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Mahmood Al Zarooni: Owner ‘Sheikh Mohammed is amazing’
But, with a victory from his first runner as Godolphin’s new trainer – at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night – a third in the Derby and a head defeat in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, it isn’t one he’s been called on to practise on his new boss, Sheikh Mohammed.
Meydan second best
Mohammad A. Nasser Al Khayat, Commercial Director of Meydan, said, “‘It is indeed an honour for us to be recognised globally by the recent SportsPro poll. Seeing that we have only just launched the Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse as part of our first phase of the Racecourse District in Meydan City, and more so when one realises that this is only a glimpse of the full scope of what it will eventually encompass.”
Dubai connections to flavour Royal Ascot event
Leading horses with Dubai connections are poised to make a swoop for top honours at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting which starts at the famous Berkshirecourse in England Tuesday.
Meydan and Guangsha sign MoU for Business Park
Dubai-based conglomerate Meydan Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese firm Guangsha Middle East Construction for the construction and development of the first phase of the Meydan Metropolis Business Park.
Meydan mega project on course
Meydan, one of the region’s largest integrated horse-racing facilities, may be going with the times and slowing the development of its mega project Meydan City down a notch.
The Meydan Hotel, Dubai
The Meydan has a total of 285 rooms and suites. On the sixth floor, like most other Meydan rooms, ours featured a balcony big enough to seat two from which you have a direct view of the finishing posts. Cam squealed on wandering into the bathroom (“the biggest bath, with a television screen”), I squealed having collapsed on the vast bed.
Horse lovers hoping to see industry gallop
This March, Meydan City Corporation (Dubai, UAE) announced plans for a joint venture project, Tianjin Horse City in Ninghe County, Tianjin to train 8,000 professional equestrians and breed 1,000 high quality horses within five years. Tianjin Horse City, with the total estimated project value amounting to 24 billion yuan ($3.51 billion), will be jointly established by four groups: Meydan, TAK Design Consultants (Malaysia), Zhouji Jiye (China) and Tianjin Farm Group (China).
