Multiple group winners Lord Admiral, Biarritz, Royal Vintage (pictured) and Vertigineux highlight the Dubai International Racing Carnival Session of the annual Emirates Racing Authority Horses in Training Sale, sponsored by Al Basti Equiworld, at Nad Al Sheba next week.

In association with leading auction house Tattersalls, the sale will encompass 47 horses to be sold at the DIRC session on Tuesday March 3 with another 97 due to be sold the following evening at the ERA Horses in Training Sale.

At 112, Lord Admiral and Biarritz are the highest rated in the sale, Lord Admiral a three time Group winner including the Group 2 Jebel Hatta and Group 3 Al Rashidiya at the 2008 Dubai International Racing Carnival and plans are for him to attempt a second win in the Jebel Hatta on Super Thursday, two days after his sale.

Biarritz has shown good form in his native South Africa with success in the Group 2 Gauteng Guineas complementing his two placings at Group 1 level. Since his arrival in Dubai for the 2009 Carnival he has shown his quality with two placings from as many starts; a third behind Gladiatorus before a second to Alexandros.

Royal Vintage proved his class as a three-year-old at last year’s carnival, finishing second to stablemate Honour Devil in the Group 3 UAE 2000 Guineas and Group 2 UAE Derby though he did manage to defeat that horse in the Listed Al Bastakiya, his second black type success following a Group 2 victory in South Africa as a two-year-old.

A winner of seven of his 14 starts Vertigineux impressed on his only start to date in Dubai when third carrying top weight and is a dual Group 3 winner in his native France.

The horse is due to run in this week’s Group 3 Zabeel Mile at Nad Al Sheba.

“We are very pleased with the quality of horse entered for the Carnival session of the Sale and there are numerous opportunities for people to buy horses in preparation for our move to Meydan in 2010,” said Frank Gabriel, CEO of Dubai Racing Club.

“Everyone is welcome, there is no admission fee and this provides an ideal chance to become involved in the racing industry here in the UAE.”

“We are again pleased to be associated with Tattersalls and are pleased to welcome Al Basti Equiworld as the sponsor of the sale, the company having a great association with the Dubai Racing Club and Nad Al Sheba.”