m turf handicap –the Al Naboodah Electrical– contested by a competitive field of 15 and won impressively by Ejaaby. Trained by local champion Doug Watson and one of no less than seven in the race for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid …

DUBAI: Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday is highlighted by a fascinating 1200m turf handicap, the Al Naboodah Electrical, in which the main protagonists will be hoping to advertise their 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival claims. Satish Seemar saddles four of the 15 runners with stable jockey Richard Mullen electing to partner Riflescope, who was an excellent second over this course …

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 …