Preview & Trifecta - Al Maktoum Challenge RD 2
Tough Line Up For Al Maktoum Challenge RD 2
Come Thursday the 8th February at the Meydan Racecourse, the prestigious Al Maktoum Challenge RD 2 will take place. It is a 1900m G2 dirt race.
It is the second of three races in the Al Maktoum Challenge series which serve as trial races for the Dubai World Cup. Furia Cruzada won the 2016 title ridden by Antonio Fresu. Second Summer came in second and Power Blade came in third.
Second Summer will run again this year but will face tough challenge from Thunder Snow and North America. The Satish Seemar trained son of Dubawi holds a good record and is ready to perform.
Gate |
Horse Name |
Age |
Origin |
Pedigree |
Trainer |
Owner |
Jockey |
Race Form |
1 |
Second Summer |
6 |
USA |
Summer Bird-Greenstreet(Street Cry) |
D Watson |
Sh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi |
Patrick Dobbs |
18 Starts, 5 Wins, 3 Places |
2 |
Eragon |
6 |
ARG |
Offlee Wild-Express Time(Shy Tom) |
D Murphy |
Farooq Racing |
John Egan |
21 Starts, 10 Wins, 1 Places |
3 |
Grendisar |
8 |
IRE |
Invincible Spirit-Remarkable Story(Mark of Esteem) |
R Bouresly |
Bouresly Racing Syndicate |
Gerald Mosse |
37 Starts, 10 Wins, 13 Places |
4 |
North America |
6 |
GB |
Dubawi-Northern Mischief(Yankee Victor) |
S Seemar |
Ramzan Kadyrov |
Richard Mullen |
12 Starts, 4 Wins, 2 Places |
5 |
Furia Cruzada |
6 |
CHI |
Newfoundland-Nuestra Machi(Hussonet) |
E Charpy |
Avaz Ismoilov |
Antonio Fresu |
30 Starts, 7 Wins, 4 Places |
6 |
Heavy Metal |
8 |
GB |
Exceed And Excel-Rock Opera(Lecture) |
S bin Ghadayer |
Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum |
Mickael Barzalona |
55 Starts, 13 Wins, 8 Places |
7 |
Thunder Snow |
4 |
IRE |
Helmet-Eastern Joy(Dubai Destination) |
S bin Suroor |
Godolphin |
Christophe Soumillon |
11 Starts, 4 Wins, 3 Places |
Trifecta:
1) North America
2) Grendisar
3) Thunder Snow
By Apurva Chavan, Racing Writer, apurva.chavan@secretariatsworld.com