Probable Fields Released for Dubai World Cup
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Horse of the Year California Chrome and 2014 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner African Story headline the list of probable runners for this year's $10 million Dubai World Cup March 28 at Meydan.
The Dubai Racing Club March 18 announced prospective fields for all eight Thoroughbred races on the $30 million card.
"In the Dubai World Cup race alone there are eight group or grade I winners from five countries," said Martin Talty, the Dubai Racing Club's international manager. "Across the entire card we have 31 group or grade I winners from 12 countries and we look forward to a huge day of racing for the 20th renewal of the world's richest race day."
California Chrome, winner of the 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) en route to Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male honors for 2014, is one of two U.S.-based runners for the world's richest race. Likely to join him in the gate March 28 is Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's homebred grade I winner Lea as well as U.S. grade II winner Candy Boy, who earlier this year was sold to continue his career in the United Arab Emirates.
Also probable for the race is Ron the Greek, a former multiple grade I winner in the U.S. who now races in Saudi Arabia; 2014 Japan Cup (Jpn-I) victor Epiphaneia; Japan's champion dirt horse of 2014 Hokko Tarumae; African Story's stablemate and UAE group I winner Prince Bishop, and Australian group I winner Side Glance, who is group I-placed in the U.S.
Flaxman Holdings' homebred Main Sequence, the Eclipse Award winner as champion turf male and champion older male, is the lone U.S. runner among 10 expected for the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-I).
Other races on the card include the $6 million Dubai Turf (UAE-I, formerly the Dubai Duty Free); $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen, $1 million Al Quoz Sprint (UAE-I), $2 million United Arab Emirates Derby (UAE-II), $2 million Godolphin Mile (UAE-II), and $1 million Dubai Gold Cup (UAE-II).
The only race on the card with no U.S. runners is the Dubai Gold Cup, run at 3,200 meters (about two miles).
| DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT PROBABLES | |||
| DUBAI WORLD CUP - WHITE SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | EPIPHANEIA (JPN) | JPN | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| 2 | CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) | USA | Art Sherman |
| 3 | HOKKO TARUMAE (JPN) | JPN | Katsuichi Nishiura |
| 4 | RON THE GREEK (USA) (Wattani) | KSA | Nicholas Bachalard |
| 5 | LEA (USA) | USA | William Mott |
| 6 | AFRICAN STORY (GB) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7 | PRINCE BISHOP (IRE) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 8 | SIDE GLANCE (GB) | GB | Andrew Balding |
| 9 | CANDY BOY (USA) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN - GOLD SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | LUCKY NINE (IRE) | HK | Caspar Fownes |
| 2 | RICH TAPESTRY (IRE) | HK | Michael Chang |
| 3 | BIG MACHER (USA) | USA | Richard Baltas |
| 4 | SECRET CIRCLE (USA) | USA | Bob Baffert |
| 5 | SALUTOS AMIGOS (USA) | USA | David Jacobson |
| 6 | MUARRAB (GB) | UAE | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 7 | SHAISHEE (USA) | UAE | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 8 | KRYPTON FACTOR (GB) | BAH | Fawzi Nass |
| 9 | SUPER JOCKEY (NZ) | HK | Tony Millard |
| 10 | UNITED COLOR (USA) | UAE | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 11 | SPEED HAWK (USA) | GB | Robert Cowell |
| 12 | COOL COWBOY (USA) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| 13 | EL PADRINO (NZ) (Ip Man) | SING | Alwin Tan |
| DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC - GREEN SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | MAIN SEQUENCE (USA) | USA | Graham Motion |
| 2 | DESIGNS ON ROME (IRE) | HK | John Moore |
| 3 | FLINTSHIRE (GB) | FR | Andre Fabre |
| 4 | HARP STAR (JPN) | JPN | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
| 5 | DOLNIYA (FR) | FR | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 6 | ONE AND ONLY (JPN) | JPN | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| 7 | JUST THE JUDGE (IRE) | GB | Charles Hills |
| 8 | SKY HUNTER (GB) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9 | SHEIKHZAYEDROAD (GB) | GB | David Simcock |
| 10 | TRUE STORY (GB) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| UAE DERBY CLASSIC - PINK SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | DEAR DOMUS (JPN) | JPN | Yutaka Takahasi |
| 2 | TAP THAT (JPN) | JPN | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 3 | GOLDEN BAROWS (USA) | JPN | Noriyuki Hori |
| 4 | FAITHFUL CREEK (IRE) | GB | Brian Meehan |
| 5 | MY JOHNNY BE GOOD (USA) | USA | Eoin Harty |
| 6 | SIR FEVER (URU) | UAE | Charlie Appleby |
| 7 | MUBTAAHIJ (IRE) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 8 | MAFTOOL (USA) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9 | ALNAJEM ALFAIZ (KSA) | KSA | Badr Reziac |
| 10 | MOTAA (KSA) | KSA | Badr Reziac |
| DUBAI TURF - YELLOW SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | EURO CHARLINE (GB) | GB | Marco Botti |
| 2 | MSHAWISH (USA) | USA | Todd Pletcher |
| 3 | SOLOW (GB) | FR | Freddy Head |
| 4 | CLADOCERA (GER) | FR | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 5 | THE GREY GATSBY (IRE) | GB | Kevin Ryan |
| 6 | HUNTER'S LIGHT (IRE) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7 | TRADE STORM (GB) | GB | David Simcock |
| 8 | FARRAAJ (IRE) | UAE | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 9 | EARNSHAW (USA) | UAE | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 10 | UMGIYO (AUS) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 11 | LIMARIO (GER) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| DUBAI GOLD CUP - RED SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | BROWN PANTHER (GB) | GB | Tom Dascombe |
| 2 | BATHYRHON (GER) | FR | Pia Brandt |
| 3 | DUBDAY (GB) | QAT | Jassim Al Ghazali |
| 4 | AHZEEMAH (IRE) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5 | MEANDRE (FR) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| 6 | ALMOONQITH (USA) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 7 | COOPTADO (ARG) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| 8 | RIO TIGRE (IRE) | UAE | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 9 | STAR EMPIRE (SAF) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 10 | BRASS RING (GB) | UAE | Ismail Mohammed |
| 11 | HAVANA BEAT (IRE) | GB | Andrew Balding |
| 12 | MUSHREQ (AUS) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 13 | MARZOCCO (USA) | GB | John Gosden |
| 14 | AL SAHAM (GB) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 15 | DORMELLO (IRE) | UAE | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 16 | VAASA (IRE) | UAE | Ahmad bin Harmash |
| GODOLPHIN MILE - BLUE SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | GRAPHIC (IRE) | GB | William Haggas |
| 2 | SLOANE AVENUE (USA) | GB | Jeremy Noseda |
| 3 | BRADESTER (USA) | USA | Eddie Kenneally |
| 4 | TAMARKUZ (USA) | UAE | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 5 | PYLON (SAF) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 6 | SURFER (USA) | UAE | Satish Seemar |
| 7 | FRANKYFOURFINGERS (FR) | UAE | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 8 | DARK EMERALD (IRE) | GB | Brendan Powell |
| 9 | GOLD CITY (IRE) | UAE | Satish Seemar |
| 10 | PRAYER FOR RELIEF (USA) | USA | Dale Romans |
| 11 | LAYL (USA) | UAE | Doug Watson |
| 12 | FORJATT (IRE) | UAE | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 13 | NOLOHAY (IRE) | UAE | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 14 | FOOTBRIDGE (USA) | UAE | Charlie Appleby |
| 15 | FREE WHEELING (AUS) | UAE | Saeed bin Suroor |
| AL QUOZ SPRINT - ORANGE SADDLE CLOTH | |||
| Saddle Cloth No. | Country | Trainer | |
| 1 | SOLE POWER (GB) | IRE | Edward Lynam |
| 2 | AMBER SKY (AUS) | HK | Ricky Yiu |
| 3 | PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) | HK | Tony Cruz |
| 4 | BUNDLE OF JOY (AUS) | HK | David Hall |
| 5 | DISTINCTIV PASSION (USA) | USA | Jeff Bonde |
| 6 | STEPPER POINT (GB) | GB | William Muir |
| 7 | VIA AFRICA (SAF) | SAF | Mike de Kock |
| 8 | FARMAH (USA) | FR | Francois Rohaut |
| 9 | SIR MAXIMILAN (IRE) | GB | Ian Williams |
| 10 | AHTOUG (GB) | UAE | Charlie Appleby |
| 11 | CASPAR NETSCHER (GB) | GB | David Simcock |
| 12 | CASPIAN PRINCE (IRE) | GB | Tony Carroll |
| 13 | LANCELOT DE LAC (ITY) | GB | Dean Ivory |
| 14 | HOTOTO (GB) | BAH | Fawzi Nass |
| 15 | GREEN MASK (USA) | USA | Wesley Ward |
| 16 | MIRZA (GB) | GB | Rae Guest |