The margin was only a head, but a crafty ride from Mickael Barzalona saw the Night Of Thunder (Ire) filly Choisya (GB) (–Fragrancy {Ire}, by Singspiel {Ire}) spring the upset over Godolphin's Grade I winner Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) in the G2 Balanchine at Meydan on Friday. Content to rate in a stalking position for [...]

Queen Azteca (Sharp Azteca) delivered a come-from-behind masterclass in the 1900-metre G3 UAE Oaks presented by DP World at Meydan on Friday. It was the filly's first stakes win. She defeated stubborn pacesetter Arigatou Gozaimasu (Honest Mischief) by three-quarters of a length, with Taswaheen (Mendelssohn) 16 lengths back in third. Arigatou Gozaimasu passed Taswaheen to [...]

GALACTIC STAR (g, 3, Improbable–Stella's Dream, by Pioneerof The Nile) gave his late sire his third worldwide stakes winner in the Listed Al Bastakiya presented by DP World at Meydan on Friday. The 1900-metre dirt race is a prep for the Apr. 5 G2 UAE Derby over the same track and trip on Dubai World [...]

Hong Kong sprinter extraordinaire Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}) headlines the HK$13-million G1 Queen's Silver jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trained by David Hayes for the Ka Ying Syndicate, the likeable gelding is operating on a nine-race winning streak, and had the re-opposing Helios Express (Aus) (Toronado {Ire}) and Howdeepisyourlove (Aus) (Deep [...]

A select field of five, anchored by Godolphin's GI Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes heroine Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal), lines up in the 1800-metre G2 Balanchine on grass, the cornerstone of the Meydan programme on Friday. The GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf second will attempt to give trainer Charlie Appleby his seventh consecutive winner [...]

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Hello Youmzain's Lying By Omission at Tampa Bay Downs. Hello Youmzain Filly Stars At Tampa It was a Chad Brown-trained one-two in the 10th race at Tampa Bay [...]

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Aterradora at the Fair Grounds. Starspangledbanner Filly Strikes Gold At Fair Grounds Pura Vida Investments' Aterradora (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), second in her first two starts at Fair Grounds in [...]

Godolphin homebred First Conquest (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) made it three wins on the bounce after claiming the G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes sponsored by Emaar at Meydan on Friday. The victory was the 12th for a Godolphin runner in the race named after one of their former top-liners, who sired only one crop of foals before [...]

The royal blue silks of Godolphin have been carried to victory a record 11 times in the G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes sponsored by Emaar, and on Friday, it is the task of First Conquest (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) to make it a dozen such wins. A debut winner at Newmarket last April, the bay is on [...]

Last Year's Japanese Derby hero Danon Decile (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) kicked off his redemption tour with a three-quarter length tally in the 2200-metre G2 American Jockey Club Cup at Nakayama on Sunday. He out-footed the stalking-turned-stretch leader Matenro Leo (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), with the closing Cosmo Kuranda (Jpn) (Al Ain {Jpn}) only a nose [...]

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Canto Della Terra at Santa Anita. Kodiac Filly Thrives At Santa Anita The fourth time was the charm, as Canto Della Terra (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) made her American [...]

The richest horse in the world just padded his earnings with a hefty check from the AED1,850,000 G1 Jebel Hatta over 1800 metres at Meydan on Friday. Hong Kong Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) delivered a strong final quarter in :22.80 to win going away, overwhelming frontrunner–and last year's winner–Measured Time [...]