2008 Dubai World Cup Results

Winning trainer Herman Brown said, "I really didn't think they went that fast (record time), but anyway it doesn't matter now. Some people were disappointed with his last run but I really could not split my runners and I knew this horse would fight when it came to a battle. He's kept improving and I think this shows that you've got to train a horse to peak on Dubai World Cup night and not for the beginning of the carnival. It's great for the owners also because if you convert this currency into our (South African) rand, it amounts to an awful lot."

Jockey Anton Marcus added, "He likes a scrap and I wasn’t worried when other horses went past him. I'm pleased that we had horses on either side of us. That really helped at the end. My saddle slipped 1 1/2 furlongs out and I was nearly unseated. It's a very proud day because my brother Basil used to train this horse and my older brother Selwyn owns a share."