DUBAI - UAE 2000 Guineas winner Mendelssohn Bay has kept his owners dreaming of more Meydan success during the long summer months and the three-year-old gets his campaign under way on Dec 13 - the fourth meeting of the Dubai Racing Carnival.
Trained by Bhupat Seemar, the US-bred son of Mendelssohn was fourth in the Group 2 UAE Derby (1,900m) when last seen on March 30. The members of Suited & Booted Syndicate are keen to have him back on track when he contests the 210,000 dirham (S$77,000) Dubai Island Conditions Stakes (1,900m), which will be run at Meydan at 1.35am on Dec 14 (Singapore time).
"The form is stacking up really well when you look what (UAE Derby winner) Forever Young did in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup," said managing owner Paul Ebbs.
"The Derby itself wasn't the best race for him. He got slightly boxed in and then spooked at a camera going past the winning post the first time."
Ebbs is delighted with the physical progress the gelding has made over the summer.
"He's grown out of the Mendelssohn shape and he's growing into the Curlin shape," he added. "We hope to see the best from him this year, as the Curlins do get better with age.
"He should be ready to show his true colours first time out."
This story is from the December 13, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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