Month: February 2022

Friday’s Preview: Godolphin Holds Strong Hand In Meydan Feature

With the Saudi Cup card taking top billing among this weekend's Gulf action, Friday's Dubai World Cup Carnival card at Meydan has a quieter look than its predecessors in recent weeks, with just one black-type event. Godolphin holds a strong hand in the G3 Dubai Millennium S. named for its 2000 G1 Dubai World Cup winner and contested over 2000 metres on the grass, and its four runners-two apiece for Charlie Appleby and Saeed bin Suroor-are headed on ratings by Appleby's 6-year-old Star Safari (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), the defending race winner, at 110. The €200,000 yearling made just four starts across his first three seasons on the track, but came to life last season at Meydan, winning twice from four starts including the Dubai Millennium. He went winless in three European starts last summer while picking up a third in the G2 Princess of Wales's Tattersalls S., and after finishing second in the Listed Dubai Racing Classic off the layoff on Jan. 14, bested Marie's Diamond (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) in the Listed Zabeel Turf over this course and distance on Jan. 28.

The Godolphin quartet also includes the useful Volcanic Sky (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), who drops back in trip after a pair of thirds at Meydan to begin his campaign. Royal Fleet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) goes the other direction, stepping up to 2000 metres off a pair of Group 2 placings at Meydan over a furlong shorter. Big Team (Speightstown) makes his fourth run of the carnival, his first three having resulted in placings.

The unknown quantity of the race is the Turkish Derby winner Burgas (Tur) (King David), who has won eight of 12 starts in his native land including four local Group 1s, but he has not run since Oct. 30.

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Revised Safeguarding Measures For British Racing

The British Horseracing Authority has announced revised safeguarding measures for British racing focused on protecting the sport's most vulnerable participants. They are:

  • Leadership: Embedding a culture of safeguarding across British racing, with the BHA Board championing safeguarding throughout our values and priorities;
  • Governance: Establishing a strong governance framework to support our safeguarding arrangements by ensuring BHA Board members and staff are clear about their responsibilities and regulation is consistent with legislation, government guidance and good practice;
  • Prevention: Taking all reasonable steps to create an environment where it is as difficult as possible for any abuse, exploitation or mistreatment of children and adults at risk to take place;
  • Protection: Promoting and protecting safety and welfare by working with stakeholders to strengthen our safeguarding arrangements and to share good practice across the sport;
  • Empowerment and education: Committing to raise safeguarding awareness and empowering all participants to identify and report concerns.

These revised measures will sit alongside the BHA's Safeguarding Code Of Conduct.

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Addeybb Given Clean Bill Of Health

Four-time Group 1 winner Addeybb (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) has been given a clean bill of health and is on course for a return to racecourse action following a health scare late last year. Sheikh Ahmed's 8-year-old gelding experienced a blood clot in a hock that became infected.

“We had a real scare, we thought we were going to lose him in November but he's fine now,” said trainer William Haggas. “Hopefully we'll have him ready to return in the summer. He's marvellous, he's in good shape.”

Addeybb traveled to Sydney in March and April of 2020 to best the 10-time Group 1 and future Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}) in the G1 Ranvet S. and G1 Queen Elizabeth S. He won the G1 Champion S. at the end of that season before returning to Australia to successfully defend his Queen Elizabeth title. Addeybb finished second to St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in last year's G1 Coral-Eclipse S., and was last seen finishing sixth in the latest edition of the Champion S. on Oct. 16.

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