Manner boarded a flight yesterday for the United States, where their Arab sheik owners are eyeing America's greatest racing title: the Kentucky Derby.
The chartered flight left Dubai and was to refuel in Shannon, Ireland, before heading to Kentucky, said Michael Osborne, chairman of the Emirates Racing Association.
The Al Maktoums, the rulers of the Gulf emirate and probably the richest and biggest horse racing owners in the world, have won many top races..
Their bid for the May 1 Kentucky Derby is a shot at racing history: The
Derby has never been won by an Arab owner.
`"Our hope is to win the Kentucky Derby and show how the Emirates is training horses," said Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai.
04-20-99
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