Barcola and Rosberg battled for the early lead with Diamond Stripes, getting fractions of 24.85, 47.80, and 1:11.53 over the fast track, while Elusive Warning sat at the back of the field unhurried down the backstretch. Turning for home, Rosberg took over the lead and held it to the 1/8 pole but jockey Edgar Prado aboard Diamond Stripes was quickly closing the gap In the final furlong, Rosberg weakened badly while Diamond Stripes moved on to a 1 1/4 length victory in 1:36.96, easily holding off Elusive Warning who put in a very strong late rally. It was another 1 1/4 length back to late-running Don Renato third.
Jockey Wigberto Ramos aboard 100-1 longshot and third place finisher Don Renato said, "My horse broke good but then he was a little too far back. When I started asking him he started moving very well. Then in the stretch I got into a little traffic so I started looking for my clear run but I never had a clean run. I had a lot of horse."
Results chart - from Emirates Racing Authority
