Golden Jaguar To UAE Derby
Phoenix Ladies Syndicate’s Golden Jaguar has lofty aspirations. Bred well for traditional dirt, being out of a Craft Prospector mare, he could attempt such a surface and the addition of a second turn for the first time in the Gr.2 UAE Derby on the Dubai World Cup card.
Overcoming an impossible start in on debut at Jebel Ali over a straight 1000m, he won for fun in the end over its all-weather course. A few weeks later, the Ahmad bin Harmash-trained son of Animal Kingdom shifted to the turf with aplomb, winning the Meydan Classic Trial like the real deal, putting away the likes of Group 3 winner Sporting Chance and winning with something in reserve.
Amer Abdulaziz, principal of Phoenix Thoroughbreds, added: “I hope he wins. He’s a horse who has been very impressive. He can run on both surfaces and he’s one of the horses we would hope to have in the UAE Derby. Right now, we have Superior and Walking Thunder, too.
Trainer Doug Watson also expressed excitement to see the resurfacing of Moshaher, who could not overcome a poor start in the aforementioned Guineas. Prior to that, he was an ultra-impressive winner on debut over the same 1600m trip.
“It was a horrible run for him in the Guineas,” said Watson. “The horses broke and then they all avoided the rail. Since Moshaher didn’t break well, he went outside, but they all came out to where he was trying to run and he took a lot of their kickbacks. The rail was open and Estihdaaf went straight up it and eventually won the race.
Curated from Press Release by ERA