American invader Spring House broke from post 11 and quickly passed the field first time past the stands to get to the lead and over to the rail. Under Garrett Gomez he set a controlled pace on the ground-saving path while being stalked by Sun Classique and Oracle West the whole way. On the last of three turns, Spring House faded as Sun Classique easily moved up to take the lead at the top of the stretch. Favorite Viva Pataca, who raced in midpack the whole way, put in a strong rally late but was left with too much ground to make up as Sun Classique cruised to a 2 3/4 length victory in a time of 2:27.45 over the course rated "good". It was another 3/4 length back to Doctor Dino who was at the back of the field early and closed with a rush in the final 2 1/2 furlongs to get third. The time was just 5/100 second off the course record.
Results chart - from Emirates Racing Authority
