Richard Hughes rides Sole Power to victory in Dubai
On World Cup Day in Dubai, jockey Richard Hughes, who lives near Marlborough, has ridden the Irish trained Sole Power to win the Al Quoz Sprint.
Sole Power beat the favourite Peniaphobia by half a length to take the five furlong sprint on Meydan's turf course. The race came with a prize fund of £384,615.
Edward Lynam trains Sole Power at his Dunshaughlin yard in County Meath.
After the race Hughes, the current Champion Jockey on the flat, told Channel 4 Racing that he had flown to Dubai for the race after a week attending his trainers' course at Newmarket. He is setting up a training yard near to his home when he retires at the end of this season.