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Laurel River runs Dubai World Cup rivals ragged

Laurel River turned the Dubai World Cup into a procession when running out a wide-margin winner for local trainer Bhupat Seemar and jockey Tadhg O'Shea.

Racing • 30 Mar 24

Rebel's Romance has won all three of his starts in 2024

Rebel's Romance scores in Sheema as Auguste Rodin flops

Rebel's Romance caused a surprise in the Dubai Sheema Classic, in which dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin finished last.

Racing • 30 Mar 24

Facteur Cheval gets the better of the hooded Namur in the Dubai Turf

Meydan round-up: Facteur Cheval delivers in Dubai Turf

Facteur Cheval just held off the late lunge of Japanese challenger Namur to win the Dubai Turf, in which Lord North was unplaced in search of his fourth win in the race.

Racing • 30 Mar 24

Auguste Rodin bids for a sixth Group One win on Saturday

Auguste Rodin pleases O'Brien ahead of Sheema Classic

Aidan O'Brien is fully aware of the importance of Auguste Rodin to the thoroughbred breed as he aims to add another Group One to his CV in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic.

Racing • 29 Mar 24

Hukum strikes Gold to seal his spot in Sheema Classic

Hukum booked his ticket for the Sheema Classic later this month as he just edged victory in the Dubai City Of Gold at Meydan.

Racing • 05 Mar 22

David Egan (maroon and grey silks) can afford a smile on board Mishriff after another Group One win

Mishriff masters Meydan rivals in Sheema Classic

Mishriff delivered another brilliant performance to win the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan.

Racing • 27 Mar 21

Frankie Dettori gives Lord North a pat down the neck as the duo cross the line in the Dubai Turf

Meydan round-up: Lord North and Subjectivist strike

John Gosden's Lord North produced an irresistible surge down the outside to deliver a famous victory for Frankie Dettori in the Dubai Turf at Meydan's World Cup meeting, while Mark Johnston's Subjectivist put up an impressive performance to win the Dubai Gold Cup.

Racing • 27 Mar 21

Mogul will bid to become just Aidan O'Brien's second winner of the Sheema Classic

Mishriff and Mogul set to clash at Meydan

Prix du Jockey Club and Saudi World Cup hero Mishriff will lock horns with Grand Prix de Paris and Hong Kong Vase winner Mogul in the $5m Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan on Saturday.

Racing • 26 Mar 21

Christophe Soumillon ridding Thunder Snow wins the during the Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow makes history with Dubai World Cup victory

Thunder Snow became the first ever dual winner of the Dubai World Cup in a pulsating renewal of the Meydan showpiece.

Racing • 30 Mar 19

William Buick rides Cross Counter in the Dubai Gold Cup

Cross Counter claims Dubai Gold Cup

Melbourne Cup hero Cross Counter got the better of thrilling duel with stablemate Ispolini to make a winning return in the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan.

Racing • 30 Mar 19

West Coast will go from stall nine in the Dubai World Cup

West Coast handed stall nine in Dubai World Cup

Bob Baffert was unperturbed after his Dubai World Cup favourite West Coast was handed stall nine in the 10-furlong feature at Meydan on Saturday.

Racing • 28 Mar 18

Dolniya scoops one of the world's biggest races less than a year after making her racecourse debut

Dolniya seizes Sheema Classic

Dolniya led home a one-two for French-trained horses as she defeated Flintshire in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan.

Racing • 28 Mar 15

Secret Circle recorded a first win since November 2013 in the Golden Shaheen

Secret Circle strikes in Golden Shaheen

Secret Circle just came out on top in a the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan.

Racing • 28 Mar 15

Maxime Guyon celebrates after Solow claims his eighth win in his last nine starts

Solow toys with Duabi Turf rivals

The rapidly-improving Solow delivered a devastating display to slay his rivals in the Dubai Turf at Meydan.

Racing • 28 Mar 15

Richard Hughes gives Sole Power a congratulatory tug of the ear after crossing the line in the Al Quoz Sprint

Sole Power sees off fellow speedsters at Meydan

Sole Power won the Al Quoz Sprint at the fifth attempt with a customary late surge in the Group One over five furlongs at Meydan.

Racing • 28 Mar 15

Brown Panther (4-1 favourite) outclassed his fellow stayers in the Dubai Gold Cup

Brown Panther quickens clear to win Dubai Gold Cup

Brown Panther, Mubtaahij and Tamarkuz scored on the Dubai World Cup undercard on Saturday.

Racing • 28 Mar 15

Frankyfourfingers and Mickael Barzalona landed the feature race at Meydan

Frankyfourfingers makes all at Meydan

Dubai World Cup hero African Story failed to land a blow as Frankyfourfingers proved too hot to handle in round two of the Al Maktoum Challenge at Meydan.

Racing • 05 Feb 15

Dirt surfaces produce higher fatality and injury rates than either turf or all-weather surfaces

Meydan to move to dirt surface

The Tapeta track at Meydan racecourse will be replaced by dirt for the start of next season.

Racing • 14 May 14

Mickael Barzalona was on board Certify during her four-race unbeaten juvenile campaign

Certify returns from ban at Meydan

Certify, the top juvenile filly of 2012, returns after 489 days off the track in the Group Two Cape Verdi Stakes at Meydan on Thursday.

Racing • 29 Jan 14

Dubai's World Cup card boasts the biggest purses for a single meeting in world racing

Little Mike pleases Romans ahead of Duty Free

Breeders' Cup Turf hero Little Mike spearheaded a bunch of contenders for Saturday's Dubai Duty Free that took to the Meydan training track on Wednesday morning.

Racing • 27 Mar 13