Dubai invite for In The Spotlight - By Shailendra Awasthi I TNN
Posted on - 28 Nov 2012
Mumbai: Wonder filly In The Spotlight, the highest stakes earner in Indian racing history with more than Rs 5 crore in career earnings, has been invited to take part in the Dubai Racing Carnival. “We had filled up the form for the Dubai carnival. We got the confirmation on Monday, and she has been given an international rating of 102,” informed captain Jamsed Appoo, owner of In The Spotlight.
The great filly is expected to go to quarantine in Mumbai and is likely to leave for Dubai after December 15. “She most probably will run three races in Dubai with the target being the Dubai Gold Cup Group 3 (3200 metres) which takes place on Dubai World Cup Day. Of course, it all depends on her performance,” added Appoo. If she performs well in Dubai, then In The Spotlight might travel to UK to race there till the end of October 2013.
Few Indian horses have made it to the Dubai carnival in the past and have met with good success. Some years ago, Mystical won back-to-back races and another horse, Oasis Star, had finished a close second. Classical Act was another who had finished a notable third.
According to sources, it was tough to get an invitation for Indian horses to participate in the Dubai carnival as all international horses are quarantined in separate blocks. In this scenario, it was not viable for the authorities to invite one horse from India and use one entire block just to stable that horse alone.
However, In The Spotlight’s wonderful achievements perhaps impressed the Dubai authorities and they agreed to invite the filly.
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