Life Is Good, Colonel Liam Arrive in Dubai

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Photo: Coglianese Photos/G. Sonny Hughes
Life Is Good and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. after winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park

Life Is Good  and Colonel Liam , stars of Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29, have settled into their barns at Meydan after flying overseas to compete in races on Dubai World Cup Day, March 26.

The Twitter account of trainer Todd Pletcher (@PletcherRacing) showed video of the two rolling in the bedding of their stalls soon after their arrival. They left South Florida March 14.

China Horse Club and WinStar Farm's Life Is Good, winner of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by 1/ST BET (G1), is the headliner of the $12 million Dubai World Cup Presented by Emirates Airline (G1). Robert and Lawana Low's Colonel Liam runs in the $5 million Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World (G1T), after taking the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes presented by Baccarat (G1T) at Gulfstream.

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The Dubai World Cup is over 2,000 meters (approximately 1 1/4 miles) on the Meydan main track, while the Dubai Turf is over 1,800 meters (1 1/8 miles) on its grass course.

This marks the first international travel for both horses, who have raced exclusively in the U.S. Colonial Liam is a 5-year-old son of Liam's Map  , a seven-time winner from 10 starts, while the speedy Life Is Good is a 4-year-old son of Into Mischief   with a 6-for-7 mark.