- 2019 Dubai World Cup Past Performances
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- Dubai World Cup Past Performances
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Trainer Mark Casse said the 2019 Belmont Stakes (G1) victor came out of a Jan. 31 win 'super' and that he will not race again until the $12 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline. 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.
| Dubai World Cup | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 March 2019 |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs) |
| Winning horse | Thunder Snow |
| Winning time | 2:03.87 |
| Jockey | Christophe Soumillon |
| Trainer | Saeed bin Suroor |
| Owner | Godolphin |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
2021(No race in 2020) → | |
The 2019 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March 2019. It was the 24th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was US$12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. This was an increase of $2 million on the previous year, making it the world's richest horse race in 2019.[1][2]
The race was won for the second year running by Thunder Snow, who became the first horse to win the Dubai World Cup twice.[3]
Entries[edit]
A total of 13 horses were entered for the race, including Godolphin's defending champion Thunder Snow, who was bidding to become the first horse to win the race for a second time. Al Maktoum Challenge winners North America (Rounds 1 and 2) and Capezzano (Round 3) headed a strong local challenge from the United Arab Emirates, which also included Axelrod, Gronkowski and New Trails. The United States was also well represented with Pegasus World Cup runner-up Seeking The Soul, Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Gunnevera, along with Audible, Pavel and Yoshida. The field was completed by Japanese challenger K T Brave and the Korean-trained Dolkong.[4]
Road to Meydan[edit]
The contenders' results in key races during the build-up to the Dubai World Cup.
- 3 November 2018: Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
- Seeking The Soul (2nd)
- 3 November 2018: Breeders' Cup Classic
- Gunnevera (2nd), Thunder Snow (3rd), Yoshida (4th), Axelrod (9th), Pavel (10th)
- 23 November 2018: Clark Handicap
- Seeking The Soul (3rd)
- 2 December 2018: Champions Cup
- K T Brave (11th), Pavel (15th)
- 26 December 2018: Malibu Stakes
- Axelrod (4th)
- 10 January 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 1
- North America (Won), Dolkong (6th)
- 26 January 2019: Pegasus World Cup Turf
- Yoshida (6th)
- 26 January 2019: Pegasus World Cup
- Seeking The Soul (2nd), Audible (5th), Gunnevera (6th)
- 7 February 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2
- North America (Won), New Trails (2nd)
- 28 February 2019: Curlin Handicap
- Dolkong (Won)
- 9 March 2019: Burj Nahaar
- Axelrod (10th)
- 9 March 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3
- Capezzano (Won), Thunder Snow (2nd), Dolkong (3rd), New Trails (4th), Gronkowski (5th)
Race card[edit]
The draw for the race was made on 27 March.[5][6]
K T Brave was later withdrawn, reducing the field to 12.[7]
| No. | Draw | Horse | Weight (kg) | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gunnevera(USA) | 57.0 | Emisael Jaramillo | Antonio Sano (USA) | Salomón Del Valle |
| 2 | 2 | Capezzano (USA) | 57.0 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Sultan Ali |
| 3 | 3 | North America (GB) | 57.0 | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar (UAE) | Ramzan Kadyrov |
| 4 | 4 | Audible (USA) | 57.0 | Flavien Prat | Todd Pletcher(USA) | WinStar Farm, China Horse Club et al. |
| 5 | 5 | Seeking The Soul (USA) | 57.0 | Mike E. Smith | Dallas Stewart(USA) | Charles E. Fipke |
| 6 | 6 | Pavel (USA) | 57.0 | Joel Rosario | Doug O'Neill(USA) | Reddam Racing LLC |
| 7 | 7 | Gronkowski(USA) | 57.0 | Oisin Murphy | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd |
| 8 | 8 | Axelrod (USA) | 57.0 | Royston Ffrench | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd & Slam Dunk Racing |
| 9 | 9 | New Trails (USA) | 57.0 | Connor Beasley | Ahmad bin Harmash (UAE) | Hamdan Sultan Ali Alsabousi |
| 10 | 10 | Yoshida (JPN) | 57.0 | José Ortiz | Bill Mott(USA) | China Horse Club, WinStar Farm et al. |
| NR | NR | K T Brave (JPN) | 57.0 | João Moreira | Haruki Sugiyama (JPN) | Kazuyoshi Takimoto |
| 12 | 12 | Thunder Snow(IRE) | 57.0 | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor(GB) | Godolphin |
| 13 | 13 | Dolkong (USA) | 57.0 | Olivier Doleuze | Simon Foster (KOR) | Lee Tae In |
Race[edit]
Summary[edit]
North America was fastest out of the gates and took an early lead, with defending champion Thunder Snow breaking well from the second widest draw to move in behind the leader, alongside Capezzano, who was pulling hard on the inside. As the horses settled, Gronkowski moved through to challenge North America for the lead, with the leaders closely followed by Thunder Snow, Capezzano and New Trails. The positions at the front of the race remained unchanged until the final bend, where Capezzano and New Trails quickly faded. Into the home straight, North America started to drop back as Thunder Snow challenged Gronkowski for the lead. The two horses, now clear of the rest of the field, battled all the way to the line, with Thunder Snow getting up to win by a nose in a photo finish, becoming the first horse to win two Dubai World Cups. Gunnevera ran on from the back to take third place, with Pavel staying on to finish fourth.[8][9]
Full result[edit]
| Position | Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Prize |
| 1 | Thunder Snow | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | $7,200,000 | |
| 2 | nose | Gronkowski | Oisin Murphy | Salem bin Ghadayer | $2,400,000 |
| 3 | 2¾ | Gunnevera | Emisael Jaramillo | Antonio Sano | $1,200,000 |
| 4 | ½ | Pavel | Joel Rosario | Doug O'Neill | $600,000 |
| 5 | short head | Audible | Flavien Prat | Todd Pletcher | $360,000 |
| 6 | 1¾ | Yoshida | José Ortiz | Bill Mott | $240,000 |
| 7 | 2½ | North America | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar | |
| 8 | head | Seeking The Soul | Mike E. Smith | Dallas Stewart | |
| 9 | neck | Axelrod | Royston Ffrench | Salem bin Ghadayer | |
| 10 | 1¼ | New Trails | Connor Beasley | Ahmad bin Harmash | |
| 11 | 6 | Dolkong | Olivier Doleuze | Simon Foster | |
| 12 | 17 | Capezzano | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer |
References[edit]
- ^'Dubai World Cup Purse Raised to $12 Million for 2019'. BloodHorse. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^'Dubai World Cup: The richest race day returns with $35 million prize purse'. CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^'Thunder Snow makes history as the only horse to win Dubai World Cup twice'. Racing Post. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^'Cards: Meydan 30 MAR 2019 1m2f Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (Dirt)'. Racing Post. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^'Thunder Snow gets Gate 12 draw for Dubai World Cup title defence'. The National. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^'Racecard / Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline'. Emirates Racing Authority. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^'Dubai World Cup runners: field down to 12 horses after K T Brave withdraws'. The National. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^'Thunder Snow wins $12m Dubai World Cup'. Gulf News. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^'Thunder Snow wins 2019 Dubai World Cup in thrilling photo finish'. The National. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
External links[edit]
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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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