YORK, ENGLAND // Both Quest For More and Barsanti could be heading for Dubai in the winter after winning on the undercard here on the Knavesmire on Friday.
Quest For More was given a peach of a ride by George Baker to win the Group 2 Lonsdale Cup, staged over an extended 3,200 metres, while Barsanti ran in the hoofprints of stablemate Postponed, who won the International Stakes on Wednesday, by taking the 2,400-metre handicap for owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid.
Quest For More led almost from as soon as the gates opened until the six-year-old had galloped three and a half lengths clear of Qatar Racing’s Pallasator at the line.
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Trainer Roger Charlton, who last had a runner at Meydan when Cityscape won the 2012 Dubai Turf, said afterwards he was eyeing the $US1 million (Dh3.6m) Dubai Gold Cup on World Cup night in March.
Quest For More was ninth in the Melbourne Cup last season, but a return to Flemington racecourse looks unlikely.
“I like to see the horses and be with them a lot and that’s very difficult when they’re on the other side of the world,” he said.
“He’s a fragile horse and needs looking after and I think I’d rather look after him here in England.
“The ground dictates where he goes. Maybe the stayers’ race in Dubai might be nice for him.”
Barsanti needs to improve on the neck defeat of Shakopee to participate on the richest night in racing, but trainer Roger Varian believes the son of Champ Elyssees is the type who could graduate through the Carnival.
“He doesn’t need too much more racing this year as he’s had some tough races,” Varian said. “He’s got stakes-race potential and, in time, international races could appeal.”
Later in the day, Mecca’s Angel became the first female horse to win the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes twice in succession when she bounded clear of July Cup winner Limato under Paul Mulrennan.
Trainer Michael Dods is pointing her towards the Prix l’Abbaye de Longchamp at Chantilly on the first Sunday in October and the Champions Sprint at Ascot two weeks later.
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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Power: 271 and 409 horsepower
Torque: 385 and 650Nm
Price: from Dh229,900 to Dh355,000
The biog
Name: Shamsa Hassan Safar
Nationality: Emirati
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Favourite music: Mohammed Abdu and modern Arabic songs
Favourite way to spend time off: Family visits and spending time with friends
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Rating: Three out of five stars
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