Jebel Ali Racecourse marks landmark year with showcase of top-class racing

Jebel Ali Racecourse stages the penultimate meeting of 2025 this Saturday, and it typically comes with a strong sense of anticipation. A seven-race card is topped by two valuable handicaps, both worth AED 120,000, and both offering competitive, open fields that should tell us plenty about which horses and stables are finishing the year strongest. The first major highlight arrives in Race 3, the Glorious Saturday Stakes, a 75–100 handicap run over seven furlongs on the famous Jebel Ali dirt track, which boasts a unique makeup that makes it special in the world of horse racing. Unlike many modern dirt surfaces that rely heavily on synthetic materials or imported mixes, Jebel Ali’s racing...