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Dubai World Cup results Dubai Turf results Dubai Sheema Classic & Dubai Gold Cup results UAE Derby results Dubai Golden Shaheen & Al Quoz Sprint results Godolphin Mile results |
There are two sprints held on Dubai World Cup night, one on the dirt and one on the turf, both at the standard 6 furlong distance. The $2 million Nakheel Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) is the feature sprint event on the card, contested at 1200 meters (about 6 furlongs) around one turn of the main track as a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" qualifier in the Sprint division. After Drew's Gold scratched, Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner Bentornato was sent off as the 1-2 favorite in the field of 12. In to challenge him included 7-1 second choice Nakatomi, 9th in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, and 8-1 third choice El Nasseeb, winner of the Mahab al Shimaal (G3).
 Dark Saffron leads down the stretch |
Results Chart for the race from Emirates Racing Authority which includes a link to the video replay. Results for US wagering:
6th RACE Meydan Racecourse - DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (Group 1)
7 Dark Saffron 48.80 13.60 9.00
1 Bentornato 3.40 3.00
12 Cats by Five 14.00
Running time - 1:10.68
$1.00 QUINELLA 1-7 17.50
$1.00 EXACTA 7-1 68.70
$1.00 TRIFECTA 7-1-12 1,385.50
$1.00 SUPERFECTA 7-1-12-2 6,603.40
Left: Dark Saffron heads to the winner's enclosure. Winning jockey Connor Beasley said, "Obviously he won this race last year and he come back and run really well, it was a bit of a workout first time he ran this season."
Right: The trophy presentation for the Golden Shaheen. Beasley added, "Then he had a bit of an incident in the stalls and banged his head and sort of lost his way. I think he lost a bit of confidence for his next three or four runs, but his last run we felt he was coming back to himself."
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Bentornato returns after the race. "I think the post position cost us the race," said trainer Jose D'Angelo. "It's the first time that we've seen him running in behind the speed. We have plenty of races and of course, the ultimate goal is the Breeders' Cup again. We'll give him time as always and be ready for that."
Right: Third place finisher Cats by Five heads out to the track before the race.
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 Down the stretch in the Al Quoz Sprint. |
The $1.5 million Azizi Developments Al Quoz Sprint (G1) is contested at 1200 meters (about 6 furlongs) on the turf straightaway at Meydan. After 2 scratches a field of 11 went to post with Qiddiya City 1351 Turf Sprint (G2) winner Lazzat sent off as the 7-5 favorite. In to challenge him included 2-1 second choice Reef Runner, winner of the 1351 Turf Sprint, and 7-1 third choice Rayevka, 5th in the Nad al Sheba Turf Sprint (G3).
Jockey Connor Beasley sent 31-1 Native Approach to the lead soon after the start, pressed by Lugal and stalked by Reef Runner and 22-1 Northern Champion. Lugal collared Native Approach at the 1/8 pole and after dueling the rest of the way Native Approach prevailed by a neck in 1:10.02. It was a length back to late-running favorite Lazzat third.
Results Chart for the race from Emirates Racing Authority which includes a link to the video replay. Results for US wagering:
5th RACE Meydan Racecourse - AL QUOZ SPRINT (Group 1)
7 Native Approach 65.40 22.80 11.00
3 Lugal 6.60 5.00
1 Lazzat 2.80
Running time - 1:10.02
$1.00 QUINELLA 3-7 91.40
$1.00 EXACTA 7-3 245.20
$1.00 TRIFECTA 7-3-1 974.60
$1.00 SUPERFECTA 7-3-1-2 3,393.90
Left: Native Approach in the winner's enclosure. Hamdan Al Mansoori, racing manager for winning owner Hamdan Harmash, said, "This is the best day! Ahmad is very good at picking out the right races for his horses. After he arrived he was running over longer but he always showed a lot of speed so then he dropped him back to six furlongs. Ahmad (bin Harmash, trainer) loves to sit with the jockeys and the owners and make a plan after the race. He came from Godolphin and is an experienced traveller, but we will see [about future targets]."
Right: Native Approach returns after the race.
Left: The trophy presentation for the Al Quoz Sprint. Winning jockey Connor Beasley said, "He's a bundle of speed, when I first sat on him at the start of the season I said to the boss that he feels like a sprinter. He puts his heart on his sleeve every morning, he's not easy. When I won on him on Super Saturday, I got a little bit of a tow into the race. Today, there was nothing able to take me so it was one of them, the more you fight with them, the more energy you'll lose. So I just got him in a nice rhythm, I let him slip away from the 400m and once the Japanese horse came to me, he was very determined."
Right: Native Approach parades after the race.
Second place finisher Lugal heads out to the track. Jockey Katsuma Sameshima said, "It was a great start and I thought we won!"
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