 Mijdadd made a winning debut and
evoked memories of the great racing feats achieved by his mother Al Anudd while
Saken lived up to his favourite tag to win the Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
UAE Breeders Cup at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club last night. Trainers Dr. Jaber
Bittar and Yancey Carter Jr. and jockeys Richard Mullen and David Hayse also
shared the limelight in yesterday's 7-race meeting, with a double each.Mijdadd, the first foal
of Al Anudd (Unchained Melody) - one of the most popular Purebred Arabian horses
that raced here in the UAE with a tremendous record was greeted with loud cheers
when he entered the winner's enclosure after a brilliant debut run.
The 4-year-old bay colt
by Dormane out of Al Anudd, under jockey David Hayse, did not get off to the
best of starts. But running with a couple of highly-rated horses, Midjadd did
well to come up with a driving finish when reminded by Hayse.
Yancey and
Hayse again combined in the penultimate race to produce a winner in debutant
Siehame.
Later, in the feature event over 1600 metres, Jaber Bittar's
Saken was steered home to a convincing win by Seamus O'Gormon for the 5-year-old
Bibi De Carrere son's sixth win in 9 starts.
"He likes to challenge last
and that's what he did today. Saken was travelling well and it was easy to pick
a spot to make the final run," said Seamus, who led a 1-2 finish for Bittar with
AF Athhalatni (Craig Arnold up) in second place.
The evening's racing
kicked off in style for the in-form jockey Richard Mullen who partnered Doug
Watson's Maxin to a fine win in the only race for
thoroughbreds.
Results
1. The Gee Whizz Handicap,
Thoroughbreds, 2400 metres:
1. Maxim (Doug Watson) Richard Mullen; 2.
Dawaar (Allan Smith) Brett Doyle; 3. Ragsat Alsharq (Allan Smith) Stanley
Chin.
Dist: 1L, Hd, 0.50L T: 2:31:07
2. The Chaikh Man Maiden,
Purebred Arabians, 1600 metres:
1. Mijdadd (Yancey Carter Jr.) David
Hayse; 2. Maymoume (Gillian Duffield) Paul Hanagan;
3. Sahab One (Jaber
Bittar) Seamus O'Gormon;
Dist: 1.25L, 2.25L, Shd. Time: 1:46.66
3.
The Oh By Ghosh, UAE Bred Limited Conditions, 1200 metres:
1. Saken
(Jaber Bittar) Ted Durcan; 2. Shija (Jaber Bittar) Ryan Moore; 3. Taloomany
(James Frazier Jr.) Paul Hanagan.
Dist: 2.25L, 2.5L, 5.25L. T:
1:18.31
4. The Bibi de Carrere Handicap,Purebred Arabians, 2200
metres:
1. Jawade (Gillian Duffield) Richard Mullen; 2. Sarrab (Yancey
Carter Jr.) David Hayse;
3. Meera (Erwan Charpy) Paul Hanagan;
Dist:
2.75L, 0.50L, 7.25L. T: 2:28.17
5. Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
UAE Breeders' Cup (Prestige), Purebred Arabians, 1600 metres:
1. Saken
(Jaber Bittar) Seamus O'Gormon; 2. AF Athhalatni (Jaber Bittar) Craig
Arnold;
3. Sadiq (Yancey Carter Jr.) David Hayse.
Dist: 2.5L, Hd, 1L T:
1:45.74
6. The Ne Rien Prendre Maiden, Purebred Arabians, 1600
metres:
1. Siehame (Yancey Carter Jr.) David Hayse; 2. Mutamayiz Al Awal
(James Frazier Jr.) Daniel Bast; 3. Pony Express Hipoyte (Mazin Al Kurdi) Gary
Hind
7. The Bryans Time Fillies & Mares, Limited Conditions, 1600
metres:
1.Hiderne De Faust (Satish Seemar) Ryan Moore;
2. Baynona
(Yancey Carter Jr) David Hayse;
3. Viva (Erwan Charpy) Richard
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