SUPER Saturday at Meydan in 2026 will forever be recalled for events off the racecourse, with many of the international visitors to Dubai subsequently stranded there due to the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

It was something of a special day for the father and son Crisford team of Simon and Ed who recorded a treble, the first two legs of which were especially memorable for Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, both being out of Group 1-winning mares who raced in his familiar yellow and black silks. Meydaan is out of the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes scorer Nezwaah (Dubawi), while Quddwah’s dam, Sajjhaa (King’s Best), recorded four consecutive wins at Meydan, notably the Group 1 Jebel Hatta and Group 1 Dubai Turf. Both wins on Saturday were in Group 2 contests.