{"id":18643,"date":"2024-11-14T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=18643"},"modified":"2024-11-14T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:46:15","slug":"bahrain-international-trophy-runners-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/bahrain-international-trophy-runners-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Alex Ferguson Eyes Second $1m Bahrain International Trophy Win With Spirit Dancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday’s $1m Bahrain International Trophy will have added interest from horse racing fans in Britain and Ireland – with five entries that include the Sir Alex Ferguson-owned Spirit Dancer, who won the prize 12 months ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fergie’s Spirit Dancer Hopes To Defend Bahrain International Trophy <\/strong>Title<\/h2>\n

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was laughing all the way to the bank this time last year – as one of the horses he part owns landed the lucrative Bahrain International Trophy<\/strong> – which has a purse of $1m and that translated to sterling was a cool \u00a3<\/span>500,000 for the winner.<\/p>\n

This year it’s a slightly less \u00a3<\/span>472k for first past the post and Fergie is trying his luck again with the same horse that won in 2023 – Spirit Dancer.<\/p>\n

As a result of winning the Bahrain International Trophy this has helped Spirit Dancer take his career earnings to \u00a3<\/span>1.7m – which Sir Alex Ferguson took a third cut.<\/p>\n

While, since winning this race last year, Spirit Dancer also landed the Howden Neom Turf Cup and another \u00a3944k.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spirit Dancer Will Be The Oldest Bahrain International Trophy Runner In The Field<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At the age of seven Spirit Dancer is back to try and defend his title on Friday 15th November at the Bahrain racecourse – with the race run on their turf track over a trip of 1m2f.<\/p>\n

He’ll also be the oldest horse in the field of 12 Bahrain International Trophy runners.<\/p>\n

Even if Fergie’s horse can’t land the top prize – last year’s runner-up scooped \u00a3<\/span>166k, the third \u00a3<\/span>83k, the 4th \u00a3<\/span>50k and the 5th \u00a333k.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spirit Dancer, who will be ridden again by Oisin Orr, will take on eleven other runners – and there are some familiar faces for European racing lovers with entries from the Aidan O’Brien, Owen Burrows, Charlie Appleby John and Thady Gosden stables, plus the Francis-Henri Graffard yard in France<\/p>\n

The last three runnings have gone to a European-trained horse – with Saeed Bin Suroor winning in 2022 with Dubai Future and David O’Meara landing the big pot in 2021 with his popular grey Lord Glitters.<\/p>\n