Members of the Godolphin draft once again showed off their popularity at the Emirates Racing Authority Training Horse Sale in Dubai on April 4.
The top batch ended like sovereign prince One dubawi gelding, who played well for Charlie Appleby in the Gulf last year, won the listed Jumeirah Classic and took fifth place in the Saudi Arabia Derby (G3).
He won a conditional race at Meydan Racecourse in January before disappointing in Jebel Ali Mile (G3) and will now join Saudi Arabia’s connections, after being bought by Najd Stud big spend for $1.3 million AED (US$353,896, $1 AED) = US$0.2722).
Appleby interns, and also Dubawi, The Way of the Stars , second only to him in earning $1.2 million AED. From ‘s family Nathaniel he’s the second closest United Nation in the Lingfield Derby Tests last year before finishing last in the Classics itself.
He then ran more encouragingly in the Bahrain Trophy (G3) and Great Voltigeur, and was bought by Athbah Racing, another Saudi Arabian organization. The same owner also bought the first winner in Newbury shadows for 625,000 AED.
bay of honor, another horse from the Appleby stables and a three-time winner, is the horse remaining to cross the seven-figure mark. He was bought for $1.1 million AED by Mohammed Khaleel Ahmed, owner of the sixth Dubai World Cup (G1) Bendoog and the winner of group 3 Island of discovery .
As the domestic horse season ended, numerous trainers offered horses for resale to buyers from across the region. In total, 143 horses were put through the ring and 137 of them were sold for a total of 12,575,000 AED ($3,423,267).
