UAE Derby

[my miss storm cat]

UAE Derby (Group 2), sponsored by Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Holding LLC
Thoroughbreds
$2,000,000 - 1,800m - Dirt
1st: $1,200,000. 2nd: $400,000. 3rd: $200,000. 4th: $100,000. 5th: $60,000. 6th: $40,000
ADIL Julio Gardel HRH King Abdulla & Sons
ASIATIC BOY Mike De Kock HE Sh Mohd Bin Kalifa Al Maktoum
BARTOLA Juan Carlos Maldotti HH Prince Tirki bin Badr bin Saoud
DAY PASS Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin
EU TAMBEM Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin
FOLK Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin
GREETINGS Pedro Nickel Filho Haras Interlagos
JACK JUNIOR Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd and Gold Group International
JOE LOUIS Ian Jory HRH Prince Sultan Al Kabeer
LIMEHOUSE Mike De Kock HE Sh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum
& M F De Kock
MONZANTE Roger Charlton Prince Khalid Abdulla
RALLYING CRY Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin
SEAL POINT Christian Wroe Prime Equestrian
TRAFFIC GUARD Stan Moore Mrs Fritiani Hay
VICTORY TETSUNI Hideyuki Mori Yoshinori Sakae

[Sightseek]

Yipeee, Asiatic Boy & Folk in the same race!

[brockguy]

whats the filly allowance?? Folk has looked very good, Asiatic too.. interesting!

[my miss storm cat]

I had wondered why Folk was running in Godolphin colors.....

From RP. Excerpt.....

Mohammed to return to training endurance horses
by Racing Post Staff

ISMAIL MOHAMMED, one of the biggest successes of the Dubai Carnival, has announced he is to return to training endurance horses after six members of his all-conquering team were transferred to the Godolphin operation.

Mohammed, the leading trainer by prize-money in Dubai this season, appeared to be a rising force having sent out 16 winners for members of the Maktoum Family, including five at one meeting in February.

The horses that have been switched include Group 1 winner Court Masterpiece, Formal Decree and the exciting filly Folk.

The trainer said on Wednesday: "The carnival is over and the horses have gone to Godolphin.

“I am back with my 90 endurance horses and it is a very busy time of year. They will soon go into quarantine for their trip to Europe and we have some big races coming up.

"Obviously it is a shame to see the Flat horses go but I always knew that was the case and, Inshallah, they will do well for Godolphin. The carnival was brilliant and it is a privilege to train for the Maktoums - Sheikh Hamdan binMohammed being my main owner.

"My main job is endurance though but I did really enjoy the carnival, especially winning two Classics with Folk." Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford explained the switches, saying: "Now that the carnivalhas finished all the horses have transferred to Godolphin to continue their careers.

“A decision will be made for each horse as to whether that is in the UK or America but these six will all run on World Cup night first."

As a result of the switchMaktoum Challenge III winner Eu Tambem has been diverted from a clash with Discreet Cat in the Dubai World Cup and will instead run in the UAE Derby, alongside Folk - who will bid to become the first filly to win the race having already won the UAE 1,000Guineas and Oaks, and another former Mohammed inmate Rallying Cry.

Court Masterpiece, winner of the Sussex Stakes for Ed Dunlop last year, will represent them in the Godolphin Mile, the race he was sixth in last year on his sole start on dirt. Cambridgeshire and dual Carnival winner Formal Decree (Dubai Duty Free) and Group 1 winner Laverock (Dubai Sheema Classic) complete the sextet.

[Sightseek]

Folk will run in the KY Oaks if she does well on Saturday.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Folk will run in the KY Oaks if she does well on Saturday.

She'll do well!