The big question is will the highly talented filly, Gr 1 multi-stakes winning, 2009 Horse of the Year, Sand Witchh 6(6-0-0), be able to overcome her all boy rivals. Will the filly weight allowance be a factor in this mile one-sixteenth race over the dirt or will her talent alone be enough to carry her to the winners circle for owner Guy Neivens. The filly comes into this race unbeaten and with only one race thus far in 2010. Looking to take this talented filly on is a group of colts/geldings ranging in age from 4 to 7. Bill Waldron brings his 4 yr colt Grilla, 7(3-0-1), who with 2 wins this year is just beginning to show his talent. Frysk Me Now 26(6-4-2) bred and owned by Dianne Waldron is a 6 yr old Dormane son out of the multi-stakes producing mare Fryga. He is stakes placed 3 times and will go to the post with well known Kentucky Derby/Oaks jockey Gabriel Saez in the irons. Robotic 19(3-2-7) the 6 yr old T C Tomtyr colt is one of three coupled entries running under owner Guy Neivens colors. Cromwell 29(3-8-6) the stablemate of Robotic, by TC Tomtyr and out of the brilliant Manganate daughter Vanessa Du Loup, completes the coupled entries of owner Guy Neivens. Sey Spottsproof 46(7-13-6) a hard knocking 7 yr old colt bred by long time breeder Ann Seymour has earnings of over $140,000 and has been in the winner's circle in both sprint and route races. Annswer To Prayer 41(7-7-8) bred and owned by Kinsman and Cheryl Wright, is by French stallion Chndaka out of the ZT Ali Baba mare, Montana Ana, comes into the race off a win. Full of Fiesta 10(2-4-2) the 4 yr old gelding by Nivour De Cardonne x Full of Finesse x MHF Eclipse running under the purple colors of Sandra Mihaloff is another stakes winner and stakes placed competitor, looking to break the winning streak of the filly Sand Witchh. Tiki Barber 20(4-3-2) a 5 yr old gelding also by Nivour De Cardonne x Tiki Samantha, bred and running under the colors of Cre Run Enterprises appears to be coming into his own this year and rounds out the field for this first running of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup Open Grade 3.

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