Alfareeq
Alfareeq defended the title he won in 2022. The horse was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 21. The winning margin over El Drama was a neck. The horse is by Dark Angel out of Urjuwaan. The winning time was 1m 48.19s.
United Arab Emirates
Meydan · 04.03.23
Watch the racePurseUS$350,000
Distance1800 metres
Winning time1m 48.19s
SurfaceTurf · Good
ConditionsNH 4up & SH 3up
Runners14
Stories of this Result
Alfareeq
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Racing Dubai · English commentaryResult
14 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdMaster Of The Seas5yo gelding by Dubawi × Firth Of LorneWilliam BuickCharlie ApplebyNeckAED138,898
4thErzindjan5yo gelding by Lope De Vega × EsheraRay DawsonAhmad bin Harmash1 ¾AED63,570
7thShelir7yo gelding by Dark Angel × ShelinaJason WatsonDavid O'Meara1
8thAegean Finale4yo colt by Not This Time × Final SenseA KursunO Ozelcanat1 ½
9thI Am Superman7yo gelding by Footstepsinthesand × Fastnet LadyPat DobbsM O'callaghan2
14thHawa Bilady5yo colt by Shanghai Bobby × Turn To LassF HerholdtR Bouresly99
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.03.23Alfareeq
Dark AngelSire
UrjuwaanDamby Cape Cross
DamUrjuwaan
Alfareeq is out of the winning Urjuwaan (Cape Cross), whose first foal he was and whose first winner he became. She is a half-sister to Raseed (Dubawi), winner of the Gr.3 Prix Noailles.
Second damSudoor
The second dam Sudoor (Fantastic Light) won the Listed Poker Star Stakes and is the dam of the late Raseed. She is a half-sister to Ethaara (Green Desert), winner of the Listed Boadicea Stakes and dam of the Listed winner Etaab, to the Listed winner Mudaaraah (Cape Cross) and to the Listed-placed pair Muwaary (Oasis Dream) and Yasmeen (Sea The Stars).
Third damWissal
The third dam Wissal (Woodman) was unraced. She was a full sister to the sire Bahhare, winner of the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes and placed in the Gr.1 Champion Stakes, and five more of her half-siblings won, among them the sire Bahri (Riverman), winner of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Gr.1 St James's Palace Stakes. She produced Mudaaraah (Cape Cross), a Listed winner who was placed at Group 3 level.
Next generation
Urjuwaan is also the dam of a yearling filly by Ribchester and was covered by Dark Angel in 2022.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AlfareeqDark Angel × Urjuwaan | M Al MheiriDane O'Neill | ShadwellShadwell Estate Company Ltd | ||
| 2021 | Lord GlittersWhipper × Lady Glitters | David O'MearaDaniel Tudhope | Geoff & Sandra TurnbullSCA Elevage de Tourgeville | ||
| 2020 | Barney RoyExcelebration × Alina | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | Godolphin Management Co.Ltd.Eliza Park International Pty Ltd |
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