Team Godolphin was expected to clean up on week two of the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival and boy did they, winning five of the seven races on a classy night's action at Meydan Racecourse on Friday.
While Godolphin runners may have ruled supreme, it was trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer's American acquisition Rawy who conceivably delivered the performance of the day when outclassing his six rivals to win the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial in breathtaking fashion.
A $240,000 purchase from the Ocala March sale, the fleet-footed 3-year-old son of Grade 1 winning Darley stallion Frosted broke well under French ace Mickael Barzalona and quickly assumed control of the contest.
At no point did he look like relenting, pulling clear at the 500-meter mark before excelling himself to cross the line two lengths clear of Uruguay's last-outing Meydan scorer, Quality Boone. Kiefer, previously unbeaten in Uruguay, ran an eye-catching race in third on his local debut.
Bin Ghadayer was delighted with the performance and the fact that he now had a potential Classic contender on his hands, saying: “Since we bought him from the United States he showed ability. To continue to think about the 2000 Guineas we knew we must run him tonight to see where we are. He proved he has class today, we are happy.
“I don't think the mile (in the Guineas) will be too much of an issue. He has speed but he also has the stamina to make the mile, he's a horse with a good temperament. He's very lovely Everything goes easy with him.”
Bred in New York by Mike and Natanya McMahon's Spruce Lane Farm and partners, Rawy is the second foal out of the winning Tiznow mare Graceful Rage.
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