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In pictures: Dubai World Cup Carnival racing at Meydan

Night of drama in seven-race card at Meydan

Published: February 14, 2020 12:44 Leslie Wilson Jr, Features Editor and Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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Race 6 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — Last year’s beaten Dubai World Cup favourite Capezzano was the big winner on a hugely entertaining Carnival race meeting sponsored by Meydan racecourse’s pillar partner Gulf News. Capezzano ran away with the Group 3 Firebreak Stakes under a confident Mickale Barzalona to stamp his ticket to the $20million Saudi Cup which takes place in Riyadh on February 29. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Race 1 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — Jockey Harry Bentley said a favourable draw in the first gate played a big role in Omani raider Rasi’s victory in the Group 2 Mazrat Al Ruwayah Sponsored By Wheels for Purebred Arabians. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Mariam Hozefa, Senior account Group Manager-Wheels presenting trophy to trainer Sulaiman Ali Ghunaimi after Rasi, won the Mazrat Al Ruwayah race sponsored by Wheels from Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Mariam Hozefa, Senior account Group Manager-Wheels, with Rasi's trainer Sulaiman Ali Ghunaimi Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Race 2 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — William Buick needed to be at his best aboard Godolphin’s Ya Hayati to see off some persistent rivals and win the Meydan Sponsored By getthat for trainer Charlie Appleby Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Priya Nair, Classifieds Sales Manager presenting trophy to Derek Poupard, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick after Ya Hayati won the Meydan Trophy race sponsored by getthat from Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Priya Nair, Classifieds Sales Manager, alongside Derek Poupard, Charlie Appleby and William Buick after Ya Hayati won the Meydan Trophy race sponsored by getthat from Gulf News Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Race 3 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — Richard Mullen described Bochart as an ‘amazing’ horse after the Satish Seemar-trained galloper totally outclassed his rivals for a massive victory in the tabloid! race, that will earn him a ticket to Super Saturday on March 7 Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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David Tasing, Editor, Tabloid presenting trophy to trainer Satish Seemar after Bochart won Tabloid race sponsored by Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — David Tusing, tabloid! Editor, with Bochart trainer Satish Seemar Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Race 4 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — Like in the past two years, the Balanchine Stakes Sponsored By Gulf News was won by the Cape Verdi winner, with William Buick’s Magic Lily coming home a convincing victor Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Executive Director Publications & Editor-In-Chief and Rajeev Khanna, Commercial Director, Al Nisr Publishing presentng trophies to Rod Daniel, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick after Magic Lily wion the Balanchine Stakes race sponsored by Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Gulf News Executive Director Publications & Editor-In-Chief, and Rajeev Khanna, Commercial Director, Al Nisr Publishing, with Rod Daniel, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick after Magic Lily won the Balanchine Stakes Sponsored By Gulf News Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Waady — Former British champion jockey Jim Crowley was all business aboard Waady, who held off American invader Torosay for a well-deserved victory in the Reach race Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Anshuman Joshi, Publishing Director agenc3 presenting trophy to Salim Al Sabousi after Waady,won the Reach race sponsored by Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Anshuman Joshi, Publishing Director, gives the trohpy to Salim Al Sabousi after Waady won the Reach race Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Capezzano — Last year’s beaten Dubai World Cup favourite Capezzano will head to Saudi Arabia for the $20 million Saudi Cup recording a seven-length, gate-to-wire victory under big-race rider Mickael Barzalona in the Firebreak Stakes Sponsored By gulfnews.com Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Sandeep Suvarna, Digital Adversiting Sales Manager and Mohamed Ziaour, Senior Account Group Manager-Digital presenting trophy to trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer after Capezzano won the Firebreak Stakes race sponsored by gulfnews.com during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Sandeep Suvarna, Digital Advertising Sales Manager, and Mohamed Ziaour, Senior Account Group Manager-Digital, with Capezzano trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Race 7 at Horse racing action at Meydan for Dubai World Cup Carnival on February 13 — Godolphin’s Eynhallow made all the running under a confident Mickael Barzalona in the Friday race to help trainer Charlie Appleby end the evening with three wins Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Shruti More and Taruna Sajnani, Account Group Manager-Friday presenting trophy to Sophie Chretien after Eynhallow won Friday race sponsored by Gulf News during Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting at Meydan racecourse on Thursday 13 February 2020. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News — Shruti More and Taruna Sajnani, Account Group Manager-Friday, present Sophie Chretien with the trophy after Eynhallow's win Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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