Rashed bin Dalmook: We have now obtained some excellent nominations for the twenty ninth Dubai World Cup assembly from all corners of the globe
This 12 months’s Dubai World Cup assembly to be staged at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, 5 April
$12 million G1 Dubai World Cup headlines the nine-race card, with 173 horses nominated
The world’s greatest equine stars together with Romantic Warrior, Insurgent’s Romance, Sierra Leone and Eternally Younger are among the many nominations for the twenty ninth Dubai World Cup assembly, to be staged at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, 5 April.
The $12 million G1 Dubai World Cup (sponsored by Emirates Airline) headlines the nine-race card, with 173 horses nominated, together with 20 Group or Grade 1 winners. Amongst them are the final two winners of the race, Laurel River and Ushba Tesoro, in addition to the world’s highest-earning horse, Romantic Warrior, from Hong Kong.
A powerful group of nominations from Japan contains Japanese Derby winner Danon Decile, in addition to G2 UAE Derby winner and Kentucky Derby third Eternally Younger.
America is represented by an thrilling group of nominations together with Kentucky Derby and Oaks winners Mystik Dan and G1 Belmont Stakes runner-up Mindframe for Todd Pletcher, whereas Doug O’Neill has put ahead G1 Pacific Traditional winner Mixto. Additionally nominated are the final two winners of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Traditional, White Abarrio for Saffie Joseph Junior and Sierra Leone for Chad Brown.
Within the Longines Dubai Sheema Traditional, value $6 million, 109 horses have been nominated, 16 of whom have Group 1 wins. Contestants from Japan have a superb document on this race and nominations from the nation embody G1 Shuka Sho winner Cervinia, in addition to final 12 months’s third Liberty Island. High French coach Francis Graffard has nominated his G1 King George winner Goliath in addition to stablemate Calandagan, whereas defending champion Insurgent’s Romance might line up for Godolphin.
The G1 Dubai Turf, sponsored by DP World, has drawn a powerful 167 nominations. Notable Group 1 contenders embody Japan’s Brede Weg and Soul Rush. Final 12 months’s winner, Facteur Cheval, is again in rivalry, together with Danon Beluga, who completed third in 2024.
There are two sprints on the cardboard, together with the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, sponsored by Nakheel, over 1,200 metres on grime. Defending champion Tuz heads the nominations and will face fellow prime stage scorers together with Breeders’ Cup Dash winner Straight No Chaser and Bob Baffert’s Pace Boat Seashore.
The G1 Al Quoz Dash, on turf over 1,200 metres, has attracted stars equivalent to defending champion California Spangle, in addition to Hong Kong compatriots Howdeepisyourlove and Invincible Sage.
There are three Group 2s on the cardboard, the UAE Derby, Godolphin Mile and Dubai Gold Cup, whereas the day’s conventional curtain raiser is the G1 Dubai Kahayla Traditional for Purebred Arabians.
“We have now obtained some excellent nominations for the twenty ninth Dubai World Cup assembly from all corners of the globe,” mentioned Sheikh Rashed bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Racing Membership. “This can be a testomony each to the excellent amenities for horses at Meydan Racecourse and the power of the Dubai World Cup assembly, among the best days of racing on the worldwide calendar.”
His Excellency Ali Al Ali, CEO and Board Member, Dubai Racing Membership, added: “We’re extraordinarily happy with the Dubai World Cup assembly and the way it has grown, in lower than 30 years, to turn into one of many greatest world racing occasions on the planet.
“This 12 months’s nominations embody a few of the greatest horses on the planet and we thank trainers and house owners for his or her help. The Dubai World Cup assembly is ready to be one of the crucial spectacular days of racing staged anyplace on the planet in 2025.”
Commenting on the power of the nominations, Erwan Charpy, Head of Division, Racing Operations and Worldwide Relations for Dubai Racing Membership, mentioned: “The standard of this 12 months’s nominations is among the many greatest now we have had in 29 years of internet hosting the Dubai World Cup.
“Romantic Warrior, Laurel River, Sierra Leone, and Goliath ranked among the many world’s prime ten horses in 2024, making their participation within the assembly a real delight for race followers. We’re additionally thrilled by the worldwide illustration, with nominations from 20 completely different nations.”
To view the whole checklist of Dubai World Cup nominations, go to www.dubairacingclub.com
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