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VIDEO: Ushba Tesoto wins Dubai World Cup

Breandán Ó hUallacháin — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:41:53 +0000

Ushba Tesoro capped a memorable night for Japan by finishing strongest in the 27^th Dubai World Cup (2000m) at Meydan on Saturday.

The six-year-old son of Orfevre scored by a widening two-and-three-quarter lengths from local hope Algiers and Saudi Arabian-trained Emblem Road in third.

Ushba Tesoro is trained by Noboru Takagi for Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings and was ridden by Yuga Kawada.

It was a race where the picture changed markedly in the final two furlongs. As the field turned into the home stretch, Algiers was travelling with ease and as he assumed the lead with a furlong and a half to race.

However, about five lengths further back, jockey Yuga Kawada was unfurling a lethal burst from Ushba Tesoro who he had settled at the rear of the field before making his move out wide with 3 furlongs to race. The winner had actually trailed the field in rear by 15 lengths in the very early stages of the race.

Winning trainer Takagi said the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, still the one race Japan has yet to conquer and the one it covets most, will come under consideration later in the year, all going well.

The draw for the Dubai World Cup had placed three of the main fancies – Country Grammer, Algiers and Panthalassa – out wide and the latter could never dominate the way he did when landing the Saudi Cup a month ago. He tired to finish well beaten in 10th. Last year’s hero Country Grammer was always a bit laboured and ran seventh.

Despite the dominance by Japan in the world’s biggest races in recent years, it was their only success in the $12 million feature since Victoire Pisa broke through in 2011. It was also their first on dirt, with Victoire Pisa’s success coming on the synthetic Tapeta surface.

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Meydan racing season to begin on 4 November 2022

JoeNa Connacht — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 15:04:30 +0000

The 2022-23 Meydan racing season will commence on Friday, 4 November 2022. It will be the first of 21 fixtures at the UAE’s premier racetrack.

Action at Meydan Racecourse will culminate in the 2023 edition of the $30.5 million Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday, 25 March.

The 20th edition of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, which brings together horses, trainers and jockeys from all over the world, gets underway on Friday, 6 January.

An enhanced Carnival programme, with prizemoney totalling more than $7.5 million, will take place at Meydan Racecourse between January and March, culminating in ‘Super Saturday’ – the official dress rehearsal for the Dubai World Cup – on 4 March.

Established in 2004, the Carnival will feature several new races, including the $150,000 Thunder Snow Challenge, over 2000 metres on dirt. Another addition is the $150,000 Ipi Tombe Stakes, for fillies and mares on turf over 1,400 metres, which honours the Zimbabwe-bred mare who won the Dubai Duty Free tournament in 2003.

In total, there are 21 Group races for Thoroughbreds. Purebred Arabians have their share of the action, too, with a new race, the UAE Arabian Sprint Championship. The rest of the Arabian races have Group status, including three Group 1 legs of the Maktoum Challenge series.

The 2023 Carnival will also provide opportunities for handicappers, with 20 handicaps, divided between dirt and turf, complementing the pattern races and worth a minimum of $75,000 each. Meanwhile, the Jumeirah Turf Series for three-year-olds returns for a second season. Last year’s Jumeirah Derby winner, Nations Pride, went on to run in the G1 Cazoo Derby at Epsom in June.

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153 horses nominated for $12 million Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup

JoeNa Connacht — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:03:53 +0000

US horse Life Is Good is among 750 horses from 20 different countries that have been nominated for the 26th Dubai World Cup meeting, on 26 March 2022.

With nine races, including six Group 1s, on the card and $30.5 million in total prizemoney, the Dubai World Cup meeting will culminate in the running of the 26th Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup.

Run over 2,000 metres on dirt, the Group 1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup has attracted 153 nominations, including 23 individual Group/Grade 1 winners. Among them is Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup winner Life Is Good for trainer Todd Pletcher, who has also nominated Happy Saver and Dr Post, and Doug O’Neill’s Hot Rod Charlie, already a winner at Meydan Racecourse in the G2 Maktoum Challenge Round 2.

There will also be a strong home defence, with Godolphin Group 2 winner Real World nominated by nine-time World Cup winner Saeed bin Suroor, and Group 1 winner Salute The Soldier by Bahraini trainer Fawzi Nass.

Japan, who won the Dubai World Cup in 2011 with Victoire Pisa, will be well-represented, with 2021 runner-up Chuwa Wizard among their nominations, as well as Grade 1 winner Café Pharoah.

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Dubai World Cup 2020 Cancelled

JoeNa Connacht — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:20:16 +0000

The Dubai World Cup Organising Committee has announced the cancellation of this year’s Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan Racecourse, scheduled for Saturday 28^th March, due to the ongoing health implications of the coronavirus and precautionary measures being implemented by the UAE government.

In a statement from Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Meydan Group LLC, the reason for cancelling the 25^th running of the $35 million Dubai World Cup was explained:

“Due to the ongoing global health implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and precautionary measures being implemented by the UAE government, the organising committee regrets to announce the cancellation of the Dubai World Cup 2020 meeting at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 28.”

The Dubai World Cup meeting, which was first held in 1996, comprises nine races worth a cumulative purse of $35 million.

The event’s feature race is the Dubai World Cup, the world’s second richest horse race after the $20 million Saudi Cup, with a stake of $12 million.

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Dubai World Cup night on Saturday 28th March to comprise of 6 Group 1s & 3 Group 2s

JoeNa Connacht — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:54:26 +0000

The racecard for the 25th edition of the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday 28^th March will be comprised of nine races – six Group 1s and three Group 2s, with the day’s racing worth a total of $35 million.

Global Group 1 winners such as Benbatl, Chrysoberyl and Sir Winston are currently likely runners in the $12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup.

Ghaiyyath and Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) winner Glory Vase are entries in the Group 1 $6 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic.

Defending champion Almond Eye is likely to be opposed by Hong Kong Cup (Group 1) winner Win Bright and Jebel Hatta (Group 1) victor Barney Roy in the $6 million Group 1 Dubai Turf.

The world’s richest dirt sprint, the $2.5 million Dubai Golden Shaheen, has attracted one of the top dirt sprinters in the world, Imperial Hint, while the $2 million Al Quoz Sprint (Group 1) and $2.5 million Group 2 UAE Derby is expected to see runners from Japan, Europe, the UAE and the USA.

The $1.5 million Dubai Gold Cup (Group 2) entries include Ireland’s Kew Gardens, Aidan O’Brien’s Ladbroke’s St Leger winner at Doncaster, as well as the Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter.

The $1.5 million Group 2 Godolphin Mile features a clash between dominant milers Capezzano and Salute the Soldier.

The world’s richest race day kicks off with the Group 1 $1 million Dubai Kahayla Classic which will be contested by some of the world’s best Purebred Arabians, including the defending champion AF Maher.

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