Rebel's Romance stars as racing goes ahead in Dubai | Full Race | 2026 | Racing TV

Описание: Sheikh Mohammed was on course at Meydan to witness Rebel’s Romance win his 21st race in the Dubai City Of Gold.

The Super Saturday meeting took place despite air strikes in the region after “pre-emptive” action from the US and Israel against Iran who they believe are intent on developing nuclear weapons.

The attack prompted retaliation from Iran, with missiles reported to have targeted Israel and countries across the Middle East.

Charlie Appleby’s evergreen eight-year-old was made to work hard by Ed Walker’s Fort George who ran a career-best, but Rebel’s Romance, as he had done so many times before, found enough in his locker to win by a length and a half for faithful ally William Buick.

“I just want him to get round safely these days, he means a lot and it’s very emotional,” said Appleby.

“He won a UAE Derby, we tried to turn him into a World Cup horse but given my form on dirt that didn’t work but we brought him back to turf and from thereon he’s been a rock star.

“He’s getting older so we’ll take it race by race, but we wanted him to show everyone what a great racehorse he is and thankfully he’s done it again tonight.

“The Sheema Classic is a nice conversation to have, but he is getting older and I’ll look after the old boy.”

He added: “It’s great for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed to be here tonight with all his family.”

Simon and Ed Crisford’s Meydaan threw his hat into the mix for the World Cup with a high-class display in the Al Maktoum Classic under Buick.

He had run in the Melbourne Cup over two miles and had two races on turf over a mile and three-quarters at the Carnival, but dropped to 10 furlongs on dirt for this Group Two he won by over five lengths.

Buick said: “It was a brilliant move and it’s really paid off. I thought they were very brave running in this race, but look what he did.

“We were worried about him jumping slow on the inside and he did but they didn’t go quick and he was never taken off his feet. He just came alive half a mile out and I was pretty impressed with what he did.

“He’s proven he handles the track, you couldn’t have asked for more from a trial (for the World Cup).”

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