Appleby sets the standard as history and class collide at Dubai Racing Carnival

Friday’s eight-race programme at Meydan offers something for everyone, from emerging three-year-olds to proven international stars, and once again the spotlight falls firmly on formidable Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby, whose stable looks to be hitting peak form at just the right time. Appleby arrives with impressive statistics for the 2025/26 season so far, boasting nine winners from 36 runners for a strike rate of 25 per cent. More significantly for racegoers looking for something to follow, he saddles the favourite in six of the eight races, underlining the strength of his hand at this stage of the 2025-2026 Dubai Racing Carnival. The centrepiece of the evening, sponsored by DP World,...