Dubai, United Arab Emirates
November 30, 2000

Entrants: Ashley Long (ALO), Diana Hauser (DHA), Jen Reid (JRD), Daralyn Wallace (DWA), Lissa Lyonne (LLY), Emily Leslie(ELE), Satu Marttila (SAT)
# Horses: 51
Weather: partly cloudy, 75 degrees
Track conditions: fast

Breakdown for Purses in Dubai
Purse
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
$2500
1425
575
275
150
75
$4,000
2280
920
440
240
120
$30,000
17,100
6,900
3,300
1,800
900
$50,000
28,500
11,500
5,500
3,000
1,500

1A. Maiden 3yo first-time starters 1600m $2,500
Winner: Vertigo FR, 1997 chestnut rabicano colt (Dent de Loup x Vanessa D'Albret, Cheri Bibi-r ) owned by Emily Leslie, bred by Agincourt Stud FR, winning time=1:56.8
1/3 Vertigo FR,3 ch rab c,ELE, #127.5, **pp 1, by nose, bumped at start, charged to the lead, held on for w-t-w victory
2/3 Fadil 3 ch c, LLY, #127.5, pp3, by 2L, closing fast from off pace, almost at the wire in time
3/3 Raad Wa Barq,3 b c, LLY,#127.5, pp2, bumped at start,challenged halfway, tiring late but still trying


1B. Maiden 3yo previous starters 1600m $2,500
Winner: Martyn RUS, 1997 chestnut colt (Platan x Margita, *Marsianin-r) owned by Lissa Lyonne, bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya RUS, winning time=1:57.4
1/5 Martyn RUS, 3 g c, LLY, #127.5, pp 5, by nose, closed on field from far back, just flew up in last strides
2/5 Little Gibson RUS, 3 ch c, SAT, #127.5, pp4 , by nose, bumped at start, led most of the way, just overtaken at wire
3/5 Zair Al Saif, 3 bl c, DWA, #127.5, pp 2, by nose, bumped at start, close all the way but couldn't get past
4/5 Vandenburg RUS, 3 ch c, LLY, #127.5,**pp1, by 1L, charged to the front early, burning out in stretch
5/5 Hutk Nisr, 3 ch c, DHA, #127.5, pp3,bumped at start, gaining late but not enough


2A. Maiden 3yoF 1600m random split $2,500
Winner: Natern RUS, 1997 bay filly (Tern x Namtsy, Aromat-r, ) owned by Lissa Lyonne, bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya RUS, winning time=1:55.2
1/4 Natern RUS, 3 b f, LLY, #123.1,**pp4, by 1/2 L, bumped at break, came on in stretch to take over
2/4 Fayrouz Nisr, 3 ch f,DHA,pl #123.1, pp2, by nose, great closing move to take 2nd
3/4 Dibolia FR, 3 b f,ELE, #123.1,pp3, by 1L, stumbled at break, fought back gamely
4/4 Saramir, 3 g f, LLY, #123.1,pp1, went to front early, tired and fell back


2B. Maiden 3yoF 1600m random split $2,500
Winner: Louyoune, 1997 bay filly (Dhubi x Reema El Saad, Ramleh ) owned by Daralyn Wallace, bred by Abdel Rahim Stud EGY, winning time=1:56.0
1/4 Louyoune, 3 b f, DWA, #123.1, pp2, by head, stalked pace, well-placed, got clear in stretch
2/4 Little Krakatoa RUS, 3 bl f, SAT, #123.1, **pp1,by 1/2 L, set pace, tiring late but kept trying gamely
3/4 Varenka RUS,3 b f, LLY, #123.1, pp3, by neck, bumped at break, accelerating late, still game
4/4 Jamila KF, 3 g f, LLY, #123.1,pp4, stumbled out of gate, not pushed


3A. Maiden 4/up c/g 1600m $2,500
Winner: Pavel RUS, 1996 grey colt (Platan x Pavlinka, Karavan-r ) owned by Lissa Lyonne, bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya RUS, winning time=1:55.4
1/3 Pavel RUS, 4 g c, LLY,#132, pp3, by 2L, stalked pace, dueled up the stretch and took over in last strides
2/3 Raadsihaba Emir,5 g c,DHA,#145.2, **pp1, by 1L, pressed pace, dueled up stretch but couldn't match winner today
3/3 Nikolai RUS, 5 ch c, LLY,#145.2, pp2, set pace, just overtaken in last few meters


3B. Maiden 4/up mares first-time starters 1600m $2,500
Winner: Mask FR, 1996 bay filly (Manganate-r x Sherr, Cheri Bibi-r ) owned by Emily Leslie, bred by Emily Leslie FR, winning time=1:55.9
1/4 Mask FR, 4 b f, ELE,#127.6, **pp2, by head, out fast, held off challenger to get the win
2/4 Ramlah, 5 g m, LLY, #140.8,pp4,by nose, charging up late from far back, passed all but one
3/4 Little Naina RUS,4 g f, SAT,#127.6, pp3, by 1L, pressed pace, had lead at top of stretch but passed up late
4/4 Vamir, 4 b f, LLY, #127.6,pp1, stalked pace, weaved in final turn and finished on far outside


3C. Maiden 4/up mares previous starters 1600m $2,500
Winner: Azale Amira, 1996 chestnut filly (Baazin Emir x Azale Alaq, Naga-r ) owned by Diana Hauser, bred by Riibaal Ferar EGY, ridden by Sharif Ibn Doud, winning time=1:56.4
1/4 Azale Amira, 4 ch f, DHA,#127.6, pp3, by nose, pressed pace, dueled up and got past at wire
2/4 Marjoura FR, 4 ch r f, JRD,#127.6, pp4, by 1L, set fast pace, barely overtaken at wire
3/4 Almase, 4 g f, DWA,#127.6, **pp1, by neck, stalked pace, moving up too late
4/4 Azale Amal, 5 ch f, DHA,#140.8, pp2, far back early,huge closing move too late, ran out of track


4. Allow 3yo 1400m $4,000
Winner: Barake, 1997 grey filly (Bado x Bahga, Azad) owned by Daralyn Wallace, bred by Abdel Rahim Stud EGY, ridden by Khaled Jaber, winning time=1:52.8
1/3 Barake, 3 g f, DWA, #123.1,**pp3, by 2L, set slow pace, coasted home untouched for decisive win
2/3 Navater RUS, 3 b c, LLY, #127.5, pp2, b y 1L, coming on in stretch but too late to catch winner
3/3 Rida, 3 g f, LLY, #123.1, pp1, best move at top of strech, couldn't maintain


5. Allow 4/up 1200m $4,000
Winner: Nokomis RUS, 1994 grey mare (Merlin x Nituna, Strij-r ) owned by Lissa Lyonne, bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya RUS, winning time=1:23.5
1/5 Nokomis RUS, 6 g m, LLY,#140.8,pp5, by 1L, won early duel, wouldn't quit when challenged late
2/5 Raadsihaba Emira,4 g f,DHA, #127.6, **pp1,by neck, stalked, gaining with huge strides, couldn't catch leader
3/5 Nadina RUS, 4 ch f, LLY, #127.6,pp 4, by 1/2 L, dueled on front end, tiring but fought all the way
4/5 Damathat, 4 ch f, DWA, #127.6,pp3,by head, slow start, couldn't make up all the lost ground
5/5 Bourkan Boulad ,4 b c, DHA, #132,pp2, pressed pace , dropped back in stretch


6. Allow 4/up 2200m $4,000
Winner: Mahaah Nisr , 1996 chestnut colt (Nisr Najm x Mahaah Fayrouz, Wasfi-r ) owned by Diana Hauser, bred by Riibaal Ferar EGY, ridden by Sharif Ibn Doud, winning time=2:38.6
1/5 Mahaah Nisr , 4 ch c, DHA, #132,pp4, by 1 1/2L, took the lead out of the gate, strong w-t-w run
2/5 Fulgenco SP, 5 g h, ALO, #145.2, **pp 1, by 1L, stumbled out of the gate, gaining furiously but too late
3/5 Niljya RUS, 5 b m, LLY, #140.8, pp3, by nose,stalked pace, held off late comers to keep place
4/5 Rakhshaan, 5 b rab h,DWA, #145.2, pp2, by nose, stalked pace, just nosed out on photo for place
5/5 Fakhm Surur , 4 g f, DHA, #127.6,pp5, stalked pace, weaved slightly on turn, tried hard to make up ground


7. Dubai Juvenile Fut(G3) 3yo 1800m $30,000
Winner: Little Kantate RUS, 1997 grey filly (Little Piastr x Little Kobialka, Moment-r) owned by Satu Marttila, bred by Little Stables RUS, winning time=2:04.8
1/5 Little Kantate RUS,3 g f, SAT, #123.1,pp2, by 1L, flew out of gate, fought back in stretch to keep the lead
2/5 Egipcja, 3 b f, JRD, #123.1,pp1, by 1/2L, huge closing move but couldn't get past LK
3/5 Azale Emir , 3 ch c, DHA, #127.5 ,pp3,by nose, pressed pace, fought hard to keep 3rd
4/5 Raadsihaba Najm ,3 ch c,DHA, #127.5, **pp4, by 3/4L, slow break, awesome late move to almost get better
5/5 Alhawa, 3 ch f, DWA, #123.1,pp5, pressed pace, slowed midway, accelerating again at wire


8. Dubai Gold Cup(G3) 4/up 2000m $50,000
Winner: Cachua, 1994 chestnut mare (Braquil x SZED Hagizara, Mizar-r) owned by Jen Reid, bred by Yeguada Veragua SP, winning time=2:17.8
1/6 Cachua SP, 6 ch m, JRD, #140.8, **pp3, by 1L, set pace, cruised to wire under hand ride
2/6 Fattak, 6 ch h, DWA, #145.2, pp6,by nose, stalked pace, gaining at wire to take 2nd
3/6 Mahaah Najm, 5 ch m, DHA,#140.8,pp1, by head, stalked, nosed out at wire and settled for 3rd
4/6 Dilja SP, 6 ch m, JRD,#140.8,pp4 , by nose, pressed pace, fell back, tiring but still trying hard
5/6 Narasun RUS, 4 ch c, LLY,#132,pp5, by neck, closing fast late, almost had better in photo
6/6 Hutk Najm, 5 ch m, DHA,#140.8,pp2,slow from gate, gaining ground late