prince bishop ran 1 3/4, 1 3/4 in his last two starts. African Story ran 7 then a 0.
Both horses, age eight, never an on dirt until this year and they both had the benefit of racing twice over the track at Meydan to prep for the World Cup. Only Secret Circle was able to win on the dirt without a prep over it. Tamarkuz and Mubhaatij had run four times each over it before yesterday. The feat that the kickback would be severe did not materialize since the dirt was much tighter than expected.
Heard today that Sheikh Hamdan, son of Sheikh Mohammed, donated the $6 million first prize to the Dubai Autism Center.