The horses of the international “Godolphin” team, under the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, won three titles out of the eight rounds of the race of the seventh evening of the “Dubai Racing Carnival”, on Friday, at the Meydan Racecourse, with a total prize pool of 1.87 million dirhams.
The star of the Godolphin team, the horse “First Conquest”, led by jockey Michael Barzalona, was crowned champion of the fifth and main round of the evening, with prizes of 350,000 dirhams, by winning the “Lord Turf Handy Cup” championship, after “First Conquest” crossed the finish line of the race course that extended For a distance of 1800 metres, he took first place with a time of 1 minute, 46 seconds and 72 hundredths of a second, a difference of 3.8 lengths from the place holder. The second is the horse “C Hector”, owned by Malih Al Basti, under the supervision of trainer Jimmy Osborne, and led by jockey Patrick Dubas.
“Creative Story” began with the first victories of the “Godolphin” team by winning the second half title, “National Industries Complex”, designated for the “parity” category, over a distance of 1400 metres, after recording a time of one minute, 22 seconds and 68 hundredths of a second, with a difference of 1.6 lengths from the horse “The Camden Colt”. » Who finished second under the supervision of coach Bobat Simar and led by jockey William Buick.
Three of the Royal Blue Logo’s victories came with the horse “Symbol of Honor”, winning the title of the “Al Wasl Stakes” Championship, which took place in the fourth heat for a distance of 1,200 metres, by crossing the finish line of the race in a time of one minute, seven seconds and 93 hundredths of a second, superior by a difference of 0.19 lengths over his closest pursuers. The horse “West Acre,” which came second, was led by its jockey, Dylan McMonagle, and under the supervision of trainer George Scott.
In the rest of the results, the horse “Heart of Honor” for the company “Jim and Claire Ltd”, supervised by Jimmy Osborne, and led by the jockey Adi de Vries, opened the first victories, by winning the title of the “Dubai Maritime City” race, which took place in the first half for a distance of 1600 metres, achieving a time of One minute, 37 seconds and 55 milliseconds.
The horse “Emirates Lightning,” owned by its owner and trainer Ismail Mohammed, and led by jockey Sandro Paiva, excelled by winning the title of the third round, “Dubai Motors Zone,” reserved for horses in the “parity” category, crossing the race course, which extended for a distance of 1,200 meters, with a time of one minute, 12 seconds, and eight hundredths of a second.
The horse “Violent Justice”, owned by Fabihav Shah, under the supervision of trainer Doug Watson, and led by Sam Hitchcott, won the title of the sixth race, “Jafza”, for a distance of 2000 metres, with the champion recording a time of two minutes, four seconds and 84 hundredths of a second.
“Thundering”, owned by “Horses & Buyers”, supervised by coach Guillermo Arizocreta, and led by jockey Vaclav Jansak, concluded the ceremony by winning the title of the eighth race, “Jafza One”, for a distance of 2410 meters, which is reserved for horses of the par class, after crossing the finish line in first place with a time of two minutes and 28 seconds. And 14 milliseconds.
“Tauli” is the star of speed
Zafar, the horse “Tully”, owned by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and supervised by trainer Michael Costa, won the title of the “Jafza Logistics Complex” Speed Championship, which took place in the seventh round and extended for a distance of 1,000 metres.
The horse “Tully”, led by his jockey Ben Quinn, succeeded in covering the race course in a time of 56 seconds and 55 hundredths of a second, with a large difference of 2.75 lengths ahead of his closest competitor, the horse “Al-Mozan”, which came in second under the banner of its owner and trainer Salem Al-Sabri, and led by the jockey Sylvester de Sousa.
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