DOUG WHYTE’S SUPER SATURDAY GR1 HOPES

He won the H.H. The Amir Trophy aboard Russian Emperor in Qatar on February 18 and now Italian jockey Alberto Sanna will get the chance to chase success on two Hong Kong-trained horses at Dubai’s Super Saturday meeting this weekend.

As well as reuniting with

Douglas Whyte’s Russian Emperor for the Gr1 Jebel Hatta Caspar Fownes has confirmed the one-time Hong Kong-based Sanna will partner Senor Toba in the Gr2 Dubai City Of Gold on Saturday night.

Both Russian Emperor and Senor Toba have settled in well in Dubai after making the trip across from Qatar, with the latter – who finished seventh behind the former in the H.H The Amir Trophy – travelling as well as he has been since departing Hong Kong.

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