News - PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS)
Hot off the back of a stakes double last weekend, Pride of Dubai was back in the frame at Rosehill on Saturday when his imported son Dubai Honour (IRE) thrashed the locals to win the $1million Group I ATC Ranvet Stakes (2000m) by a resounding four and a half lengths.
It’s been a good weekend for Pride of Dubai with a Group winner at Flemington on Saturday in Sirileo Miss, while Pride of Jenni ran out of her skin for second in the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic and then on Sunday he posted a new stakes-winner in WA when She’s Fit landed the $125,000 Listed WATC Natasha Stakes (2200m).
Sirileo Miss bounced back from a disappointing performance in the Frances Tressady Stakes to make a one-act affair of the $200,000 Group III Matron Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Trainers Peter and Dawn Williams are hoping they can upset the applecart when they head to Te Rapa on Saturday.
Pride of Dubai was making news in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday with a stakes double featuring promising juvenile Maharba and progressive three year-old Desert Lightning.
Transferred to Grahame Begg after his only previous start when fourth in the $1million ATC Golden Gift, promising Pride of Dubai gelding Maharba lived up to that form when taking out the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.
An Irish bred daughter of Pride of Dubai, Victorian visitor Deny Knowledge (Ire) was a dominant winner of the $240,000 Group III Gosford Belle of the Turf Stakes (1600m) on Wednesday.
A trans-Tasman association dating back 15 years has come up trumps with another promising three-year-old prospect in Matter Of Honour, who will chase his fourth win on the bounce at Te Rapa on Saturday.
The Richard Hannon trained FANCY MAN was the star turn of the third session of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, selling for 675,000 guineas to Australian interests on a day that saw sustained global demand. The turnover for the day was a remarkable 13,532,000 guineas which was a record for a session at the world’s largest horses in training sale.
The $2million Group I VRC Victoria Derby (2500m) is run at Flemington on Saturday and the time honoured Blue Riband is shaping as an intriguing clash between two outstanding Kiwi-bred contenders in Mr Maestro (NZ) and Sharp ‘n’ Smart (NZ).
Quality sprinting mare Bella Nipotina has always promised to win a Group I and did the job in style at Moonee Valley on Saturday when the storm postponed Group I MVRC Manikato Stakes (1200m) was run as the very last race on an action-packed day of racing.
Trials at Rosehill on Friday morning featured two heats for juveniles with the winners being the half-brother to a Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner and a filly that is the second foal of a Golden Gift winner.
The Pride Of Dubai mare Sirileo Miss showed her appreciation for the track and distance when going back to back in the Group III Catanach's Ladies' Day Vase (1600m) at Caulfield.
Juvenile stakes racing continues at Caulfield on Saturday with seven acceptors for the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes for colts and fillies.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable claimed four consecutive races at Moonee Valley on Saturday, culminating with stable favourite Bella Nipotina in the Listed Long Fine Hospitality Carlyon Stakes (1000m).
Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Our next chapter in the Price Point series of stories looks at a massive group of well credentialled sires that stand at $16,500 and range from proven G1 sires to first year at stud new boys, so trying to make sense of this group is certainly a task, but if this is what you have to spend then you better read on.
A short priced favourite for the opening race at Sandown on Wednesday, talented 3YO Pride of Dubai filly Hypothetical did the right thing by her supporters when cruising home to win by a length.
The Australian General Sires List has produced a thrilling battle between I Am Invincible and So You think with some $300,000 splitting the pair whose earnings both top $18million, but that’s not the only sire division looking at a close finish with two former Group I winning 2YO’s going head to head in another.
It was a torturous final 100m for supporters of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Splendiferous in the Group III Living Turf Premier's Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.