Dettori repeats feat on Dubday

Frankie Dettori shone in Qatar yesterday as Dubday landed the Emir’s Trophy, the highlight for thoroughbreds at the three-day HH The Emir International Equestrian Sword Festival.

Dettori repeats feat on Dubday
Fri, 27 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Nick Grant Qatar

Successful 12 months ago on the Al Shaqab Racing-owned five-year-old, the popular Italian repeated the feat as the son of Dubawi beat former John Oxx inmate Ponfeigh under thefloodlights at Al Rayyan racecourse

Drawn widest of all in stall 16 on the sharp right-handed track, the former Qatar Derby and Gold Cup winner was soon tucked in by Dettori and travelled powerfully for much of the mile-and-a-half journey.

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CourtsRacingqatarPlace: QatarPlace: Al Rayyan racecourse DrawnPlace: Al ThaniPlace: Al ShaqabPlace: DubaiPlace: Royal AscotPlace: GoodwoodPlace: EuropePlace: LongchampPerson: DettoriPerson: DubdayPerson: DubawiPerson: John OxxPerson: AndersPerson: Sheikh JoaanPerson: Harry HerbertPerson: FrankiePerson: SheikhPerson: Al MourtazezPerson: Thomas FourcyPerson: Julien AuguePerson: Julian SmartPerson: Djainka Des ForgesPerson: Al Majh’HoorPerson: SmartEvent: HH The Emir International Equestrian Sword FestivalEvent: Qatar DerbyEvent: Gold CupEvent: Qatar Arabian Triple CrownEvent: GoodwoodEvent: Nassau Stakes dayEvent: Qatar Harwood International StakesEvent: Arabian World CupEvent: Arc dayOrganisation: Al Shaqab RacingOrganisation: Al Shaqab
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