Salute The Soldier
Salute The Soldier won this race again, after winning it in 2021. The winning margin over Bendoog was 2 lengths. The field numbered 14 runners. The horse is by Sepoy out of Street Fire. The winning time was 2m 4.52s.
United Arab Emirates
Meydan · 04.03.23
Watch the raceAl Maktoum Challenge
PurseUS$450,000
To the winnerAED950,403
Distance2000 metres
Winning time2m 4.52s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
ConditionsNH 4up & SH 3up
Runners14
Stories of this Result
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Racing Dubai · English commentaryResult
14 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdFirst Constitution6yo geldingM BarzalonaSalem bin Ghadayer1 ½AED178,582
4thLaw Of Peace6yo geldingTadhg O'SheaB SeemarShort headAED81,734
5thAjuste Fiscal7yo geldingFernando JaraA Cintra2 ½AED41,199
6thMarshall Plan5yo coltBernardo PinheiroA Al Shemaili2 ½AED24,586
7thSanad Libya6yo coltR MullenB Seemar1 ¼
8thAtletico El Culano7yo coltJ Da SilvaA Cintra1 ¾
9thInjazati5yo geldingP CosgraveM Alsuwaidi1 ¼
11thMilitary Law8yo gelding by Dubawi × Marine BleuePat DobbsD Watson1 ¾
12thSifting Sands5yo coltA FresuD O'neill¾
13thQuality Humor4yo geldingR DawsonAhmad Bin Harmash7 ¼
14thIdes Of August5yo geldingO ChavezS Alsabri22
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 06.03.21Salute The Soldier
SepoySire
Street FireDamby Street Cry
DamStreet Fire
Salute The Soldier is the sixth foal out of the unraced Street Fire (Street Cry). He is her only black-type winner, and she has four other winners.
Second damFiredrake
Second dam Firedrake (Kris S) is a half-sister to Monzante (Maria's Mon), winner of the Grade 1 Eddie Read Handicap, and to Alpha Plus (Mr. Prospector), a stakes winner in France who was second in the Gr.3 Prix La Rochette.
Third damDanzante
Third dam Danzante (Danzig).
Wider family
Fourth dam Bold Captive (Boldnesian) produced Skywalker (Relaunch), winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic, and Pac Mania (Ramsinga), winner of the Malibu Stakes, then a Grade 2.
Next generation
Street Fire's 2018 filly by Iffraaj, Fire Dancing, has yet to race, and she also has a yearling filly by Iffraaj.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | HypotheticalLope De Vega × Peut Etre | Salem bin GhadayerMickael Barzalona | Sh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al MaktoumKnocktoran Stud | ||
| 2021 | Salute The SoldierSepoy × Street Fire | F NassAdrie de Vries | VictoriousAlan Spence | ||
| 2020 | MatterhornRaven's Pass × Tanaghum | Salem bin GhadayerMickael Barzalona | Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al MaktoumBarronstown Stud |
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