Dubai Carnival 2014

[mikemca]

Starts this Thursday 1/9/14...Racing is Thursdays with a few Saturdays sprinkled in and usually starts early in the AM around 9 am est.

Will post my picks in here

[mikemca]

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[mikemca]

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[cecil127]

thanks, will keep an eye out for your picks...

damn that place makes Churchill look like a parking garage, doesn't it?

[Slimpickens]

Awesome photos. Where do you get pp's for these races? Dont see them at drf.

[Slimpickens]

Never mind I see them under Meydan at drf.

[balls2wall]

thanks, will keep an eye out for your picks...

damn that place makes Churchill look like a parking garage, doesn't it?

no chit

WOW!!!

I think that has to be one of the nicest sporting venues on Earth, regardless of the sport

[Easy-Rider 66]

Mike got any picks for today Meydan 2-7. There is a 100 point contest that turns into cash. If you are not playing it will use your picks if you post. Thx.

[mikemca]

thanks, will keep an eye out for your picks...

damn that place makes Churchill look like a parking garage, doesn't it?

Yeah the rulers of Dubai have more money than they know what to do with.

Awesome photos. Where do you get pp's for these races? Dont see them at drf.

I use DRF ...At the races...and Racing Post

Just google the last 2 to find them and then click on the race date for Meydan.They usually don't have the races up until a day or 2 before though but a ton of good information.

Mike got any picks for today Meydan 2-7. There is a 100 point contest that turns into cash. If you are not playing it will use your picks if you post. Thx.

Yeah I plan on posting them but today's card looks very very tough.Kind of feel like I'm stabbing in most of them

[mikemca]

Oh and there is a site called Dubai Race Night but that is just a few guys analysis instead of information on the actual horses.

[mikemca]

Like I said fell like most of these are guesses today with most of the fields coming in off long layoffs or trainer changes that aren't even noted.


Meydan

Race 2
2-Rafeej 20-1
11-Ahtoug 10-1
4-Take Ten 15-1
5-Alhebayeb 25-1
Race 3
5-Ottoman Empire 10-1
9-Busker 12-1
7-Clon Brulee 6-1
3-El Estruendoso (Is the IT horse for De Kock so scared to try and beat him)
Race 4
11-Mahareb 20-1
5-Fulbright 15-1
8-My Freedom 6-1
12-Mutin 12-1
Race 5
7-Do It All 30-1
5-Mushreq 6-1
2-David Livingston 3-1
1-Dux Scholar 5-1
Race 6
7-Mufarrh 6-1
6-Shuruq 12-1
2-Brendan Brackan 5-1
Race 7
12-Across The Rhine 15-1
11-Dormello 30-1
4-Anaerobio 8-1
2-Nawwaar 12-1

[Easy-Rider 66]

^Thx Mike. Went with some of your picks and a couple from the Dubai Race Night site.

[mikemca]

Meydan

Race 2
2-Rafeej 20-1
11-Ahtoug 10-1
4-Take Ten 15-1
5-Alhebayeb 25-1

Rafeej got bet down to 5-2 favortism off a 20-1 ML ...2nd choice won at 7-1 ...Alhebayeb was 4th

[mikemca]

^Thx Mike. Went with some of your picks and a couple from the Dubai Race Night site.

NP...some people like that site but imo a lot of their picks are pretty square.

[mikemca]

Meydan


Race 3
5-Ottoman Empire 10-1----------------3rd
9-Busker 12-1--------------------------1st
7-Clon Brulee 6-1
3-El Estruendoso (Is the IT horse for De Kock so scared to try and beat him)

2nd choice wins again at 10-1...the 5 was 3rd at 14-1

[mikemca]

Meydan

Race 2
2-Rafeej 20-1
11-Ahtoug 10-1------------------------------1ST
4-Take Ten 15-1
5-Alhebayeb 25-1
Race 3
5-Ottoman Empire 10-1
9-Busker 12-1--------------------------------1ST
7-Clon Brulee 6-1
3-El Estruendoso (Is the IT horse for De Kock so scared to try and beat him)
Race 4
11-Mahareb 20-1
5-Fulbright 15-1---------------------------1ST
8-My Freedom 6-1
12-Mutin 12-1

Pretty crazy

[mikemca]

Meydan

Race 2
2-Rafeej 20-1
11-Ahtoug 10-1------------------------------1ST
4-Take Ten 15-1
5-Alhebayeb 25-1
Race 3
5-Ottoman Empire 10-1
9-Busker 12-1--------------------------------1ST
7-Clon Brulee 6-1
3-El Estruendoso (Is the IT horse for De Kock so scared to try and beat him)
Race 4
11-Mahareb 20-1
5-Fulbright 15-1---------------------------1ST
8-My Freedom 6-1
12-Mutin 12-1
Race 5
7-Do It All 30-1
5-Mushreq 6-1---------------------------1ST
2-David Livingston 3-1
1-Dux Scholar 5-1
Race 6
7-Mufarrh 6-1
6-Shuruq 12-1-----------------------------1ST
2-Brendan Brackan 5-1
Race 7
12-Across The Rhine 15-1
11-Dormello 30-1
4-Anaerobio 8-1------------------------------1ST
2-Nawwaar 12-1

Just a tad off the mark but a promising start for it being the first week.

[brucedenton]

Mike, I cant believe that your second picks won races 2 through 6. Amazing. Great job.

[Easy-Rider 66]

Yeah good going Mike. With big fields in play, it is impressive that your second choice won 5 races today.

[str]

Great job Mike !

[Madison]

I know I'm old and time flies but please tell me it hasn't been a year since we did this (last year)??

[mikemca]

Mike, I cant believe that your second picks won races 2 through 6. Amazing. Great job.

Yeah good going Mike. With big fields in play, it is impressive that your second choice won 5 races today.

Great job Mike !

Thx guys....It was kind of surprising to me also thinking how open the fields seemed.

I know I'm old and time flies but please tell me it hasn't been a year since we did this (last year)??

...It's a good thing though.Finally get excited about racing again after a slow couple of months.

[cecil127]

when do they race again? heading to AC (tus/wed/thurs) and could use something "early" to wager on....with a lil help from you of course

[Easy-Rider 66]

when do they race again? heading to AC (tus/wed/thurs) and could use something "early" to wager on....with a lil help from you of course

I believe this Thursday the 16th.

[3PtShooter]

Lost the links you gave out last year, any info or PP links greatly appreaciated, I didnt think Meydan started until around March ,,Loved watching them on twinspires last year

[Arletta]

Lost the links you gave out last year, any info or PP links greatly appreaciated, I didnt think Meydan started until around March ,,Loved watching them on twinspires last year

Here ya go. http://amwestentertainment.com/dubai...caps/free-pps/

[mikemca]

when do they race again? heading to AC (tus/wed/thurs) and could use something "early" to wager on....with a lil help from you of course

Yeah they run tomorrow the 16th..pretty much every Thursday and a few Saturdays

Lost the links you gave out last year, any info or PP links greatly appreaciated, I didnt think Meydan started until around March ,,Loved watching them on twinspires last year

Check posts 11 and 12 in this thread for the sites I use.The Carnival always starts in the beginning of January and runs until March.Then in March you have Super Saturday and World Cup Night, they are the 2 really big days.

[mikemca]

DRF still doesn't have pps up for tomorrow so not much time if they even do put it up at this point.Using other info it doesn't look as open as last week.Think Godolphin(Bin Suroor/Appleby...De Souza/Barzalona) have big days.

[cecil127]

Something comforting in knowing ill be playing the ponies by 9:30am......
Thanks for the pp link and tia mike for your selections and contributions to this thread....

[3PtShooter]

thanks arletta and mikemca,,,twinspires got free PP for thurs race

[mikemca]

No pps on DRF this week for Dubai so doing this without normal pps = hard to sniff out the value horses.Will suck if they decided to abandon it for some reason.Don't feel confident using different material so these picks could be way off.I already complained to drf so hopefully they get them back up next week.

Nothing clever in the first, Cat O'Mountain and Saxo Jack look like the main contenders.Some long shots to key them with are Energia Davos,Balladry, and Burano.

Pretty much same thing in 2nd with 4-Autumn Lily and 9-Wedding Ring look hard to oppose without assuming some other horse either completely reverses form and jumps forward or one of the firsters is the goods.

The 3rd is the first race I can try and beat Godolphin but wouldn't be surprised if they get a hat trick through 3 races with 2 more strong chances in Emirates Flyer and Safety Check.I'm looking at 3-My Catch 12-1 for a possible upset.

The 4th is wide open with 9 horses close together, even 60-1 Pisco Sour.Not sure how to separate them so will just go with my favorite connections on the planet in Soumillion/De Kock and 1-Star Empire.

If you are going to try and beat Reynaldothewizard this is the time to do it coming off a 10 month layoff and Rafeej was on the wrong surface last week.This is a very good race with Reynaldo,Krypton Factor,Balmont Mast,Kavanaugh,Hitchens...all are top shelf sprinters.

In the last Validus 4-1 and Regulation 8-1 look like the logical horses on their best race.After those 2 it's anyone that can win.




Meydan

Race 1
10-Saxo Jack 6-1
8-Cat O'Mountain 5-2
2-Balladry 20-1
4-Energia Davos 20-1
Race 2
9-Wedding Ring
4-Autumn Lily
3-Anwar Dubai 50-1
7-More Aspen 12-1
Race 3
3-My Catch 12-1
13-Safety Check 5-1
7-Emirates Flyer 7-2
5-Dolce N Karama 60-1
Race 4
1-Star Empire 10-1
7-Energizer 10-1
12-Pisco Sour 60-1
2-So Beautiful 12-1
Race 5
4-Rafeej 8-1
3-Reynaldothewizard 3-1
9-United Color 8-1
2-Krypton Factor 5-1
Race 6
7-Regulation 8-1
4-Validus 4-1
16-Nine Realms 10-1
6-Counterglow 10-1

[3PtShooter]

here are my races ,,, not good at write ups

meydan

R1 ,,,1-10-8
R2 ,,,10-4-1
R3 ,,,7-9-13
R4 ,,,12-2-1
R5 ,,,3
R6 ,,,11

[mikemca]

Meydan

Race 1
10-Saxo Jack 6-1
8-Cat O'Mountain 5-2---------------------1st
2-Balladry 20-1
4-Energia Davos 20-1---------------------3rd


Was 8-4 all through the stretch until last 50 yards when the 4 got run down