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Fly Down

5 year old Horse | Active
Owner(s):
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz and Sons  - 
Trainer:
Baden Al Subaie
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Broadway Thoroughbreds
Pedigree:
Mineshaft  -  Queen Randi  by  Fly So Free
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Fly Down...

Time for us to realize that sending our top horses to Dubai to race on an unknown surface, thousands of miles away from their home, is no longer worth the money and prestige. Time for the connections of top horses to concentrate their efforts keeping their stars at their peak through a full and high...Read More
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  • TimSmith · What if it happened in the Goodwood> Would it be the same as winning the Belmont? · 53 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · considering the tapeta surface, the final time for this race on tapeta was very good. · 50 days ago ·
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After the final main local prep for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we provide our projected field for the $10 million race. #1 – CIRRUS DES AIGLES Trainer: Corine Barande-Barbe Estimated UAE Rating: 126 Initially after a second in a Chantilly all-weather prep, it was announced that he would aim for one o...Read More
I will be praying Fly Down wins his race this Saturday.
     More than 20 international Grade/Group 1 winners are likely to compete on the March 10 Dubai Super Saturday card of seven stakes worth a total of $1,775,000 that are the principal preps for the world’s richest day of racing—the  $27-million Dubai World Cup (G1) program ...Read More
Zenyatta! Going into the 2010 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 and 6, you would have thought Zenyatta was the only horse participating in the races... Read More
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  • getthefacts · Then you must have understood or been told wrong. While she did draw a fairly large crowd, they were far from lined up 4 deep. Anyone who wanted to walk up and see her had plenty of room. · 211 days ago ·
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  • getthefacts · Just proved there is more myth to the supposed Legend than actual Legend. · 211 days ago ·
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Any news on where he's at or how he's doing?
  • mrsmaryzinke · Did he stay in Arabia after the World Cup? http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/62060/fly-down-may-stay-in-arabia-after-world-cup · 289 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · the tapeta at meydan was not to his liking. · 234 days ago ·
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The betting odds are sure to be tight when it comes to the “big three” in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Of course, I am speaking of Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, runner-up, Nehro, and Preakness victor, Shackleford. Read More
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  • 12thCrown · This outcome is a fresh dose of reality that in horse racing, there are no locks! (especially for younger horses) · 349 days ago ·
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  • xMystix · 12thCrown, so true! That's why I don't go out of my way to talk about Horse of the Year and Three-Year-Old Champion honors and bestow them on horses that have't raced all year to prove themselves. There is no sure lock for either. After all, we are only half way through the year. · 349 days ago ·
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Have you ever become a fan of a horse who constantly disappoints you, but is able to do just enough to keep you on the hook a little bit longer? Sure you have … we all have. One such enigma for me is the four-year-old colt, Drosselmeyer. Sounds strange to call a winner of the Belmont Stakes a disapp...Read More
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  • ugozenyatta · Yep, Zazu, Mine that Bird etc · 354 days ago ·
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  • bellesforever1 · I too was smitten by D. hoping to see him make us both happy ..also hoping A.A. will make me very happy with an on the board finish. · 354 days ago ·
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At long last, Drosselmeyer returned to the winner's circle, taking yesterday's One Count Stakes at Belmont Park by a determined neck. It was his first win since scoring by three-quarters of a length over Fly Down in last year's Belmont Stakes at odds of 13-1.Read More
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  • teamo · One word describes Drosselmeyer: SLOW. Gonna have to do a heck of a lot better than a mile & 1/4 in 2:06 against a tiring rival, and whatever ridiculously slow time he ran the Belmont Stakes in, to win against REAL older horses. · 377 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · I think it's the old "horse for course" with Drosselmeyer. Belmont seems to be where he run's his best races. · 377 days ago ·
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It’s been a few years since Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito experienced that most magical moment of seeing his horse cross the Kentucky Derby wire before all the rest. 17 years to be exact. Back then, Zito won it twice in a span of four runnings with Strike the Gold in 1991 and Go For Gin in 1994, bu...Read More
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  • DipakRoy · i trust Nick Zito 100%, it is now on the hands of Julien Leparaoux, how he is going to manouvare the horse. · 395 days ago ·
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  • tiznow · I think 7/1 for the favorite to go off at is very realistic. Last year we had Lucky who was very consistent and Super Saver go off similar. With the doubts people are casting on Mo, I can definitely see it around there again for the favorite. · 394 days ago ·
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The 2011 edition of the Dubal World Cup ended up being a showcase for Japan as horses from that ailing country took the top two spots with Victoire Pisa and Transcend. Transcent went straight to the front over a tiring Tapeta surface at Maydan with eventual winner Victoire Pisa sitting back in last ...Read More
  • medlocke · This year's Dubai World Cup really served to remind me how much I truly miss the race being run on the conventional dirt at Nad Al Sheba. Victoire Pisa had to come 5 or 6 wide to forge to the front early just to inject any pace at all into the race, as it was run at a terrible dottle. That move turned out to be the best tactical move of the race. As Victoire Pisa took the lead and never looked back. · 427 days ago ·
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Twice Over (GB) is the tepid morning line favorite for Saturday’s Dubai World Cup. The 14-horse field also includes Fly Down, Gio Ponti, and three intriguing Japanese entrants. Read More
Fly Down, who has earned more than $1 million while placing in some of America’s most prestigious races, including the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), may not return to the United States following his start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) March 26.Purchased l...Read More
  • arazi · I'm definitely bummed that Fly Down won't come back. He was my favorite for the Classic this year, at least among the older horses. I don't think he really got to show how talented he was last year. Take Z and Blame out of that Classic, and he wins by head over Lookin at Lucky. Well, it sounds like they are dead set against not coming back... but who knows. If he runs huge or even wins in Dubai, that might change their plans a bit. · 430 days ago ·
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Listed below is the barrier draw for the 2011 Dubai World Cup, Dubai Sheema Classic, and Dubai Duty Free, all Group 1 races run at Meydan on Saturday.  The unofficial, but suggested DubaiRaceNight.com odds are listed as well.  The barriers were drawn in a ceremony on Wednesday night from t...Read More
Fly Down progressed well throughout his three-year-old campaign and his last race of the year was his best, finishing third behind Blame and Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Classic (Group One) at Churchill Downs in November.The best of the three-year-olds in the race, he confirmed his place among the ...Read More
The Dubai Racing Club released the potential fields for the seven thoroughbred races at Meydan on 26 March.  Dubai World Cup probables: (Alphabetical order) Bold Silvano, Buena Vista, Cape Blanco, Fly Down, Gio Ponti, Gitano Hernando, Monterosso, Musir, Poet’s Voice, Prince Bishop, Richard’s Ki...Read More
The Daily Racing Form’s Mike Welsch reported on Monday that both Gio Ponti and Fly Down had their final big American workouts prior to shipping for the Dubai World Cup (G1).  Gio Ponti, fourth in the race last year, missed a scheduled turf prep and comes into the big race without a run since be...Read More
Some adjustments have been made to our projection for the 2011 Dubai World Cup field, which will be updated one more time after Super Thursday.  DubaiRaceNight.com does not have full knowledge of which of these horses have received official invitations to the big race.  The projected field...Read More
At $10 Million the Dubai World Cup is the richest race in the world, so it can be no surprise when many of the best horses from all over the world flock to the Middle East to contest the ten furlong race contested over Meydan‘s Tapeta surface. The popularity of the World Cup, to be run on the evenin...Read More
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  • peteclara · What's happened with Richard's Kid? They pulled him out of the Breeders Cup Classic, supposedly for this race. Is there something wrong with him or something wrong with his owners? And why did they take him away from Baffert? He was doing a great job with Richard's Kid. · 473 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · I think a new era had began for the Dubai World Cup in 2010 at Meydan. What happened in 2010, I fear, will now be likely in many Dubai World Cup's to follow. Horses that show up early for the carnival and get two or three run's under their belt on Meydan's tapeta surface will be more of a factor in deciding the outcome of the Dubai World Cup than horses that ship all the way to Dubai for just that one race. Take last year's DWC for example. Gloria De Campeao, Lizard's Desire, and Allybar ran #1,2, 3. All three of those horses showed up at the beginning of the carnival and ran well in handicaps prior to DWC night. Gio Ponti's 4th place finish, and Mastery's 5th place finish were best among the shippers. I personally think this year is likely to be very much the same. Mike De Kock already has 3 likely starters for the DWC that are burning the tapeta up. Bold Silvano, winner of the Al Maktoum Challenge Rd. 2, Musir, 2nd in the Firebreak Stakes and winner of last year's UAE 2000 Guineas and Derby, and Golden Sword who has one win and one place at this year's carnival. Then there's Godolphin's Mendip. Who won the Al Maktoum Challenge Rd. 1, and took 2 races on the tapeta last season. He really look's the kind of horse that could be a big player in this year's DWC to me. Gitano Hernando finished 6th in last year's DWC, and 5th in this year's Al Maktoum Challenge Rd. 2. But he's had troubled trips in both races, and is an outstanding synthetic surface horse. That's why I believe Gio Ponti's connection's should already have him in Dubai preparing to prep in the Al Maktoum Challenge Rd. 3 instead of in the U.S. prepping on turf. JMO. · 465 days ago ·
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Giant Oak had gone 14 consecutive starts without winning a race from the summer of 2009 to fall of 2010. In a span of a little more than two months, he has bagged a pair of grade I victories.With Shaun Bridgmohan aboard for trainer Chris Block, the son of Giant's Causeway rallied from off the pace w...Read More
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  • icyhotboo · It was only a prep race for Fly Down.Personally I bet Morning Line because the has been playing to speed. I was surprised a closer even got up let alone win. · 475 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · correction-Track was playing to speed · 475 days ago ·
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Fly Down - Pedigree

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MineshaftA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Prospectors DeliteMr. Prospector
Up The Flagpole
Queen RandiFly So FreeTime For A Change
Free to Fly
Randi's QueenMr. Prospector
Sunny David

Fly Down - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details03/10/126thC OspinaMey71 1/4 mSAl Maktoum Challenge - Round 3 -G103+ MCapponiSilver PondPrince Bishop2:03.05
View DetailsView Video02/03/122ndJ MurtaghJan71 1/2mDKing's Cup-G104+ MKreemFly DownStep In Time2:36.12
View Details01/06/121stC OspinaJan91 1/2mDCrown Prince Cup-G204+ MFly DownRobust WishStep In Time2:27.68
View DetailsView Video03/26/1113thJ LeparouxMey71 1/4 mSDubai World Cup-G103+ MVictoire PisaTranscendMonterosso2:05.94
View DetailsView Video02/05/115thJ LeparouxGP101 1/8 mDDonn Handicap-G103+ MGiant OakMorning LineRule1:48.23
View DetailsView Video11/06/103rdJ LeparouxCD111 1/4 mDBreeders' Cup Classic-G103+ MBlameZenyattaFly Down2:02.28
View DetailsView Video10/02/103rdJ LezcanoBel101 1/4 mDJockey Club Gold Cup-G103+ MHaynesfieldBlameFly Down2:02.48
View DetailsView Video08/28/102ndJ LezcanoSar121 1/4 mDTravers Stakes-G103 MAfleet ExpressFly DownFirst Dude2:03.28
View DetailsView Video07/31/105thJ LezcanoSar101 1/8 mDJim Dandy -G203 MA Little WarmMiner's ReserveAfleet Express1:47.98
View DetailsView Video06/05/102ndJ VelazquezBel111 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MDrosselmeyerFly DownFirst Dude2:31.57
View DetailsView Video05/08/101stJ LezcanoBel91 1/8 mDDwyer-G203 MFly DownDrosselmeyerRemand1:50.25
View DetailsView Video03/27/109thJ LezcanoFG101 1/8 mDLouisiana Derby-G203 MMission ImpazibleA Little WarmDrosselmeyer1:50.32
View DetailsView Video02/21/101stJ LezcanoGP31 1/8 mDAllow03 MFly DownFirst DudeThunder Perfect1:49.88
View DetailsView Video11/28/091stL GoncalvesCD71 1/16 mDMSW02 MFly DownFirst DudeDown With Dixie1:45.57
View DetailsView Video10/25/093rdJ VelazquezBel27 fDMSW02 FLitigation RiskAlex Le GreatFly Down1:22.46

 

 

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