DETTORI FOILED IN DUBAI

Frankie Dettori was edged out of two races in succession at Nad Al Sheba today.

The Italian lost by a nose on Fantastic Light to Japanese raider Stay Gold, mount of Yutaka Take in the $2 million Dubai Sheema Classic.

And just 40 minutes earlier, Dettori had lost out by a short head in the UAE Derby when his mount Street Cry was beaten by Express Tour, partnered by David Flores.

He seemed to have the Sheema Classic in safe keeping as last season`s world series winner Fantastic Light asumed command in the final 200 metres.

But Take on Stay Gold staged a brilliant late charge to snatch the verdict.

Express Tour, ridden by David Flores, battled back to win the United Arab Emirates Derby by a short head outdoing Godolphin stable mate Street Cry, the mount of Dettori.

With a total of $2 million in prize money, the UAE Derby is the richest derby in the world.

The Godolphin group went into their local race meaning business with their trainer Saeed bin Suroor saddling seven of the 14 runners.

Street Cry and Dettori swooped with 100 metres to go and looked to have the race won only for Express Tour to fight back, winning on the nod by the narrowest of margins.

It was a swift double for Flores, a Californian-based Mexican, who won the previous race, the Godolphin Mile, on Festival of Light.

Caller One, trained in the United States by Jim Chapman and ridden by Corey Nakatani, was an easy 4-1/2 lengths winner of the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen sprint.

Racing over six furlongs, Caller One was in command at halfway and victory was never in doubt.

Second place went to Men`s Exclusive, another U.S. raider, ridden by Gary Stevens. Godolphin`s Bertolini, partnered by Frankie Dettori, was third of the 15 runners.

Nuclear Debate could do no better than fourth for jockey Kieren Fallon.

French-trained Jim and Tonic, ridden by Gerald Mosse, won a thrilling finish to the $2 million Dubai Duty Free race.

Racing over nine furlongs onthe grass track at Nad Al Sheba, the contest looked like going to Australasian prize money record holder Sunline, who made a bold bid for home fully 800 metres out.

But in the last 100 metres Jim and Tonic and Fairy King Prawn, the mount of Robert Fradd, loomed on the outside to edge past Sunline and her usual partner Greg Childs.

Jim and Tonic edged out Hong Kong-based Fairy King Prawn by a neck to lift the $1.2 million top prize for trainer Francois Doumen and English owner John Martin.

Sunline came third, half a length behind the runner-up.