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US jockey, Gary Stevens, stole the show in the US$ 2,000,000 Dubai Sheema Classic (Gr. 1) sponsored by The Palm, by winning on Andre Fabre’s Polish Summer. Prince Khalid Abdullah’s horse hit the front after leader Warrsan, ridden by Mick Kinane, faded in the final half furlong to clinch the race ahead of Hard Buck ridden by John Velazquez who briefly led before settling for second. Stevens commented, “I was always travelling well. Andre Fabre told me that when Polish Summer gets into a long battle, he tends to hang, so I was happy to hold on to him.” Fabre said, “ He has always been a big player. He runs well fresh. We’ll save him for the Coronation Cup at Epsom. He was given a brilliant race and it was a fairy tale start to our partnership (Stevens is the new stable jockey for Fabre). I was happy with Christophe Soumillon but could not share him with the Aga Khan.” The next most likely target for Polish Summer seems to be the Vodafone Coronation Cup but trips to Hong Kong and Italy are not dismissed. Scott’s View took a good third for trainer Mark Johnston. Warrsan managed a good fifth.
(Yahia Nazroo)