SUPER Saturday, the second biggest meeting of the UAE season and a dress rehearsal for Dubai World Cup night later this month, featured the headline Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3.

Over the same 10 furlongs on dirt as the $12 million Dubai World Cup, the race was won in determined fashion by Salute The Soldier. The six-year-old Alan Spence-bred son of Sepoy was given a polished ride by Adrie de Vries, the pair taking control inside the first furlong and staying there.