Trackwork, updates - Dubai

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MAIN TRACK

Fast Work

Parole Board – 3f/37s travelled on tight reins. Very handy.

Kerbel Lotois – 3f/40s travelled on the bit.

Daiwa Major – 4f/47s and last 2f/23.2s travelled on the bit. Impressive workout.

Impossible Ski – 3f/37s pushed in the last furlong.

Fusaichi Richard – 3f/37.6s pushed hard in the last furlong.

Open Canter

Quijano – 1 round, travelled very well all through.

Vortex – 1 round, on the bit easy work.

Agnes Jedi and Victory Tetsuni – 1 mile handy work.


TURF TRACK

Traffic Guard and Don’t Dili Dali – 3f/40s Easy work. Former started five lengths behind and finished level on the bit.

Youmzain and Royal Power – 8f/1m39s, 4f/48.7s, 2f/24.17s. Former started three lengths behind and finished two lengths in front. Was pushed hard in the last two furlongs.

Flashy Wings and Compton’s Eleven – 4f/47.5s 2f/22.77s. Good work. Former started three lengths behind and finished five in front responding well to urging, later was eased up in end.

Collier Hill and Land N Stars – 7f/1m27.4s, 4f/48.27s, 2f/23.36s. Good work. Former started five lengths behind from 12f marker, came along side entering the straight and eased in the end.

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Trackwork, March 22.....

MAIN TRACK

Fast Work

Impossible Ski – 6f/1m.13s and 2f/23.6s. Travelled well entering the final straight, fully stretched in last two furlongs under the whip.

Agnes Jedi and Victory Tetsuni – 4f/49.3s and last 2f/24.2s. Pushed hard in the last two furlongs. Finished level.

Irridescence – 3f/35.6s, worked on the bit. Impressive workout.

Open Canter

Quijano – 1 round, travelled well, easy work.

Vortex – 1 round, travelled well, easy work.

Sir Percy – 2 rounds, travelled on the bit all through. Easy hack in the first round.

Hack Canter

Mystical – 7f easy work, travelled on the bit.

Joe Louis – 1 round, easy work, travelled well.

Youmzain and Royal Power – 8f, easy work, travelled on the bit

Flashy Wings and Compton’s Eleven- 8f, easy work, travelled on the bit.

Admire Moon – 8f, easy work, travelled on the bit.

Nelore Pora – 2 rounds of easy work.

Trot

Fusaichi Richard – 1 round with pony.

Pop Rock – 1 round.


TURF TRACK

Traffic Guard - 4f/49.3s and last 2f/24.7s. Travelled well entering the straight, niggled in the last furlong.

[Mortimer]

Note to myself:



Am in wrong thread for this post.

Must leave as soon as possible.

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Originally Posted by mortimerdexterfoxworthy

Note to myself:



Am in wrong thread for this post.

Must leave as soon as possible.

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Track Work Report for March 23, 2007

MAIN TRACK

Fast Work

Gharir – 1000mts/58.10sec, 800mts/47.10sec, 600mts/35.86sec. Travelled very well all through, hard held. Impressive work.

Singing Poet - 1000mts/59.28sec, 800mts/48.51sec, 600mts/37.20sec. Travelled well all through, plenty in hand. Good work.

Salaam Dubai – 800mts/45.73sec, 400mts/22.09sec. Started cantering from 1200 and picked up from 800. Started three lengths behind the lead horse Salman with plenty in hand entering the straight and finished two lengths in front after being niggled in end. Good work.

Sir Percy – 600mts/40sec and 400mts/27sec. Travelled on the bit all through. Easy gallop over 2400.

Kandidate – 400mts/27sec. Started work from 1400mts and was stretched a little in the final straight. Travelled on tight reins all through.

Open Canter

Quijano – 1 round, travelled well, easy work.

Admire Moon – 2 rounds of easy work, travelled on the bit.

Pop Rock – 1600mts easy work on the bit.

Flashy Wings and Compton’s Eleven – 1600mts, easy work, former moved well within herself.

Hack Canter

Mystical – 1600mts easy work, travelled on the bit.

Youmzain and Royal Power – 1600mts, easy work, travelled on the bit

Fusaichi Richard – 1 round with the pony.

Daiwa Major – 2 rounds of easy work.

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Khaleej Times

Invasor looks bright
By Hisham Al Gizouli

23 March 2007



DUBAI — The 2006 Horse of the Year and Dubai World Cup's favourite, Invasor, arrived safely at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday late night and received a warm welcome from a delighted connections at the adjacent Cargo Village.


"He looks very bright, relaxed and comfortable after the long trip from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in the US," said Ali Mohammed Al Muhairi, racing manager of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry.

"Invasor arrived with his jockey Fernando Jara, his doctor and assistant trainer while trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday," he said.

Regarding the chances of the Argentinean-bred champion of the champions to reverse places with his only conqueror Discreet Cat, Al Muhairi said Invasor has good chance to get the job done 'inshallah'.

After winning all his five starts at the age of two years, the five-year-old brilliant son of Candy Stripes from Quendom by Interprete, headed for Dubai where he received his only defeat in the UAE Derby at the hands of his Dubai World Cup's rival Discreet Cat over 1800 metres at Nad Al Sheba dirt track.

Shaikh Hamdan said in reply to a question from Khaleej Times, "Many things have changed since the derby. Now, Invasor is mature and is in his best form."

Thereafter, Invasor was sent to the US to rewrite the history of racing in the new world.

On 19/5/2006, he won the Pimlico Special Handicap (Gr-1), then the Suburban Handicap (Gr-1), followed by the Whitney Handicap (Gr-1) before becoming the first Arab-owned horse to claim the Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (Gr-1) at Churchill Downs on 4/11/2006 and finally he won the Donn Handicap (Gr-1) at Gulfstream Park earlier this month.

Speaking about the chances of the other horses of Shaikh Hamdan in the supporting races of the $21,250,000 world's richest race, Al Muhairi said they were forced to pull out Tawqeet from the $5m Shema Classic due to an unfortunate foot injury during training.

"After he ran a big race behind Poperii in Australia, Tawqeet sustained a foot injury that forced an early layoff. Till now, we are saddling Madjani to defend his Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr-1) for Purebred Arabians sponsored by Emaar and Gharir to represent the stables in the Godolphine Mile (Gr-2), along with Invasor in the $6m Dubai World Cup," he said.