By MIKE DILLON
The Sunline camp will not make a decision until after the weekend on whether the champion mare takes on the world's richest race, the $US6 million Dubai World Cup.
"There are still things we have to discuss," said senior owner and co-trainer Trevor McKee after arriving back last night from a fact-finding trip to Dubai.
McKee says the 23-hour travelling time to get Sunline to Dubai is still a concern.
"We have to think about it over the weekend," said McKee.
"There is also a four-hour stopover on the tarmac for the horses in Singapore, which is a concern because there is no air conditioning in the aircraft."
McKee was delighted with the facilities and tracks he saw in Dubai.
The Auckland Racing Club's proposed $20 million training track at Prices Rd near Auckland Airport could be going ahead.
ARC chief executive David Lloyd said last night he was unable to confirm details of the long-awaited move, but the Weekend Herald understands most of Takanini's major trainers were approached by the ARC this week for verbal commitment to the new project which will replace the Takanini training centre.
While many of the leading trainers have always been happy in principle with the new training centre, first proposed in August 1999, there have been groups attacking its viability.
At least two major groups have proposed alternative sites in Karaka, but the Prices Rd venture has always been the ARC's main priority.
Racing: Dubai visit details under discussion
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