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Hayley Turner stole the show at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup for the second year in a row. Two winners and a second helped her defend her title as leader of the popular rally.
A year ago, the multiple jockey winner of Group 1 had led the women's team to win the Shergar Cup and beat Brazilian ace Joao Moreira one point to win the Alistair Haggis Silver saddle. .
Twelve months later, the girls had to settle for minor honors in the overall standings with Rest Of The World triumphing with 86 points, ahead of Europe and girls 63, and Great Britain and Ireland.
However, Turner still manages to become the first jockey in the history of the Shergar Cup to win the Silver Saddle several years in a row, with 40 points, five more than Australian Mark Zahra.
"I can not believe. I 'd been trying to win the silver saddle for 12 years until last year, "said the jockey at Sky Sports Racing.
"It's Alistair Haggis who created all this event and involved the girls. He is no longer with us now, which is really sad and it's good to win for him because this meeting really gave me a boost in my career. "
Turner stalled on his racing career in 2015, before returning to the saddle last year.
She added: "I needed a break and I do not regret it (retire), but I'm certainly happy to have decided to come back."
The first Turner afternoon winner was won by John Best's Eddystone Rock, who was the winner of the Shergar Cup Stayers.
The 13-2 chances of shooting at home were still running and after receiving Turner's head, he easily kicked two quarter-lengths of Theglasgow Blackririor under Zahra.
Turner, in his 13th appearance at the Shergar Cup, then said, "I love it (the Shergar Cup). It's such a fun day and obviously it's good when you're also a winner. I'm buzzing. "
Turner then completed a 1-2 finish aboard Sapa Inca, Mark Johnston's favorite, 4-1, in the Shergar Cup Clbadic, and finished second in the last Shergar Cup sprint at Pbad The Vino.
The final finalist, Zahra, took advantage of his moment in the Indianapolis spotlight, coached by James Given, at the Shergar Cup Challenge.
Previously trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien, the four-year-old has had a tough defeat for his new relationship this year. He recently finished fourth in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock.
Zahra Vincent Ho's teammate, Vincent Ho, seemed to have got his hands on his fractions in front of last year's winner, Genetics, but a 7-1 shot at Indianapolis ended up flourishing to get himself in the shade and prevent the Hong Kong-based rider by half a length.
"It's a great feeling. I wanted to do it for a long time, "said Zahra.
Ho quickly delighted favorite fans aboard Power Of Darkness at the Shergar Cup Mile.
After winning a third career victory in his last appearance at Salisbury in June, Marcus Tregoning's charge was the 11-4 market leader and propelled the house to beat Zhui Feng with cash to spare.
Ho said, "It's like a dream is coming true. I never imagined myself climbing Ascot, and having a chance here and then having a winner is a dream.
"It's just amazing to be at the Shergar Cup because the atmosphere is great and you face some of the best jockeys in the world. We will see what people in Hong Kong think, but I hope my parents will be happy. "
Andrew Balding's Stone Of Destiny won a tight Duty Free Cup victory in Dubai with four-time German champion Filip Minarik as driver.
He said, "It's like winning King George! It's my first time in England and I'm a winner at Ascot – it's a dream come true. What more could you want? "
Team Great Britain and Ireland finished the day with a winner, while Jamie Spencer achieved William Haggas' Victory Day (favorite 7-4) to secure a final sprint victory.
The only drawback for the meeting participants was the cancellation of the popular concert after the end of the action on the track.
Jessie J was to be part of the numbers, but bad weather forced officials to cancel the show.
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