The horse 'Billy Wester', owned by 'Akem Racing' and trained by Doug Watson, won the 'Test of Kildare' Cup in the fourth and main race, part of the eighth race meeting of the Jebel Ali racecourse season, named 'Irish Racing Day'. A total of 94 of the best local and international horses competed in eight races, with total prize money of 690,000 dirhams. 'Billy Wester', ridden by jockey Patrick Dobbs, won with a time of 59.24 seconds, finishing 0.45 lengths ahead of 'Dundee Fermoy', owned by 'Sky Racing' and trained by Antonio Centor and Julio Olasquaga with jockey Sylvester de Sousa. In other results: the first race, the 'Porsche Cup' for Purebred Arabian Horses (1400m sand), was won by 'Makhifa INEF'. The second race, the 'Bin Dasmal Group Supporting Race' (1200m), was won by 'Powder Edge'. The third race, the 'Irish Racing Day Prize' (1200m sand), was won by 'Ajith'. The fifth race, the 'GAIN Equine Nutrition International Prize' (1950m), was won by 'Excel Power'. The sixth race, the 'Godolphin Auctions Prize' (1600m sand), was won by 'Omaha Front'. The seventh race, the 'Irish Marketing Sprint – Supporting Race' (1600m), was won by 'Diuwarz Choix'. The eighth race, the 'Corracecourse Incentive Supporting Race' (1600m), was won by 'National Interest'.
