The wealthy racehorse owner was not at Flemington to see his horse win the Melbourne Cup, preferring the comfort of his Dubai loungeroom.
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Instead, Sheikh Mohammed Obaid opted for comfort of his Dubai loungeroom, where we were told he was overcome with emotion afterThe Victoria Racing Club accepted the trophy on his behalf. “Liam got back in touch with me, probably about 18 months ago, when Without A Fight was on a bit of a streak over in Europe and flagged that the horse was going to come out for the Melbourne Cup and was probably thinking about leaving him there and it just sort of bubbled away,” Freedman said.
In September this year Sheikh Mohammed Obaid also split with little warning with Newmarket duo Simon and Ed Crisford. The family’s patronage of the turf in Europe and around the world has long been beyond dispute. Over three decades his outlay has been so vast that it defies calculation. Racing today would be unrecognisable had the family not chosen to embrace it.
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