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Dateline: 03/18/2002
In its short history, the Dubai World Cup has quickly established itself as one of the world's most important races. With its huge purse of $6 million, the largest offered in all of racing, top horses from around the world have shipped in to the ancestral home of the Thoroughbred in hopes of capturing the winner's share and the unofficial title of Horse of the World.
Final entries have now been taken and post positions drawn. Saddle cloth numbers are assigned in alphabetical order by weight but post positions are random. The races will be shown on TVG live Saturday morning March 23rd and via tape delay on ESPN2 Sunday March 24th from 4:00-4:30pm EST. Most tracks will be taking wagers on at least the World Cup and possibly some of the undercard, so check with your local track or OTB to see what their hours are for Saturday.
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This year, the favorite is expected to be Godolphin's Sakhee who just missed winning the Breeders' Cup Classic last year by a nose. The US only had one entry in the World Cup this year, Western Pride, who is currently listed at 16-1 on William Hill, however he was sold this week to HRH Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin Abdul Aziz. There are several other US horses entered in the undercard races including crack sprinters Xtra Heat and Caller One.
Probable favorite Sakhee (outside) just misses against Tiznow (inside) in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic
| Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline US$6,000,000 Group I 2,000m (Dirt) Thoroughbreds |
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| # / PP | HORSE | SEX/ AGE |
COUNTRY | OWNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY |
| 1 / 4 | Agnes Digital (USA) | H 97 | Japan | Takao Watanabe | Toshiaki Shirai | Hirofumi Shii |
| 2 / 3 | Best of the Bests (IRE) | H 97 | UAE | Godolphin | Saeed bin Suroor | J. Spencer |
| 3 / 5 | Crimson Quest (IRE) | H 97 | Saudi | HH Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | Jerry Barton | Eibar Coa |
| 4 / 9 | Keltos (FR) | C 98 | France | Gary A Tanaka & Leonidas Marinopoulos | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Gerald Mosse |
| 5 / 1 | Royal Tryst (USA) | H 97 | UAE | HE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | John D Sadler | Craig Williams |
| 6 / 7 | Sakhee (USA) | C 97 | UAE | HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Saeed bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori |
| 7 / 10 | Sei Mi (ARG) | H 97 | Saudi | HH Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | Jerry Barton | Jose Velez |
| 8 / 2 | State Shinto (USA) | H 97 | UAE | HE Sh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | Saeed bin Suroor | T. Durcan |
| 9 / 6 | Street Cry (IRE) | C 98 | UAE | Godolphin | Saeed bin Suroor | Jerry Bailey |
| 10 / 11 | Western Pride (USA) | C 98 | HRH Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin Abdul Aziz | James K Chapman | Patrick Valenzuela | |
| 11 / 8 | To The Victory (JPN) | M 96 | Japan | Makoto Kaneko &Amp; Katsumi Yoshida | Yasuo Ikee | Olivier Peslier |
Pre-Entries for the rest of the card
Photograph ©2001,2002 Cindy Pierson Dulay, licenses to About.
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