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Most of the crowd had straggled out of Nad Al Sheba Racecourse and there were no other horses in the holding barn behind the grandstand when Curlin returned there from the test barn following the greatest victory of his career. Ears up, eyes bright, he walked with the lilting stride of a horse who surely...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-30-2008
Blasi Calls an Audible

Not long after dawn broke on Friday morning in Dubai, Scott Blasi decided to change plans with Curlin. Instead of taking the Horse of the Year to the main track at Nad Al Sheba - where Curlin will try to capture the $6 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) on Saturday - he opted to venture to the more secluded...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-28-2008
Curlin Could Make More Memories for Cornes

No American knows more about the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) from personal experience than Jim Cornes. The Dubai Racing Club official and former assistant to four-time Dubai champion trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has witnessed all but one of the previous 12 runnings of the world's richest race and will be there...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-28-2008
International Intrigue: Chechen President Buys Sheema Classic Contender

In yet another vivid demonstration of the vast global reach of the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) program, the president of Chechnya swooped on Friday to purchase Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I) contender Mourilyan. The four-year-old son of Desert Prince will carry the president's red, white and green colors in...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-28-2008
Camel Racing Unsurpassed for Pomp

The racing aficionado's life is far from complete without a visit to a camel racetrack. Sure, there might be no sight more compelling than a Thoroughbred in full flight. Curlin, for example, is the epitome of power and grace in one "complete package," as assistant trainer Scott Blasi likes to say. Yet...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-28-2008
‘Perfect’ Curlin Has World at his Feet

As racing fans and participants from around the world gathered at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Thursday for "Breakfast with the Stars," there was one name that seemed to be on everyone's lips: Curlin. People from Australia to Europe to South America to Asia all wanted to see the American Horse of the Year...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-27-2008
Curlin is Jackson's Lifetime Dream Come True

Jess Jackson is a man whose achievements and successes could fill many books. Yet the founder of the Kendall-Jackson Winery and self-made billionaire has found his lifetime dream come true at age 78 in the shape of a chestnut colt with a white blaze named Curlin. Like so many people who love the sport...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-27-2008
Striking A. P. Arrow to Carry Famous Silks

More than one flashy chestnut horse has been catching the attention of railbirds at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse this week. A. P. Arrow , a six-year-old son of A.P. Indy , has cut an impressive figure on the track under exercise rider Eddie King, drawing questions of "Who's that?" along with some oohs and...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-27-2008
Whimsy Takes Many Forms in Dubai

Giant ants have invaded Dubai and are laying eggs. That's what it looks like in front of the Dubai International Financial Centre in the city's business district. Huge bronze-colored ant statues battle with one another, dig down into the grass and emerge out of it and surround a queen insect as she lays...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-27-2008
Curlin Gets Aggressive Over Paparazzi

Like every superstar, Curlin is well aware of the presence of cameras. While he usually enjoys posing, sometimes the paparazzi get on his nerves. As exercise rider Carlos Rosas steered the colt around the training track at Nad Al Sheba on Wednesday in their first return to exercise following Monday's...

Posted to Morning Line Goes to Dubai (Weblog) by cdawahare on 03-26-2008

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