dubai world cup

[chaff bandit]

The trainer of Australia's new champ Northerly says he is confident of taking the horse to Dubai for the World Cup meeting in March.
Fred Kersley, the trainer, said the horse had come back well after a summer holiday and would be heading to Dubai as long as he performed well in a couple of upcoming races in Australia.

[imaufo]

Godolphin's Sakhee is back and what a way to return! He ran last night in a Dhs 150,000 Conditions race for four year-olds plus over 2000m at Nad Al Sheba on the dirt and won by nine lengths to Atlantis Prince with Pentagonal a further four lengths behind in third spot.
In a massive boost to the Dubai Racing Club this was Sakhee's lead up race to the US$6,000,000 Group I Dubai World Cup, on March 23.
Sakhee was rated the world’s best racehorse, when given 133 on the 2001 International Classifications.
He won the Group I Juddmonte International Stakes at York, England before producing an stunning performance to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe by seven lengths. He then went to America and at his first run on dirt finished a close second to Tiznow in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Belmont Park.
Godolphin's Saeed bin Suroor had a highly successful meeting with four winners, four seconds and a third. He trained the first and second in the MOONSHELL MILE last night when Imperial Gesture (USA)(Dettori) won by nine lengths to Seba (Jaimie Spencer) with E B's Sweep (USA) (Willie Supple) a further one and a quarter lengths away third.
Bin Suroor then went on to win a maiden with Mutawaged (USA) also ridden by Dettori and trained the trifecta in the the Dubai City of Gold (2400m) with Narrative (IRE) (Richard Hills), Grandera (IRE) (Frankie Dettori) and Celtic Silence (GB) (Jamie Spencer)

[Homer J.]

These Arabs (Bin Suroor and the like) seem to be doing very well in Dubai...

[imaufo]

Doing well unless you were killed in a car crash...
Anyway, the Godolphins run a fabulous competition each year called the "Seven Stars". The idea is that you log on to their site godolphin.com
and you have to pick seven horses from their stable. As the year progresses, you are awarded points if your horse wins in all the big events like the Arc, Cox Plate etc etc.
The winner gets about 150,000 US dollars ( so its worth your while having a play) and the top ten winners all get to stay at that big swanky hotel and a free trip to Dubai for the World Cup meeting.
Its pretty popular now and Im sure that the next one ( I think it will start soon)will be the biggest yet.
I was lucky enough to have Sakhee in my stable last comp andit was fascinating to see him rise through the ranks.
http://www.godolphin.com/stars/7introduction2.asp
1st
Hamid Benzerrouk (France)
599 points - US$ 150,000
2nd
Alan Queripel (United Kingdom)
573 points - US$ 100,000
3rd
Paul Flanagan (Australia)
554 points - US$ 50,000
4th
Suzanne Ellett (United Kingdom)
549 points - US$ 25,000
5th
Clint Zammit (Australia)
543 points - US$ 20,000
6th
Tol Sakaki (Japan)
536 points - US$ 15,000
7th
Brian Dorn (United States of America)
535 points - US$ 10,000
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The first three prize winners and their guests will fly First Class to Dubai for the Dubai World Cup 2002 as the guests of Godolphin and spend seven nights at the luxurious Burj Al Arab Hotel plus the winner, Hamid Benzerrouk will receive a stunningly designed trophy that has a value of approximately US$ 50,000.
The consolation prizes of US$1,000 for the entrants with the highest number of points from each country, with a minimum of 250 entries, that does not have a representative in the top seven have been awarded to: Brad Wallace-491 points (Canada), Anders Svendsen-420 points (Denmark), Michael Figge-488 points (Germany), Aamir Fakih-512 (India), Milco Mentasti-499 points (Italy), Richard McMahon-509 points (Ireland), Arthur Charles Palmer-517 points (New Zealand), Marcus Anttila-474 points (Sweden), and Ahmed Eltahir-472 points (United Arab Emirates).
The selections of the top seven prize winners are as follows:-
Hamid Benzerrouk Alan Queripel Paul Flanagan Suzanne Ellett Clint Zammit
Country: France Country: UK Country: Australia Country: UK Country: Australia
Position: 1st Position: 2nd Position: 3rd Position: 4th Position: 5th
Points: 599 Points: 573 Points: 554 Points: 549 Points: 543
Fantastic Light Fantastic Light Fantastic Light Fantastic Light Fantastic Light
Sakhee Sakhee Slickly Sakhee Sakhee
Noverre Noverre Express Tour Jendalawi E Dubai
Street Cry Street Cry Noverre Noverre Muwakleh
Tobougg Tobougg Tobougg Tobougg Noverre
Mamool Binsina Imtiyaz Western Overture Imtiyaz
Tempera Tempera Tempera Tempera Spillikin
Tol Sakaki Brian Dorn
Country: Japan Country: USA
Position: 6th Position: 7th
Points: 536 Points: 535
Fantastic Light Fantastic Light
Sakhee Sakhee
Bad As I Wanna Be Noverre
Street Cry Street Cry
Tobougg Tobougg
Dubai Destination Shami
Tempera Essence Of Dubai

[masun]

What a fascinating competition! Too bad I know nothing about int'l racing. It seems there are quite a lot of people who are knowledgeable about int'l racing -- the points for the top contenders are quite close.

[Horny Harry]

Might even have a go at this myself...I hear that some of those arab girls over there are hot to trot...I can just se meself lying back in that beaut hotel with a couple of masked seductresses doing that belly dancing jig that they do so well....perhaps Wan Cai Wendy could get a start over there as well...

[tunginbum]

WW is getting a bit long in the tooth and the Arabs wouldn't be too keen to have an old war-horse like her turning up. She's done more miles than a council bus!!!
Mind you, she's a great believer in sperm being good for your complexion. If that be true, she should look 16 again!! :p

[Horny Harry]

Yes, I believe that to be true. I have a wonderful looking tummy ( no stretch marks at all from ex beer gut) which belies its age.
Someone ought to market the stuff.
Instructions on the jar of skin cream could be " handle carefully, dont swallow".
[ February 27, 2002: Message edited by: Horny Harry ]

[wanchai wendy]

Baby, I always swallow. That's a big part of my appeal. And I love the World Cup in Dubai and will try to sneak in for a couple of weeks - can pick up some hefty petro-bucks from those randy tea-towel heads.

[Horny Harry]

Perhaps Wenchy Wendy, you should stop swallowing and create your own skin cream empire? Just hang on to the stuff and then discretly retire to the bathroom afterwards to deposit your precious load ( you might need to borrow the Dubai World Cup itself if those men in robes are as randy as you describe)
All those horney babes out there are sure to go wild for the new products.
Im ringing Kerry right now to see if he wants to start investing. I was thinking last night during my massage for a great name for the new range...how about " The Body Shop"?
And to think that my old 1st grade teacher said I wouldnt amount to anything.....
[ February 27, 2002: Message edited by: Horny Harry ]

[tunginbum]

Was that your teacher of last year?

[tunginbum]

But back to Dubai...I was there to see Cigar win the World Cup and what a night that was. Did Bill Clinton own a share in him?