Arab Spring 'will love the fast ground' says devoted Ewelina
All the vibes are good for favourite Arab Spring in the HH The Emir's Trophy, thoroughbred highlight of Saturday's Doha card, according to big-race jockey Frankie Dettori.
Victory in the $1 million local Group 1 would be the icing on the cake in the career of the Sir Michael Stoute-trained seven-year-old, and for no-one would it be sweeter than the trainer's head girl Ewelina Galecka, who has been riding him in track work this week.
Galecka, who has been with Stoute for nine years, said: "Now I'm head girl I don't look after any individual horses apart from him. He's my favourite. I've been with him right from the start and, while he's won some good races, including two Group 3s, victory here would be the best.
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