2019 Dubai World Cup Past Performances
Annually held on the last Saturday in March, the Dubai World Cup is part of the Dubai World Cup Night of races. Since its 2019 running, the race has carried a purse of $12 million, regaining its place as the world's richest horse race, a record held by the Pegasus World Cup in 2017 and 2018. Dubai World Cup 2019: Entries & Odds. Thunder Snow will attempt to make history as the first two-time Dubai World Cup hero in the $12 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 30. Among his American-based rivals are Seeking the Soul, Audible, and Gunnevera - the respective runner-up, fifth, and sixth in the Pegasus World. The Breeders' Cup in Profile. The Breeders’ Cup is a two-day meeting in November that was created in 1984, as a year-end competition for North American racing, but it has been built into a worldwide event, attracting runners from various continents, especially Europe. The primary rotation of sites used for the Breeders’ Cup includes Belmont Park in New York, Churchill Downs.
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First held back in 2017 when the previous year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and subsequent Dubai World Cup winner Arrogate triumphed in the mile-and-one-eighth, the 2021 renewal of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational takes place at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
With a role of honour that has since resulted in Gun Runner, City of Light and in 2020 Mucho Gusto registering victories in the race, this year’s has a lot to live up to.
The field is certainly a quality one, with the likes of Knicks Go, Code of Honor and Tax in the field it looks likely to be a cracker with television coverage offered by NBC starting at 4:30pm ET with the big race itself due off at 5:44pm ET.
With seven of the runners heading into the contest on the back of victories (including four in Graded company) the 2021 renewal looks set to be the most competitive yet.
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Unbeaten in three starts since joining the Brad Cox barn at the back end of 2019, our main selection Knicks Go delivered a highly impressive seven-and-a-half length triumph in an allowance optional claimer over a mile-and-one-sixteenth at Oaklawn Park when making his debut for the handler 11 months.
An even more impressive victory followed with a ten-and-a-quarter length gap back to the second in a six runner contest over the same distance at Keeneland. That was a race in which a big speed figure saw him attract plenty of attention in the lead up to the Breeders’ Cup meet the following meet.
The result in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile was never in too much doubt with Joel Rosario’s mount delivering a maiden Grade 1 victory in scoring by three-and-half lengths having made all the running.
Recent works suggest that the son of Paynter has returned as good as ever in 2020, with a 1:00.60 five-furlong breeze a week ago seeing the grey/roan horse complete his prep for the race.
With a good draw in gate four, he looks likely to prove very hard to beat with the step up in distance unlikely to pose any issues for a horse who’s regularly looked as if a step up in distance would suit.
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One of the more interesting runners in the field is the five-year-old Sleepy Eyes Todd with connections employing different tactics in recent starts. That included when the son of Paddy O’Prado raced from off the pace prior to winning the seven-furlong Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland by one-and-a-half lengths in early November.
Miguel Angel Silva’s charge followed up with a half-length triumph in the Grade 3 Mr Prospector Stakes over the same distance here the following month but Jose Ortiz’s horse has demonstrated strong form over further in the past including when taking a Grade 2 over a mile-and-one-sixteenth at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races last August.
Dubai World Cup Past Performances
In the context of this race it was pleasing to see Sleepy Eyes Todd race behind the pace here on his most recent start and with our chief selection Knicks Go, the fancied Tax, Harpers First Ride and Last Judgement all likely to want to race close to or on the speed the race, at least in terms of the places may be set up for a closer and in that regard, Sleepy Eyes Todd is one of two who look capable of picking up the pieces.
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Proven Grade 1 performer Code of Honor is our third selection for the trifecta bet. That’s down to the Noble Mission five-year-old regularly staying on well to claim place prize money at the highest level including when a length second in the Clark Stakes over this distance at Churchill Downs at the end of November.
Trained by Hall of Fame handler Shug McGaughey III Code of Honor has demonstrated good form at this track in the past with his Derby campaign back in 2019 having seen him take the Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth prior to a third place finish to subsequent Derby winner Maximum Security in the Florida Derby in March of that year.
Code of Honor is a consistent sort having won or placed in four of his five starts since finishing seventh in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita and he looks up to registering another significant effort at the highest level with Tyler Gaffalione taking the ride for the first time.
2019 Dubai World Cup Past Performances
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Racing at Meydan on Thursday, a card sponsored by Pillar Partners Azizi Developments, is officially highlighted by the Mina by Azizi, a 1600m conditions contest, restricted to the 3-year-old Classic generation and for which seven have been declared.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 2004 when Pleasantly Perfect won the Dubai World Cup in thrilling fashion.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 2003 when Moon Ballad gave jockey Frankie Dettori his second, and trainer Saeed bin Suroor his fourth, Dubai World Cup title.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 2002 when Street Cry gave jockey Jerry Bailey his fourth and trainer Saeed bin Suroor his third Dubai World Cup title.
Sunday’s racing on the Abu Dhabi turf was officially highlighted by the 1400m Group 2 Liwa Oasis and it delivered a nail biting conclusion worthy of any feature race with the gallant, heartbreakingly for connections, Rawaa denied in the final strides by the persistent challenge of Hakeemat Muscat.
The pair, having seem off the challenge of eventual third MH Rahal, basically duelled throughout the final 225m with Hakeemat Muscat finally able to stick her head in front in the closing stages with the 6-year-old mare answering every urging requested by Szczepan Mazur.
Ten have been declared for the 1400m Group 2 Liwa Oasis, the highlight of six races at Abu Dhabi on Sunday, including Sharaf Al Reef, winner of the race in 2019 for Al Ajban Stables and Abdallah Al Hammadi.
The admirable 12-year-old has been a great servant to connections, not only having won this race before, the most recent of his six career victories, but also the 2016 Group 3 National Day Cup, the highlights among his six career wins, all on the Abu Dhabi turf.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 2001 when Captain Steve gave American trainer Bob Baffert his second Dubai World Cup title.
Super Saturday, the second biggest meeting of the UAE season at Meydan and a dress rehearsal for Dubai World Cup night three weeks later, was officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Group 1 $390,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (2000m D)
AL BASTAKIYA (LISTED)
$150,000 1900m (dirt) TB
Winner: PANADOL (USA)
Pedigree: Flatter (USA) - Arradoul (USA) by Dixieland Band (USA)
Owner: Sh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum
Trainer: S bin Ghadayer
Jockey: Mickael Barzalona
Official Time: 1:58.13
Track Record: 01:55:18 - MENDELSSOHN - 2018
Race Record : 1:58:05 - YULONG WARRIOR - 2018
Margin of Victory: 3/4 LengthThe Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 2000, when Dubai Millennium won what was described by many as one of the most memorable victories to date, ridden by the mercurial Frankie Dettori, becoming the fifth winner of the Dubai World Cup.
Seven races at the penultimate Jebel Ali meeting of the ongoing season, highlighted by a 1200m conditions race for 3-year-olds, was won in taking fashion by Hawa Bilady.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 1999, when Almutawakel, trained by Saeed bin Suroor, became the first Godolphin winner of the Dubai World Cup.
Three weeks before the UAE’s biggest day of horseracing, the Dubai World Cup card, this weekend’s Super Saturday is a ‘dress rehearsal’ with all seven races mirroring the conditions of one of those on the big day, officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 on dirt along with the Group 1 Jebel Hatta, the turf highlight.
The seventh meeting of the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan, is sponsored by Pillar Partners Emirates.
Group 1 $390,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (2000m D)
Jebel Ali stage their penultimate fixture of the current season on Friday afternoon, seven races officially highlighted by a 1200m conditions contest for 3-year-olds for which eight have been declared, the weights headed by Zhou Storm.
Trained by Ali Rashid Al Rayhi for Elbashir Salem Elhrari, the Due Diligence colt, the only previous winner among the octet, is penalised for a pair of juvenile victories, his first two racecourse appearances, over 1200m at the beginning of November and a month later over 1400m.
The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its historic 25th anniversary on March 27, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races, the $12 million Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline.
Over the next three weeks, we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. Today, we rewind to 1998, when Silver Charm won the Dubai World Cup title for Bob Baffert. The first of many successful outings in the UAE for the American trainer.