Spirit Dancer to chase Dubai riches for Sir Alex Ferguson
Neom Turf Cup winner will have World Cup night engagement.
Spirit Dancer is firmly on course for a Dubai World Cup night outing after providing Sir Alex Ferguson with further international success in Saudi Arabia. The Richard Fahey-trained seven-year-old gave the former Manchester United manager – along with co-owners Ged Mason and Peter Done – a day to remember when scoring in the Bahrain International Trophy in November and hit the target once again in the Middle East in the Neom Turf Cup. Having scooped a first-prize of just shy of GBP 1million when downing the likes of Aidan O’Brien’s Luxembourg in Riyadh, the son of Frankel will now return to Dubai, where he has spent the majority of the winter and will be prepared for Meydan action on March 30.Another Middle East celebration for Sir Alex Ferguson as SPIRIT DANCER wins the G2 Neom Turf Cup!!! 💪🏼#SaudiCup pic.twitter.com/3rUI5wcGL9
— World Horse Racing (@WHR) February 24, 2024
“It has been a great winter with him and he’s progressing well,” said Fahey. “He’s taken to us to another level of enjoyment there and the whole thing has been great. It’s very exciting. “We flew him into Dubai for his last run (in the Jebel Hatta) and left him there and now he has flown back to Dubai. We will see how he is, but he looks well and is summering well in Dubai. He’s in great form and enjoying life at the moment competing at the very highest level. “Definitely, all being well, you will see him on World Cup night.”
WOW!
It’s another international success for Spirit Dancer who lands the Howden Neom Turf Cup for @RichardFahey, Oisin Orr and Sir Alex Ferguson at @thesaudicup meeting ! 👏👏#TheSaudiCup pic.twitter.com/0Pn9xU3W4f — Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 24, 2024
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