HORSE RACING
Marinaresco all set for gallop in the desert
Durban July winner makes Dubai debut
Marinaresco, winner of the 2017 Vodacom Durban July, will make his Dubai debut today when he contests the Al Fahidi Fort (grade 2) run over 1,400m on turf. It is a race Marinaresco’s trainer, Mike De Kock, has won six times in 15 years, but he is not expecting his charge to add to that total. De Kock commented on the stable’s website: “Marinaresco is an older horse, he has travelled, he will need the run and he needs further. He’s doing nicely in his work and, of course, Bernard Fayd’herbe knows him well, but we’ll be happy to see him run six or eight lengths behind the winner.” The target for the former inmate of Candice Bass-Robinson’s stable is the $6m Dubai Turf run over 1,800m. The nominations for that race have been released and there are some big names expected to take part. They include 2017 winner and 2018 runner-up Vivlos, from Japan, Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation, UK star Benbatl, Australian grade 1 winner Comin’ Through, St James Palace Stakes winner Without Parol...
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