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All eyes on Raqiyah

LONDON — Raqiyah, winner of the President of the UAE Cup – Coupe d’Europe des Chevaux Arabes (Gr-1) for Purebred Arabians, will lock horns against Al Charif, winner of the Qatar French Arabian Breeder’s Challenge, as the fifth leg of the President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby Gr-1 PA) gets under way at the Ascot Racecourse on Saturday.

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Fuller steals the show

DUBAI — ‘Hot Rod’ Fuller raced his Abu Dhabi/Yas Marina Circuit Top Fuel dragster to the No. 3 position on Saturday afternoon at Infineon Raceway. The seven-time Top Fuel winner used a qualifying-best lap of 3.873-seconds on his final qualifying attempt to finish third in the order, a press release said.

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Hamdan praises festival organisers

NEWBURY — Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, praised the hard work of the organising committee of the Dubai Summer Festival, which is being held here, saying that it’s going to grow bigger and bigger in the coming few years.

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Stage set for the big race

NEWBURY - The curtain raiser of the final day of the Dubai Summer Festival, an all Arabian race-card, will see nine horses going to post in the Emirates Airline Premier Handicap Stakes over seven furlongs (an 1400m) at Newbury Racecourse on Sunday.

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