Essam Al-Sayed (Dubai)
Godolphin’s horses achieved a deserved “double”, within the fourth evening of the Dubai World Cup Carnival 2023, which was held yesterday “Friday”, under the rain of goodness, and consisted of 8 runs, all of which were allocated to purebred horses, and the financial prizes amounted to 810 thousand dollars sponsored by Longines.
The filly “Moog” for Godolphin, under the supervision of Saeed bin Suroor, and the leadership of Patrick Cosgrave, drowned her competition with an exceptional performance, before she was crowned champion in the fourth round of the fillies at the age of three years, for the title of the Jumeirah Phillies Classic “Conditions” for a distance of 1400 meters – grass, recorded in time His time is 1:26:21 minutes.
The distinguished horse, “Naval Power”, awarded the double to Godolphin, under the supervision of Charlie Appleby, and the leadership of William Buick, when he deservedly won the Jumeirah Classic “Listed” title in the seventh round for a distance of 1800 meters – grass, recording 1:52:64 minutes.
The horse “Prince Iggy” of Sheikh Mohammed bin Obaid Al Maktoum, supervised by Doug Watson and led by Sam Hitchcott, won the 13th edition of the Firebreak Stakes Championship, “category three”, for a distance of one mile.
Prince Iggy’s victory was successful and in a classic style, when he rushed from the back rows, to excel brilliantly over his competitors, recording 1:39:06 minutes.
With a large difference from his competitors, Nasser Askar’s “Lariche”, supervised by Musabeh Al Muhairi and led by Antonio Friso, was crowned the Festival City Stakes “Conditions” title in the first half for a distance of 1900 meters – sandy, recording 2:01:62 minutes.
“Kwashilo” of Al-Mere Farm, supervised by J. Elliott and led by Patrick Dobbs, snatched the Dubai Sprint “lists” for speed in the second half for a distance of 1200 meters – grass, with a difference of 0.75 length from the first candidate, “Man of Promise”, recording 1:11: 31 minutes.
“Franz Strauss” by Greg Price, supervised by Bobat Semar, and led by Taj Oshi, outperformed his competitors in the third half for a distance of 1900 meters for the Longines Legend Diver title, recording 2:00:68 minutes.
And the “Good Fortune” of Hammans and Stold Shaker, supervised by S. Jensen and led by Theo Bacilot, snatched the Zabeel Turf “Handicap” race in the fifth round for a distance of 2000 meters on the grass, recording a time of 2:06:83 minutes.
The evening concluded with a parity race in the eighth round for a distance of 1400 meters, for the title of the Longines Record Collection, in which the star of the horse, “Western Symphony” for Al-Rashed Stables, was featured, under the supervision of Bobat Simar, and the leadership of Taj Oshi, who achieved a double, and the champion scored 1:25:89 minutes.
