Meydan (UAE) Races
Meydan (UAE)
16:00
UAE Derby Sponsored By Jumeirah (Dirt)
Meydan (UAE)
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025
Distance: 1m1½f
Type: Flat
Going: Fast
Surface: Dirt
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Admire Daytona (JPN) | 3 C | Good | Yukihiro Kato | 126 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Led narrowly or disputed lead - kept on - gamely(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Heart Of Honor (GB) | 2 C | Good | Jamie Osborne | 126 lbs | 3/1J | 0.05 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders 3f out - edged right towards finish - kept on - just failed(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 - 5/2 & 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Don In The Mood (JPN) | 3 C | Elite | Teiichi Konno | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Midfield - raced wide and headway home turn - disputed lead from 3f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 - 9/1 & 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Shin Forever (USA) | 2 C | Poor | Hideyuki Mori | 126 lbs | 9/2 | 1.75 | Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - midfield after 3f - outpaced under 3f out - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Queen Azteca (USA) | 2 F | Good | Niels Petersen | 121 lbs | 25/1 | 4.75 | In rear - switched right under 3f out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 25/1 tchd 33/1 & 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Dragon (JPN) | 3 C | Poor | Mikio Matsunaga | 126 lbs | 20/1 | 3 | Squeezed out start - raced in last - raced wide and headway home turn - in touch with leaders over 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1 & 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Flood Zone (USA) | 3 C | Elite | Brad H Cox | 126 lbs | 7/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened quickly over 3f out (rider advised that colt never travelled well; post-race vet exam failed to reveal any abnormalities; endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH that may have affected the performance)(op 9/4 tchd 5/2 - 3/1 & 10/3) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Rafid (USA) | 3 C | AVG | Doug Watson | 126 lbs | 100/1 | 5.5 | Disputed lead - pressed winner after 2f - weakened quickly under 4f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1 & 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Galactic Star (USA) | 3 G | Good | Bhupat Seemar | 126 lbs | 3/1J | 4.75 | Raced wide and disputed lead early - lost position but prominent after 2f - weakened quickly under 4f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1 - 8/1 - 7/1 - 6/1 - 11/2 - 5/1 - 4/1 - 3/1 & 11/4) |