Blanco on track in Dubai

DUBAI World Cup second-favourite Cape Blanco emerged for the first time at Meydan yesterday.

Blanco on track in Dubai
Fri, 25 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Tom Peacock, Dubai

Aidan O’Brien and the Coolmore operation have not supported the meeting since 2005 but the sale of the majority of last year’s Irish Derby and Champion Stakes winner to Dr Jim Hay has seen an important change of direction.

O’Brien will not arrive until raceday and Cape Blanco had been in quarantine until he stepped onto the course under his big-race rider Jamie Spencer.

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