There will be plenty for South African fans to cheer as Tony Millard saddles Super Jockey in the Golden Shaheen and Mike de Kock sends out a total of seven runners on the night, including Pylon in the Godolphin Mile; Al Moonqith, Star Empire and Mushreq in the Dubai Gold Cup; Mubtaahij (pictured) in the UAE Derby; Via Africa in the Al Quoz Sprint and Umgiyo in the Dubai Turf.
Runners and their trainers are listed below:-
$1,000,000 Gr2 Godolphin Mile – 1600m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Graphic (Ireland) | William Haggas |
| 2. | Sloane Avenue (USA) | Jeremy Noseda |
| 3. | Bradester (USA) | Eddie Kenneally |
| 4. | Tamarkuz (USA) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 5. | Pylon (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 6. | Surfer (USA) | Satish Seemar |
| 7. | Frankyfourfingers (France) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 8. | Dark Emerald (Ireland) | Brendan Powell |
| 9. | Gold City (Ireland) | Satish Seemar |
| 10. | Prayer For Relief (USA) | Dale Romans |
| 11. | Layl (USA) | Doug Watson |
| 12. | Forjatt (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 13. | Nolohay (Ireland) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 14. | Footbridge (USA) | Charlie Appleby |
| 15. | Free Wheeling (Australia) | Saeed bin Suroor |
$1,000,000 Gr2 Dubai Gold Cup – 3200m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Brown Panther (Great Britain) | Tom Dascombe |
| 2. | Bathyrhon (Germany) | Pia Brandt |
| 3. | Dubday (Great Britain) | Jassim Al Gazali |
| 4. | Ahzeemah (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5. | Meandre (France) | Doug Watson |
| 6. | Al Moonqith (USA) | Mike de Kock |
| 7. | Cooptado (Argentina) | Doug Watson |
| 8. | Rio Tigre (Ireland) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 9. | Star Empire (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 10. | Brass Ring (Great Britain) | Ismail Mohammed |
| 11. | Havana Beat (Ireland) | Andrew Balding |
| 12. | Mushreq (Australia) | Mike de Kock |
| 13. | Marzocco (USA) | John Gosden |
| 14. | Al Saham (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 15. | Dormello (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 16. | Vaasa (Ireland) | Ahmad bin Harmash |
$2,000,000 Gr2 UAE Derby – 1900m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Dear Domus (Japan) | Yutaka Takahasi |
| 2. | Tap That (Japan) | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 3. | Golden Barows (USA) | Noriyuki Hori |
| 4. | Faithful Creek (Ireland) | Brian Meehan |
| 5. | My Johnny Be Good (USA) | Eoin Harty |
| 6. | Sir Fever (Uruguay) | Charlie Appleby |
| 7. | Mubtaahij (Ireland) | Mike de Kock |
| 8. | Maftool (USA) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9. | Al Najem Al Faiz (Saudi Arabia) | Badr Reziac |
| 10. | Motaa (Saudi Arabia) | Badr Reziac |
$1,000,000 Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint – 1000m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Sole Power (Great Britain) | Edward Lynam |
| 2. | Amber Sky (Australia) | Ricky Yiu |
| 3. | Peniaphobia (Ireland) | Tony Cruz |
| 4. | Bundle Of Joy (Australia) | David Hall |
| 5. | Distinctiv Passion (USA) | Jeff Bonde |
| 6. | Stepper Point (Great Britain) | William Muir |
| 7. | Via Africa (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 8. | Farmah (USA) | Francois Rohaut |
| 9. | Sir Maximilian (Ireland) | Ian Williams |
| 10. | Ahtoug (Great Britain) | Charlie Appleby |
| 11. | Caspar Netscher (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 12. | Caspian Prince (Ireland) | Tony Carrolll |
| 13. | Lancelot De Lac (Italy) | Dean Ivory |
| 14. | Hototo (Great Britain) | Fawzi Nass |
| 15. | Green Mask (USA) | Wesley Ward |
| 16. | Mirza (Great Britain) | Rae Guest |
$2,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Golden Shaheen – 1200m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Lucky Nine (Ireland) | Caspar Fownes |
| 2. | Rich Tapestry (Ireland) | Michael Chang |
| 3. | Big Macher (USA) | Richard Baltas |
| 4. | Secret Circle (USA) | Bob Baffert |
| 5. | Salutos Amigos (USA) | David Jacobson |
| 6. | Muarrab (Great Britain) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 7. | Shaishee (USA) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 8. | Krypton Factor (Great Britain) | Fawzi Nass |
| 9. | Super Jockey (New Zealand) | Tony Millard |
| 10. | United Colour (USA) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 11. | Speed Hawk (USA) | Robert Cowell |
| 12. | Cool Cowboy (USA) | Doug Watson |
| 13. | El Padrino (New Zealand) | Alwin Tan |
$6,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Turf – 1800m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Euro Charline (Great Britain) | Marco Botti |
| 2. | Mshawish (USA) | Todd Pletcher |
| 3. | Solow (Great Britain) | Freddy Head |
| 4. | Cladocera (Great Britain) | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 5. | The Grey Gatsby (Ireland) | Kevin Ryan |
| 6. | Hunter’s Light (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7. | Trade Storm (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 8. | Farraaj (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 9. | Earnshaw (USA) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 10. | Umgiyo (Australia) | Mike de Kock |
| 11. | Limario (Great Britain) | Doug Watson |
$6,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Sheema Classic – 2410m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Main Sequence (USA) | Graham Motion |
| 2. | Designs On Rome (Ireland) | John Moore |
| 3. | Flintshire (Great Britain) | Andre Fabre |
| 4. | Harp Star (Japan) | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
| 5. | Dolniya (France) | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 6. | One And Only (Japan) | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| 7. | Just The Judge (Ireland) | Charles Hills |
| 8. | Sky Hunter (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9. | Sheikhzayedroad (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 10. | True Story (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
$10,000,000 Gr1 Dubai World Cup – 2000m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Epiphaneia (Japan) | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| 2. | California Chrome (USA) | Art Sherman |
| 3. | Hokko Tarumae (Japan) | Katsuichi Nishiura |
| 4. | Ron The Greek (USA) | Nicholas Bachalard |
| 5. | Lea (USA) | William Mott |
| 6. | African Story (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7. | Prince Bishop (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 8. | Side Glance (Great Britain) | Andrew Balding |
| 9. | Candy Boy (USA) | Doug Watson |
(Fields sourced from: Thenational.ae)
Picture: Mubtaahij (Dubai Racing Club)
– Sportingpost.co.za
