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“He is a very versatile stallion, he gets horses at all distances, on both Turf and Dirt, and most importantly, he does seem to be capable of upgrading his mares considerably. “I would gently like to advise trainers that his stock do need time, if you study how Khalid runs his horses, they often don’t run until they are four, rising five, and are still running at eight or nine years of age. Though that could be partly down to the conditions of raising horses in the Emirates, so it may well turn out to be different here. Hopefully here they will be a bit more precocious, but I certainly wouldn’t dismiss them if they didn’t do much as three-year-olds.” AF Al Buraq’s flag bearer has of course been 2019 Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr1PA) winner AF Maher, who defeated the Qatar Arabian World Cup winner Fazza Al Khalediah in a thrilling duel to the wire for his owner breeder Al Nabooda. He very nearly scored in that race again this year with AF Alwajel, who lost by less than a length after brave front-running performance, also under Tadgh O’Shea.
Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr1PA) success - in 2019 AF Maher (AE) [far side] wins from Fazza Al Khalediah (FR). In 2021 AF Alwajel (AE) [far side] finishes a close second in the Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr1PA) ©DRC
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