Cavalryman Wins Dubai Gold Cup
Mar 30, 2013 9:42:07 GMT -5
Post by Jon on Mar 30, 2013 9:42:07 GMT -5
Cavalryman quickens decisively in Dubai Gold Cup
Cavalryman summoned a ferocious turn of foot to settle Saturday's Group 3, $1 million Dubai Gold Cup in a matter of strides. By streaking three lengths clear of Ahzeemah, the seven-year-old son of Halling handed Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor the exacta.
Most recently a close third in the Group 2 Dubai City of Gold at about 1 1/2 miles, Cavalryman loped along off the leisurely pace here for Silvestre de Sousa. Saddler's Rock, whose saddle slipped early, tossed his head until Declan McDonagh let him stride forward in the turf marathon. Tenenbaum moved up to track the leader on the outside, while Imperial Monarch, the 5-2 favorite, was reserved further back on the inside.
With the tempo no better than a crawl, the about two-mile test turned into a sprint for home, and that played to the strengths of Cavalryman. The 7-2 second choice cruised up ominously, simply steamrolled the leaders in the stretch, and stopped the clock in 3:25.31.
Ahzeemah kept on for runner-up honors, a neck ahead of the French filly Verema. Jutland, Star Empire, Imperial Monarch, Saddler's Rock, Tenenbaum, Averroes and Seismos concluded the order under the wire.
Cavalryman advanced his record to 30-7-4-4, $2,437055. A top-class three-year-old when trained by Andre Fabre in France, he captured the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris, Group 2 Prix Niel and Prix Matchem and finished third in the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He failed to prosper in his first two seasons with bin Suroor, but was rejuvenated when stepping up to stayers' events last year, landing both the Grand Cup at York and the Esher at Sandown.
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Cavalryman summoned a ferocious turn of foot to settle Saturday's Group 3, $1 million Dubai Gold Cup in a matter of strides. By streaking three lengths clear of Ahzeemah, the seven-year-old son of Halling handed Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor the exacta.
Most recently a close third in the Group 2 Dubai City of Gold at about 1 1/2 miles, Cavalryman loped along off the leisurely pace here for Silvestre de Sousa. Saddler's Rock, whose saddle slipped early, tossed his head until Declan McDonagh let him stride forward in the turf marathon. Tenenbaum moved up to track the leader on the outside, while Imperial Monarch, the 5-2 favorite, was reserved further back on the inside.
With the tempo no better than a crawl, the about two-mile test turned into a sprint for home, and that played to the strengths of Cavalryman. The 7-2 second choice cruised up ominously, simply steamrolled the leaders in the stretch, and stopped the clock in 3:25.31.
Ahzeemah kept on for runner-up honors, a neck ahead of the French filly Verema. Jutland, Star Empire, Imperial Monarch, Saddler's Rock, Tenenbaum, Averroes and Seismos concluded the order under the wire.
Cavalryman advanced his record to 30-7-4-4, $2,437055. A top-class three-year-old when trained by Andre Fabre in France, he captured the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris, Group 2 Prix Niel and Prix Matchem and finished third in the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He failed to prosper in his first two seasons with bin Suroor, but was rejuvenated when stepping up to stayers' events last year, landing both the Grand Cup at York and the Esher at Sandown.
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