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<\/p>\n\u201cHe\u2019s one of the best horses we have in our yard in Newmarket, and Hamad and his assistant believe Silawi can do great races. He gave me a nice Group 1 (win) in Canada and I was happy it worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As was Al-Jehani, who sent out Haunted Dream, another Irish horse, to victory in the Singspiel Stakes event at Woodbine on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n
\u201cSilawi is a front-runner and with this racecourse, I think with a tighter track, I think you got a huge advantage if you are in front,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know that the Godolphin horse (Nations Pride), he\u2019s a nice horse, and if we decide to make a different plan, it will be hard to beat him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we take that advantage to go forward, and we make the pace from the beginning and follow the plan very well, and I think he deserves to be here in the winning enclosure today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silawi earned a fourth victory from 26 career starts. The five-year-old horse paid $22.90 for the win. <\/p>\n
Silawi has raced in France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and England but was making his first North American start for owner Wathan Racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a surprise because I feel from the beginning when we start to do the entry,\u201d said Al-Jehani. \u201cI believed if Silawi came to Woodbine racecourse, he can show greater performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, the trainer is not always right, but today I\u2019m right, so it\u2019s a great result for the team. That result, it\u2019s not coming from Hamad Al-Jehani alone \u2014 it\u2019s coming from all the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silawi came to the International off a three-quarter length win in the Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor in August.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n
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