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Alenquer set for $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic after Winter Derby victory

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Alenquer set for $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic after Winter Derby victory

Alenquer won the Winter Derby at Lingfield last Saturday. He is now set for his first start outside Europe in the Dubai Sheema Classic on the World Cup card at Meydan on March 26. Alenquer is 6-1 with William Hill for the Sheemas. His likely opposition is Japanese colt Authority and Breeders' Cup Turf winner Yibir. The Flat turf season starts in Britain later this month. After Dubai, Alenequir will probably have a break and go for something like the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and maybe another crack at the Juddmonte International at York.

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