Godolphin Blue Beats The Boys From The Land Of The Star Spangled Banner
Blue Point made his point of being of the best sprinters in the world, when he stormed to victory in the US$ 2million 1200m affair on Dubai World Cup night.
Blue Point stopped the clock in 1.08.39, only narrowly sitting outside the mark set by last year's Al Quoz Sprint winner Jungle Cat when taking the Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint last March. In doing so, he provided a second success on the card for trainer & jockey duo - Charlie Appleby, William Buick.
The Gr.1 King's Stand Stakes winner cantered up towards the leaders at the 300m. He then proceeded to overhaul the American pacesetting duo, Belvoir Bay and Stormy Liberal who looked likely at the 300m mark to give the United States their first victory in the Al Quoz Sprint.
Blue Point scored by a length and a quarter over Belvoir Bay, with a further three-quarters of a length back to Stormy Liberal in third. The Australian mare Viddora finished six lengths behind the winner in fourth.
The delighted trainer said “I have always been very fond of him, ever since his 2-year-old days and he's doing what we always hoped he would do one day and that is to become a finished article in the top sprinting division.”
Asked about Royal Ascot: “Hopefully, we all know it's a tough game but if he turns up fit and well, he is going to be there to try and defend his crown in the King's Stand Stakes. I spoke to His Highness and we said that as long as he ran well here that would be the plan.”
The Al Quoz Sprint win takes Blue Point's record to nine wins from 18 starts, with the son of Shamardal's total earnings now topping US$2.5 million.
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Race Conditions:
Distance: 1,200 metres (abt 6 furlongs), Surface:Turf, Track: straight, Qualification: 3yo+,Weight: NH 3yo: 54.5kg.,SH 3yo: 58kg.,NH & SH 4yo+: 58.5kg, Purse: US$1 million
When & Where : 30th March, Meydan Racecourse, UAE
Credit: Curated from press releases received from Dubai Racing Club