News Summary:
Opera Ballo and Ombudsman, representing Dubai World Cup and Dubai Racing Carnival form, are competing at Royal Ascot this week. Opera Ballo, winner of the G1 Jebel Hatta in January at Meydan Racecourse, lines up in Tuesday’s G1 Queen Anne Stakes. Previously, on June 8, Mirwais Azizi, Founder and Chairman of Azizi Developments, received the Sponsorship Appreciation Award and Certificate from Dubai Racing Club. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, presented the recognition during the Dubai World Cup for the company’s support of the event. Earlier, on April 29, Joe Dugan, co-owner of Six Speed, expressed confidence in his horse competing in a major race in its home country, four months after racing 12,000 miles away. This followed an April 7 announcement that Owners Sky Racing would send Andreas Vesalius to compete in the G1 QEII Cup in Hong Kong on April 26. On March 28, the horse Calandagan, recognized as the 'World's Best Racehorse', added the $6,000,000 Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic to its record.
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