Of Geldings in Dubai

As just about every horse racing fan knows, today is the day of the Dubai World Cup. As I am typing this, it is currently twenty-one minutes to post time for the first of the World Cup races, the Al Quoz Sprint (Group II). I am quite impressed by the number of geldings that are entered in the seven races! Here is a list of all the geldings that are entered today, sorted by race. (American-based runners are in bold text)

AL QUOZ SPRINT (Group II)

Better Be The One
Prohibit
Monsieur Joe
Mar Adentro
War Artist
Quick Enough
J J The Jet Plane
Sole Power
Inxile
Stradivinsky
Mr Gruff

GODOLPHIN MILE (Group II)

Mufarrh
Premio Loco
Imbongi
Zafeen Speed
Rileyskeepingfaith

UAE DERBY (Group II)

No Geldings Entered

DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (Group I)

Dim Sum
Charlie’s Moment (Owned by Godolphin, but most of his races have come in the United States)
Force Freeze
Dynamic Holiday
Sunny King
Escape Route
Rocket Man
Green Birdie

DUBAI DUTY FREE (Group I)

Beauty Flash
River Jetez
Wigmore Hall
Presvis
Better Than Ever
Tazeez

DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC (Group I)

Laaheb
Bourbon Bay

DUBAI WORLD CUP (Group I)

No Geldings Entered

I will be keeping track of the performances turned in by all of the American-based geldings. Of the five, three of them are eligible to become members of our Veterans of the Turf Club. They are Quick Enough, Stradivinsky, and Mr. Gruff.

Here’s what we’re going to do: Whichever of the three geldings perform the best in the race shall become a new member of the Veterans of the Turf Club. For example, if Quick Enough finishes fourth, Stradivinky seventh, and Mr. Gruff tenth, than Quick Enough would join member list.

However, in the event that two or more horses run well enough to finish in the top three, than they shall both become members of our club. So get ready to enjoy some great racing action from Dubai!

Here’s a link to where you can watch the races:

http://www.drf.com/news/dubai-world-cup-day-meydan

-Keelerman