DARK SAFFRON-MUFASA CLASH HOGS SPOTLIGHT IN AL GARHOUD

Third Dubai Racing Carnival day hots up with gun duo locking horns in Listed race

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The Bhupat Seemar-trained Mufasa being put through his paces by a track rider at Meydan ahead of his contest in the Listed Al Garhoud Sprint (1,200m) at the same track on Dec 5. PHOTO: DUBAI RACING CLUB

(DUBAI RACING CLUB)

Group race winners Dark Saffron and Mufasa are among the star turns on the third Dubai Racing Carnival card at Meydan Racecourse on Dec 5.

The pair clash in a pulsating edition of the 500,000 dirham (S$177,000) Listed Al Garhoud Sprint (1,200m), Race 6, for which seven have been declared.

Trained by Ahmad bin Harmash, three-year-old Dark Saffron was the shock winner of the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (1,200m) on April 5, before following that up with a facile Conditions race win a month ago on Nov 7. He will be ridden by jockey Connor Beasley on Friday.

“He’s doing good, he’s been training very well,” said Harmash of the US-bred son of Flameaway. “The only question mark is carrying the top weight (59.5kg) against older horses, as he is only three years old.