Doncaster // The next seven days could well be the making of Charlie Appleby as a fully-fledged Godolphin trainer.
The master of Moulton Paddocks has Pinzolo, a majestic son of German sire Monsun, engaged in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy here on Saturday afternoon.
Wind forward to Friday and Appleby will be soaking up the California sunshine to overlook the final preparations to Outstrip, who runs in the $US1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita.
It is the sort of global outlook that Godolphin are famous for and confidence is high that both horses can end this European season on the right note.
Pinzolo may well be lazy on the gallops in Newmarket but in two races he has seen off 11 challengers and looks tailor-made for Sunday’s juvenile test on good to soft going.
Pinzolo beat stable companion Sudden Wonder on debut over a mile in August, and that horse franked the form in some style when winning by eight lengths at Newmarket on Wednesday.
Both horses are seen by Godolphin as potential English Derby candidates for next season but Pinzolo appears to be highest in the pecking order at this stage.
“There should be tons of improvement to come and he is the most beautiful horse to look at,” Simon Crisford, Godolphin’s racing manager said. “We have to hope he can improve and develop into a high-class middle-distance prospect for next year.”
Outstrip was third to War Command in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, sponsored by Dubai, a fortnight ago but Appleby was disappointed by that effort.
“I expected him to pick up better than he did,” Appleby said. “He has come out of the race very well and we want to strike while the iron is hot.”
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
Five famous companies founded by teens
There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:
- Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
Mina Cup winners
Under 12 – Minerva Academy
Under 14 – Unam Pumas
Under 16 – Fursan Hispania
Under 18 – Madenat
