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  CBS News | Dubai Millennium Wins Cup | March 25, 2000 16:48:55
Dubai Millennium, a 4-year-old British-bred who had his name changed for the sole purpose of winning the first Dubai World Cup in the millennium, did just that Saturday night.
Dubai Millennium, originally named Yareek, was pursued closely in the early stages by Behrens, but he found another gear at the halfway point and surged far ahead almost effortlessly.
Dubai Millennium won six of his first seven starts on the grass in England and France, including the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/03/25/sports/main176264.shtml   (562 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium's retirement tragically lasted only one season In April 2001 he was struck down with grass sickness in April 2001 and after every effort to save his life, the battle was lost on 29th April.
Against Dubai Millennium it was a forlorn hope, and he faded into fourth with Sumitas and Beat All running on to take second and third, eight lengths and half a length behind the scintillating winner.
Dubai Millennium had to be retired after breaking his right hind leg on the gallops —just as Dettori was ready to return to ride him.
www.steven.parrott.btinternet.co.uk /dubai.htm   (3200 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Dubai Millennium loses battle with illness
"Dubai Millennium became uncomfortable on Sunday and it was evident that a third emergency surgery was necessary," the Sheikh's bloodstock adviser John Ferguson revealed.
Top jockey Frankie Dettori who rode Dubai Millennium in his first nine races and who only missed out on partnering him to victory at Royal Ascot because of the injuries he sustained in a plane crash, was deeply upset by the news.
Dubai Millennium will be buried in the stallion graveyard at Sheikh Mohammed's Dalham Hall Stud.
www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0430/millennium.html   (247 words)

  
 Tribute to Dubai Millennium by Nigel Pullen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium may not have scaled the lofty heights of this quartet, but he was certainly on his way to entering racing pantheon when injury prematurely ended his racing career last August.
This strong Pilgrimage background was further reinforced in Dubai Millennium's dam Colorado Dancer, a daughter of Shareef Dancer (by Northern Dancer - Sweet Alliance).
Dubai Millennium was a son of Seeking The Gold (by Mr Prospector - Con Game by Buckpasser), and once again we find some further fascinating genetic relationships.
www.pedigreepost.com /archives/DubaiMillenniumNigelPullen.html   (1037 words)

  
 Millennium Hotel Dubai, millennium hotel dubai resources
Dubai refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirate's main city, sometimes called "Dubai City" to distinguish it from the emirate.
It is common practice among Dubai employers to hold on to employees' passports for the duration of the employment contract.
Dubai is fairly unique in that its population consists mainly of expatriates, with UAE Nationals (Emiratis) constituting the minority.
www.dubaii.co.uk /millenniumhoteldubai.html   (945 words)

  
 Dubai Millennium's Half-Brother to Stand in Australia | bloodhorse.com
Dubai Millennium's only crop raced as 2-year olds in the Northern Hemisphere in 2004 and he was the top-rated first season sire in Britain and Ireland from a winners-to-runners ratio with 10 individual winners from 18 runners, including the unbeaten Dubawi (Irish National Stakes, group I), the pre-post favorite for this year's English Derby (Eng-I).
Dubai Millennium also had 21 runners and 11 individual winners in France.
He was then sent to winter in Dubai in preparation for the English Classics but suffered a tendon injury in training and despite several attempts was unable to race again.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=26301   (275 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Dubai Millennium unable to recover from illness
"Dubai Millennium became uncomfortable on Sunday night, and it was evident that a third emergency surgery was necessary," said John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor, in a statement issued by Darley.
His prospects were hopeless and, on humane grounds, Dubai Millennium was not allowed to recover from the anesthetic.
Dubai Millennium stood for about $150,000 and had covered his first mares this year at Darley's Dalham Hall Stud near Newmarket, England.
espn.go.com /horse/news/2001/0430/1188656.html   (511 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Horse Racing - Dubai Millennium first equine star of new century - Sunday March 26, 2000 11:30 AM
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Dubai Millennium was crowned the first equine superstar of the 21st century with a record-breaking victory in the Dubai World Cup, the richest horse race ever run.
Frankie Dettori said Dubai Millennium was the best horse he had ever ridden, Sheik Mohammed called it the best day of his life.
It was a truly regal procession with Dubai Millennium earning a staggering $30,000 a second for his demolition job on the opposition.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /horse_racing/news/2000/03/26/dubaimillennium   (581 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Dubai Millennium dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium has died after a week-long battle with grass sickness.
A spokesman for breeder Sheikh Mohammed confirmed: "Dubai Millennium became uncomfortable on Sunday and it was evident that a third emergency surgery was necessary."
Dubai Millennium was ridden by Frankie Dettori in his first nine races with American Jerry Bailey deputising for the injured Italian at Royal Ascot in what turned out to be his last race.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/1304589.stm   (377 words)

  
 Observer | Dubai Millennium felled as Dettori flies high   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
But his joy was tempered by the news that Dubai Millennium, his regular mount and one of horse racing's rising stars, fractured a bone in his right hind leg and will be retired to stud, scuppering a $6 million winner-take-all showdown with the equally acclaimed Montjeu.
On Friday, the owner of Dubai Millennium, Sheikh Mohammed, agreed with Michael Tabor, the owner of Montjeu, for a race between their superstar horses.
Dubai Millennium, with nine wins from 10 races - earning £2,752,610 - pulled up lame at Newmarket yesterday and will be operated on today.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4048323-102283,00.html   (226 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Racing: Dubai Millennium set for Irish return in September
Dubai Millennium is still engaged in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Arlington Million but Crisford explained that was, "to keep all options open".
That pair went on to run at the Breeders' Cup in America, which is also the long-term target for Dubai World Cup winner Dubai Millennium who is set to retire to stud after a tilt at the Classic at Churchill Downs on November 4.
Dubai Visit, a half-sister to 2000 United Arab Emirates Derby winner China Visit, is among six fillies entered for the Grade One Oak Leaf Stakes.
www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0714/racing.html   (255 words)

  
 BBC News | SPORT | Dubai Millennium wins prize race
Dubai Millennium, ridden by Jerry Bailey, destroyed the rest of the field to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot.
The Dubai World Cup winner led from the start and never looked back, although for a while it seemed the French trained horse Sendawar was ready to spring a surprise.
The Aga Khan owned Sendawar stayed with Dubai Millennium's pace for three quarters of the race, and in the final straight it seemed as if the horse was ready to capitalise on the Bailey's steady ride.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sport/newsid_800000/800454.stm   (340 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS | Goodbye Millennium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium was becoming one of those few animals that come along every generation - a real superstar.
Dubai Millennium was attempting to recover from colic surgery after falling ill at Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket.
Dubai Millennium's race career ended after he sustained a fracture of his hind right leg while working on the Limekilns gallop in Newmarket on 5 August, 2000.
212.58.226.61 /sport1/hi/other_sports/1304594.stm   (909 words)

  
 GN Online: Dubai Millennium is critical but stable
According to Thompson it is being acknowledged that Sheikh Mohammed has done "everything possible to treat the horse and more."Dubai Millennium Godolphin's prized racehorse turned stallion had been favoured with unimaginable racing prowess and was known to shatter the morale of both opposing horses and jockeys while beating them by wide margins.
Those who have been close to Dubai Millennium continue to be traumatised by its present condition.
Speaking to the Gulf News in Dubai, while packing his bags to leave for Newmarket with an initial consignment of 50 horses today, Suroor stated that, "I leave with a heavy heart.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=15854   (572 words)

  
 Dubai Millennium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium raced just once as a 2-y-o, winning a Yarmouth Maiden, before victories at Doncaster and Goodwood en route to the 1999 Derby.
Dubai Millennium sustained a lateral condylar fracture of his right hind leg when working on the Limekilns at Newmarket and will require surgery and internal fixation for the serious injury, which sadly put an end to his racing days.
Dubai Millennium went to stand at Sheikh Mohammed’s Dalham Hall Stud; he ended his racing days with a record of 9 wins from 10 starts and £2,752,610 in prize money.
www.geraldsegasby.co.uk /RacingHistory/Historyof%20Racehorses/Racehorses/DubaiMillennium.htm   (785 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Dubai Millennium: the next Secretariat?
Jerry Bailey rode Dubai Millennium to victory in the June 21 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Dubai Millennium quickened from third and won by 4-1/2 at the wire.
Dubai Millennium's owner Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum has said "this is the best horse I have ever seen or had." I believe him.
espn.go.com /horse/2000/0706/621311.html   (955 words)

  
 Noticias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium, ridden with conviction by crack American jockey Jerry Bailey, enjoyed a victory of breathtaking authority in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday.
General Sheikh Mohammed was so confident of Dubai Millennium's ability that he changed his name from Yazaar before his racing career began.
Simon Crisford, racing manager for Dubai's all-conquering Godolphin Stable, was equally breathless in admiration as he looked for superlatives to describe Dubai Millennium.
www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae /Spanish/news/newsdetails.asp?NewsID=1373&NType=A   (543 words)

  
 GN Online: Dubai Millennium named Thoroughbred Horse of Year
Dubai Millennium's devastating performance to lift the Group I Dubai World Cup and his very easy win in the Maktoum Challenge prior to that saw him become a unanimous winner of the Horse of the Year title.
Dubai Millennium received all 51 votes in the Horse of the Year Title while Ezil's 20 votes were just enough for him to secure the main award for Purebred Arabians, receiving three more than Mushaagib.
Dubai Millennium went on to capture another Group I in the Prince of Wales' Stakes at Royal Ascot before injury sent him into retirement while Ezil has returned for another season as a rising nine-year-old and will be aimed to go one better in HH The President Cup.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=3282   (809 words)

  
 DUBAI MILLENNIUM’S FIRST FOAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The late, great Dubai Millennium’s first foal was born on Sunday 13 January 2002 at Wimbledon Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
Dubai Millennium died half way through his first season at stud this year.
Dubai Millennium’s one defeat came in the 1999 Epsom Derby (to Oath) but his impressive list of wins include the Dubai World Cup, Prince of Wales Stakes, Prix Jacques le Marois and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
www.aro.co.za /news/dubaimillenniumfoal.htm   (170 words)

  
 UAE - News Reports
Dubai Millennium, running on the outside, beat its own course record after shooting out of the gates and stormed home to thunderous applause from over 40,000 spectators.
The Dubai World Cup was the first race in the World Racing Series Championship 2000, and carried a purse of $36 million for the winner and $12 million for the runner-up.
The Dubai Financial Market, DFM, the first stock trading floor in the Emirate which will begin trading on today, is expected to give the much needed boost to investor confidence by offering more transparent trading and financial disclosure.
www.uaeinteract.com /news/viewnews.asp?NewsFileName=20000326.htm   (1989 words)

  
 Dubai World Cup: High hopes for Sheikh's favourite
But one senses that if Dubai Millennium is beaten in today's $6 million Dubai World Cup, it could push the powerful owner to the edge of despair.
Only the very best Godolphin horses are permitted to have Dubai in their name and the handsome bay son of Seeking The Gold has rarely looked anything but special; his record of seven wins from eight starts is proof of that.
Dubai Millennium set a course record of 1m 59.60secs for the mile and a quarter, thus becoming the first to break the two-minute barrier on the Dubai course.
www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/03/25/sohot25.html   (585 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | SPORTS TALK | Your goodbye to Dubai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Sheikh Mohammed was planning a fascinating showdown between Dubai Millennium and the other superstar of modern racing, Montjeu, winner of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.
Dubai Millennium might be the best horse ever but it seems we hear this every couple of years.
Dubai Millennium has brought a lot of joy to peoples lives that have been involved with racing, and will certainly be missed.
newswm.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/sports_talk/869484.stm   (412 words)

  
 BBC News | SPORT | Horse in a millennium
Dubai Millennium has taken the biggest purse in world horse racing by winning the event for which he was named.
Sheikh Mohammad's sons and Dubai Millennium's trainer Saeed bin Surour led the horse to the victory stand to pick up the solid gold trophy, as Dettori blew kisses to the crowd after the 13-horse race.
No gambling is allowed in Dubai, but there were free competitions at the track to predict the winners on the race card, with $50,000 in prize money.
news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1/low/sport/690323.stm   (363 words)

  
 The Racing Forum - Dubai Millennium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
I hope that next years classics are all dominated by Dubai Millenniums children because it would be a most fitting tribute and would undoubtedly prove the superabundance of talent that the great late one once possesed.
Dubai Millennium hasn't started too badly with Dubawi and Belenus and Echo of Light is yet to come...
Only one man owns the vast majority of the Dubai M family, as well as his dam etc, and if they turn out to be anywhere near as good as his sire then Darley could be set in very good stead.
theracingforum.co.uk /cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=23&topic=135   (1393 words)

  
 Al Shindagah
If it comes off the Dubai Millennium International Arts Prize will be the talking point in the arts world for years and is sure to go down in the history books as the world's biggest ever competition.
The Dubai Millennium International Arts Prize is not the only turn of the century arts project Dishman is involved with.
First if the competition gets the necessary funding Dubai would be featured in newspapers, radio and television around the world prompting first an influx of journalists, then artists and later tourists who would be stimulated to visit by all the publicity and to look at the exhibition.
www.alshindagah.com /january99/milliondollarart.htm   (1484 words)

  
 The Impossible Microworld Museum - Boxing Ring on a Nail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dubai Millennium ridden by Frankie Dettori on the head of a pin
Only after several near perfect attempts was the world's greatest micro-miniaturist, Willard Wigan, completely satisfied with this MESMERISING masterpiece which he created in tribute to one of the greatest racehorse and jockey pairings the world has ever seen.
The virtually weightless and volumeless micro-sculpture, which the artist regards as one of his finest works of art to date, seems to fluctuate between dream and reality and took months of painstaking work and all-consuming dedication to complete.
www.mccl.je /impossmicro/4.html   (306 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Dubai Millennium diagnosed with grass sickness
Dubai Millennium's two operations were both to relieve intestinal blockages.
But Mister Baileys was affected with a chronic case in his large intestine; Dubai Millennium's illness is acute and involves the small intestine, making it harder to treat.
"We've got a mountain to climb, but Dubai Millennium is not a normal horse and he is being given every possible veterinary assistance," John Ferguson, bloodstock advisor for Darley owner Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, said in an interview Friday with Britain's Channel 4 television.
espn.go.com /horse/news/2001/0424/1185706.html   (343 words)

  
 AAP and Racing and Sports Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The man who says he didn't have a pair of shoes until he was 12 is now fielding offers in the millions for a horse he compares to the late Dubai Millennium, the best in the world a few years ago.
Dubai Millennium was owned by Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed and he may be the only man rich enough to tempt Graeme Rogerson to part with Cox Plate winner Savabeel.
Dubai Millennium was only defeated once in 10 starts and was crowned the best in the world in 2000.
www.aapracingandsports.com.au /racing/rsnewsart.asp?NID=50938   (693 words)

  
 Dubai Millennium Dies After Third Operation - bloodhorse.com
According to John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor, "Dubai Millennium became uncomfortable on Sunday night, and it was evident that a third emergency surgery was necessary."
Dubai Millennium was not allowed to recover from the anaesthetic.
Five-year-old Dubai Millennium, by Seeking the Gold out of Colorado Dancer, will be buried in the stallion graveyard at Sheikh Mohammed's Dalham Hall Stud, where he was foaled and stood as a stallion.
news.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=3913   (184 words)

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