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the Godolphin team and South African trainer Mike de Kock
were in treble form at Meydan's second meeting, kindly sponsored
by DUBAL, as the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival
introduced turf racing.
The Godolphin trio were headed by Alexandros who won the
1600m Group Three Al Rashidiya, the first turf race on the
world's most modern racecourse, under a delighted Frankie
Dettori.
Dettori then partnered their Age of Reason to win the 2800m
turf handicap in which he produced the horse to lead right
on the line and maintain their unbeaten record on grass races
at Meydan.
Dettori said: "It is a great track (the turf) and I
was really impressed with the conditions it is in and especially
the sweeping bends. Alexandros likes to get his toe in and
he has handled it well. He is a nice horse with some very
good form in the book. Hopefully he can improve from that,
while Age of Reason is tough and a real credit to the whole
team."
Earlier Ted Durcan had initiated Godolphin trainer Saeed
bin Suroor's treble by winning the 1200m Tapeta handicap on
Global City who, like Age of Reason, only led on the line.
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