Sakhee heads strong Godolphin challenge Last year`s impressive Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe winner Sakhee heads a powerful Godolphin contingent for the Maktoum Challenge Series as the countdown to the Dubai World Cup meeting in March intensifies.Sakhee stormed to a six length victory in the Arc last October, a performance that earned him the official rating as the leading older horse in Europe. The five-year-old was then narrowly beaten by American horse Tiznow in the Breeders` Cup Classic later that month.China Visit, Best Of The Bests, Noverre and Tobougg are also nominated by Sheikh Mohammed`s Dubai-based racing empire. Nayef, who won last year`s Champion Stakes at Newmarket, and Germany`s War Blade are also entered.The Maktoum Challenge is a three-race Series run over eight, nine and ten furlongs, all on dirt, at Nad Al Sheba with the first round on January 17th. The second and third rounds take place on February 7th and 28th.
