Tsuru Nishimori's Der Flug (Jpn) (Behkabad {Fr}) preserved his perfect record with a 1 1/2-length victory in the Fukuryu S. over 1800 meters at Nakayama on Sunday and, in the process, earned 40 points on the Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby. A winner over track and trip on debut Dec. 2 and in the [...]

2017 Japanese 2000 Guineas hero Al Ain (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) returned to the winner's circle for the first time since his Classic score, narrowly holding off G1 Kikuka Sho victor Kiseki (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) by a neck in the G1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin on Sunday. 2018 G1 Tokyo Yushun scorer Wagnerian (Jpn) (Deep [...]

Green Fields' Mr Melody (Scat Daddy) was testing Group 1 waters for only the second time in Chukyo's Takamatsunomiya Kinen, and came through with a half-length victory over Seiun Kosei (Jpn) (Admire Moon {Jpn}) in the 1200-metre feature. The dark bay raced in between horses just behind the first flight in fourth and saved ground [...]

Unbeaten as a juvenile with three wins including the G2 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup and the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S., Danon Premium scored in his sophomore bow, the G2 Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho in early March of last year. His winning streak was snapped when sixth stepping up to 2400 metres in the G1 [...]

Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) overcame significant traffic issues late to nip pacesetter Racing History (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) by a short head in Meydan's G2 Dubai City of Gold and provide a Godolphin exacta. It was trainer Charlie Appleby's second win in the 2410-metre race (Hawkbill {Kitten's Joy}, 2018) and third on the Super Saturday [...]

Sporting Chance ecked out a gritty score in the Listed Meydan Classic going a mile at Meydan on Thursday and it was the first of two wins on the card for trainer Simon Crisford, who would land the third race with African Ride (GB) (Candy Ride {Arg}). The 3-year-old had won a listed race at [...]

Godolphin's Ispolini (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) landed the biggest win of his career in the 2810-metre G3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy at Meydan on Thursday. The lightly raced 4-year-old proved an able deputy to heavily favoured Charlie Appleby stablemate MGSW Brundtland (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who went amiss on the back straight to win by 10 1/2 [...]

French highweighted sophomore stayer Brundtland (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) looms the clear class of the 2810-metre G3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy field for Godolphin on Thursday. A winner of his first four trips to the post, including the G2 Qatar Prix Niel in September and the G2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay one month later for Charlie Appleby, [...]

A Group 2 winner as a 3- and 4-year-old, including in this contest last year, Win Bright turned in three off-the-board efforts after that tally, but opened his 2019 campaign with a win in the G3 Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kimpai on Jan. 5. Cutting back 200 metres on Sunday, he left from stall one [...]

Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby was enjoying a top-notch night after saddling Spotify (Fr) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) to take the G3 Dubai Millennium S. at Meydan on Thursday, and the evening continued to improve as Scat Daddy filly Divine Image saluted in the $250,000 G3 UAE Oaks over 1900 metres. It was the first win in [...]

Mythical Magic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) completed a Godolphin/Charlie Appleby clean sweep of the three Meydan group races on Thursday, as he drew off by three lengths in the G2 Zabeel Mile over a good turf course. The 1600-metre $250,000 affair was the second consecutive group victory for jockey William Buick, who had piloted Divine Image [...]

Nine horses contest the G2 Zabeel Mile at Meydan on Thursday, with Jan. 24 G2 Al Fahidi Fort bridesmaid and stakes winner Mythical Magic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) one of three in the race for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby, who also sends out group winner and Group 1-placed Wootton (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and stakes [...]