Tag: Meydan Racecourse

By Ed McNamara Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum created the Dubai World Cup 25 years ago, and for the ninth time the master of Godolphin Racing owned it. Mystic Guide, trained by American Michael Stidham, always …

By Ed McNamara No sport can match the highs and lows of thoroughbred racing. Within seconds on Saturday, a front-running triumph by a 53-1 shot on the international stage morphed into disaster. A few strides …

By Ed McNamara I’ve always found the Dubai World Cup a tough read. Horses from all over the globe — 14 from seven countries this year — coming into a hot climate after endless flights. …

By Ed McNamara I’ve always found the Dubai World Cup a tough read. Horses from all over the globe — 14 from seven countries this year — coming into a hot climate after endless flights. …

By Noel Michaels The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) may be the main attraction on Saturday, but there’s plenty of betting opportunities on the undercard at Meydan Racecourse. Among the races leading up to …

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races in their final few weeks, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders for the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) on Saturday , a Derby points-qualifier offering 100-40-20-10 points to …

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races in their final few weeks, usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders for the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) on Saturday , a Derby points-qualifier offering 100-40-20-10 points to …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com will profile the contenders for the 2,000-meter (about 1 ¼ miles) …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com is profiling the contenders for the 2,000-meter (about 1 ¼ miles) …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com will profile the contenders for the 2,000-meter (about 1 ¼ miles) …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com is profiling the contenders for the 2,000-meter (about 1 ¼ miles) …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com will profile the contenders for the 2,000-meter (about 1 ¼ miles) …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the 2,000-meter (about 1 1.4-miles) race. …

In the days leading up to the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 27, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the 2,000-meter (about 1 1.4-miles) race. …

By Ed McNamara Thoroughbred racing is a very old sport that tends to resist change. When prominent breeder John Gaines, the father of the Breeders’ Cup, introduced the concept in 1982, a friend said, “John, …