Dubai: Silver Galaxy bids to bounce back from a third-place effort in the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes and secure a third victory of the season at this weekend’s Emirates airline-sponsored race meeting.
Trained by Musabah Al Muhairi, the lightly-raced four-year-old son of Galileo looks the pick of the five runners contesting the 1950 metre conditions event, the feature race of the afternoon.
Silver Galaxy finished a length and a neck behind Jutland and Mawhub on January 9 having previously posted rousing back-to-back victories at the track in December.
His rivals include stable companion Tanfeeth, who is looking for a first win since January 2012, Jebel Ali debutant Inthar and three-time winner at Abu Dhabi, Jalaa and Lord Provost.
Highlighting Emirates’ support for horse racing and the Jebel Ali Racecourse, Khalid Al Serkal, Qatar Manager, Emirates, said: “We are delighted to sponsor all races on the card on Friday.
“Emirates has been supporting horse racing in the UAE for over 20 years and will continue to support centres like Jebel Ali.
“Our portfolio includes some of the biggest races in the world, the Dubai World Cup, Melbourne Cup and Singapore Derby but we recognise the importance of sponsoring races in the Emirates as it helps us to promote our brand and the UAE.”
Shareef Al Halawani, Jebel Ali Racecourse Manager, thanked Emirates for their support of Friday’s races, which will be held under the banner of the Um Suqueim meeting.
“[Major General] Shaikh Ahmad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Chief of Dubai Police and Public Security, gives special importance to all race meetings held at Jebel Ali Racecourse, which has created a unique place for itself as a family racecourse,” Al Halawani said.
“Shaikh Ahmad is keen to serve the community through the sport of horse racing and invites all racegoers to attend the races and enjoy the exciting events and competitions that make racing at Jebel Ali so special.
“We are pleased to announce that several competitions will be held during the races, with many valuable prizes, including televisions, mobile phones and electronics to be given away to lucky racegoers,” he added.
“Jebel Ali will also conduct a raffle draw against prizes donated by Al Abbar General Contracting Company while a Kia Picanto will be raffled off at the end of the sixth race against a raffle coupon worth Dh10.”
The popular Pix Six competition carries a purse of Dh63,000 in total.
Entrance to the racecourse is free and all visitors can use shuttle buses to reach the venue.
