RRR Racing’s Switzerland ran the race of his life on March 26 at the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen sponsored by Atlantis Group Dubai (G1) in Meydan.
An 8-year-old child appeared Sightstown gelding, now based in Dubai for owner and his trainer Bhupat Seemar, rebounded from day Friday in the February 26 Saudia Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G3) to win the second time. First at the top level on Saturday. He also became the oldest winner in race history.
Disqualified by Tadhg O’Shea, who also secured their first win in group 1, the Swiss raced right away at a quick top speed due to Discharge the watch in the 1,200 meters (six long distances), then bid for the top spot, secure it and win 1/4 of the length. Red Le Zele second in a row for the second season in a row and American hope Dr. Schivel finished third more Chain of love . The last time was 1:11.13.
Seemar, who is enjoying his first season with a training license, said: “It’s been a great result. We’ve always really liked the horse. Tadgh and I talked this morning and came up with a plan. Knowing there will be a lot of speed in the race wanted to pick up the pieces Back home Tadgh said we’ll just go with one kick We’ll find a way to bring him back next year and you never know, even at the age of eight there can still be some improvement in him.It’s a great team we have behind and I need to thank a lot of people, I’m in a position to be. very special. “
“There’s a lot of speed and this horse excels in a real running race,” O’Shea reports. “We were outsiders today and I said to Bhupat, ‘Ride him in the right way. There’s no reason for him to be in a race and let him be in a speed fight. ” So we rode him like we did in the Al Garhoud Sprint (at Meydan Jan 1), and if he shows that footing, he’ll be competitive.
“Thankfully, it all worked and he’s a horse that gets more and more confident as the race goes on. They start to stop and catch flounder and he gets harder on the reins — so that’s the thing. that was wonderful.”
O’Shea added: “He came back from Saudi Arabia with a dirty range and he was so badly attracted there. It’s a pity I couldn’t go and drive him there but he he’s back better than ever, I say it’s the best of my career This is my first group 1 winner and I’m at the club (age) 40! I have a good friend Adrian Nicholls, who said ‘Don’t give up, it will come.’ “
Switzerland goes home to Dubai Golden Shaheen
Yuga Kawada, Red Le Zele runner-up driver, said: “It’s a good result. He likes to run at the end of the field in the 1200 metres. It’s just his style and he did too. so here , and i have a very good feeling he will do well in this game but in the end there is still too much to make up for but it was a good race and i am happy with the way he he’s gone.”
Raised in Kentucky by the Branch Family Trust, Switzerland is the third foal of the 3rd grade Charlie India mare. Czechs The last reported pony that was a full brother in Switzerland was sold for $350,000 to Cece Stables from a Bedouin Bloodstock shipment for Keeneland’s November 2021 Breeding Stock Sale.
Switzerland was attracted first at weaning and again as a lust, then bought a third time by IBS for $500,000 from a McKathan Brothers consignment for a 2-year-old sale in training program. training at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2016. After running for Woodford Racing through eight starts with Chad Brown, he was transferred by Woodford to Steve Asmussen’s stable and won the 2018 Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3) at Pimlico racetrack and Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park.
Privately purchased by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, owner of RRR Racing, Switzerland made six more US starts with Asmussen before exporting to Dubai. He was coached first by Doug Watson, then by Satish Seemar, and then passed on to Seemar’s grandson and former assistant Bhupat Seemar, who has been his coach for the past three warm-ups.
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Bhupat Seemar revoked his license in November 2021 and took over his uncle’s job as an athlete coach when the eldest Seemar had his driver’s license suspended after being placed on a US sanctions list for his association with Ramzan Kadyrov, who head of the Republic of Chechnya, for whom he trained the winner of group 1 North America .
With a record 8-3-4 from the 27th start, Swiss earnings now stand at $1,869,052.
