There is only one week remaining to vote for one of Dubai Racing Club’s four finalists for People’s Choice Award, a fan-voted accolade recognising the most compelling 2019 moment in horseracing.
The award will be bestowed during the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards and Dubai World Cup Reception on March 26—two days prior to the historic 25th edition of the Dubai World Cup, the globe’s richest day of horseracing.
These are some of the greatest moments picked by experts in the industry, from outstanding races, courageous efforts, unlikely comebacks and heartwarming events that stay in the memory of racing fans.
One of the four finalists is Belvoir Bay, trained by Dubai World Cup night regular Peter Miller.
She was turned loose during the horrific fire at Southern California’s San Luis Rey Downs in December 2017 and feared to be dead.
She was found—almost unrecognizable—with severe burns days later and had to overcome the emotional scars associated with the traumatic event.
Nursed back to health, she defied the odds, becoming a graded stakes winner and in March 2019 travelled her talents to Dubai, where she finished a close second to Blue Point in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint sponsored by Azizi Developments.
She showed she was not done battling yet when she proved her class (and the strength of Dubai form) in her final race, setting a course record in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint and doing so as the only filly or mare in the world championship field. She beat the fire, dominated the boys and is a testament to the resilience of the racehorse.
Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open to the public.
