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Seahenge Colt Struts His Stuff In Meydan Debut

3rd-Meydan, Maiden, AED82,500, 11-25, 1400m, 1:24.56, ft.
ROYAL DUBAI (FR), (c, 2, Seahenge-Sand Rose {Fr}, by Aussie Rules) was making his debut, and appears to be a colt with plenty of potential after polishing off his rivals by 6 3/4 lengths at Meydan on Friday. Scrubbed on to maintain his position as the gates flew, the colt was in a four-way battle for supremacy on the backstretch and established a one-length lead entering the far turn. Tackled by Magic Petition (Good Magic) in upper stretch, he easily shrugged off that challenge and skipped away to win as he pleased by daylight. Magic Petition soon gave way to Seyouff (Flatter) by midstretch, who took second. It was 3 1/4 lengths back to Magic Petition in third. “He wasn't brilliantly away but he was soon up into stride,” said Pat Cosgrave. “I liked the way he put the race to bed very quickly and it was all over at the 300 [-metre marker]. He's got everything going for him; he's got no quirks and he might not have to improve much to be a Guineas contender.” The winner is the seventh for his G2 Champagne S.-winning first-season sire (by Scat Daddy), who stood for €3,500 at Haras de la Haie Neuve this year. His placed dam has produced five foals, of which Royal Dubai is the fourth, and second winner. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,479. VIDEO.
O-Saeed Sultan Al Rahoomi. B-Societa Agricola Gem SRL & Societa Agricola La Plume. T-Bhupat Seemar.

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Desert Debuters: Que ‘Seraj, Seraj’

In this series, we will have a look at first-time starters entered for age-restricted maiden races on the week's main live program at Meydan Racecourse, focusing specifically on pedigree and/or performance in sales ring, both domestic and abroad. With the exception of Thursday, Dec. 1, Super Saturday, Mar. 4, and Dubai World Cup night Mar. 25, the main meeting at Meydan takes place on Fridays. Six meetings are to be staged at the UAE's flagship racecourse prior to the start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Nine Carnival cards are programmed from January through March. Here is a look at this Friday's entries:

Friday, November 25, 2022
3rd-Meydan, AED82,500 ($22,464), Maiden, 2yo, 1400m
SERAJ (Nyquist) cost $72,000 at last fall's Fasig-Tipton October Sale and the Apr. 29 foal matured into a $200,000 OBS April juvenile after breezing a furlong in :10 flat. The chestnut is the second foal to the races out of Hawana (War Front), whose unraced dam Tare Green (Giant's Causeway) produced French listed winner and Group 3-placed Ocean Atlantique (American Pharoah), runner-up in Aqueduct allowance company Nov. 19. The colt's third dam was responsible for Eclipse Award winner Leroidesanimaux (Brz).

Seyouff (Flatter), a $180,000 Keeneland September yearling, is out of an unraced daughter of Life Happened (Stravinsky), the dam of two-time champion and six-time GI/G1SW Tepin (Bernstein) as well as MGSW/MGISP Vyjack (Into Mischief). The colt's dam Azara (More Than Ready) fetched $875,000 from Bridlewood Farm in foal to Into Mischief at KEENOV in 2016.

High Everest (Honor Code) is out of She Be Striking (GB) (Smart Strike), a winning daughter of Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old filly She Be Wild (Offlee Wild). The March-foaled dark bay was sold for $32,000 at FTKOCT last fall and returned better than three times that amount when hammering for 80,000gns at this year's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale (breeze-up video).

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Desert Debuters: ‘Mischief’ At Meydan

In this series, we will have a look at first-time starters entered for age-restricted maiden races on the week's main live program at Meydan Racecourse, focusing specifically on pedigree and/or performance in sales ring, both domestic and abroad. With the exception of Thursday, Dec. 1, Super Saturday, Mar. 4, and Dubai World Cup night Mar. 25, the main meeting at Meydan takes place on Fridays. Six meetings are to be staged at the UAE's flagship racecourse prior to the start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Nine Carnival cards are programmed from January through March. Here is a look at this week's entries:

2nd-Meydan, AED82,500 ($22,464), 2yo, f, 1200m

A field of 10 American-bred juvenile fillies heads to the gate in the first Thoroughbred race on Friday's program. Last year's leading trainer Bhupat Seemar sends out MISCHIEVOUS AGE (Into Mischief) for prominent owner Mrs. Fitri Hay, who paid the equivalent of $437,533 for the Jan. 18 foal at last year's inaugural Goffs Dubai Breeze-Up Sale held during World Cup week. Also a $45,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling, the bay was bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson and is out of their crack turf sprinter Ageless (Successful Appeal), a two-time and track record-setting winner of the GIII Royal North S. at Woodbine and six-time stakes winner overall. Antonio Fresu has the call.

 

 

Mimi Kakushi (City of Light) is the first local starter for her first-crop sire (by Quality Road) and is out of the dual Grade II winner Rite Moment (Vicar), also the dam of MSW Moment Is Right (Medaglia d'Oro) and SW Laudation (Congrats). A $180,000 graduate of last year's Fasig-Tipton July sale, the bay fetched $250,000 at the auction house's Midlantic sale this past May.

 

 

Bijjlee (War Front) is the first foal to the races from Dancing Rags (Union Rags), winner of the 2016 GI Darley Alcibiades S. A $170,000 acquisition by Grove Stud at KEESEP last fall, Bijjlee was hammered down to Satish Seemar for 220,000gns ($300,388) at this year's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale (video). Dancing Rags is a half-sister to MGSW/GISP Coup de Grace (Tapit), while the filly's third dam is champion and GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint).

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Tickets On Sale For 2022/23 Meydan Season

Tickets are now available for the 2022/23 season at Meydan Racecourse, which begins on Friday, Nov. 4. There will be seven meetings at the racecourse prior to the start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival on Jan. 6. The DWCC culminates on Super Saturday, Mar. 4, with the Dubai World Cup meeting scheduled for Mar. 25, 2023. There are a variety of ticket options and amenities available. Children aged 12 and under are free. To purchase tickets and view the season calendar, visit the Dubai Racing Club's website.

Major General Dr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Board Member and General Manager of Dubai Racing Club, said, “Meydan Racecourse remains one of the most iconic sporting venues in the world and we are excited about welcoming everyone back for the 2022-23 race season.”

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