Mystic Guide Headlines Expected Field Of 14 For 2021 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by:
Ghostzapper colt Mystic Guide wins the Razorback Handicap by six lengths under Luis Saez
A cast of 14 Group or Grade 1 winners with a combined 23 victories at the highest level are set to line up for the 25th running of Dubai World Cup day at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday March 27, 2021.
A total of 117 horses from 11 countries will compete across a spectacular day of racing worth USD$26.5m that features six Group 1 and three Group 2 contests.
The Group 1 $12m Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline and held over 2000m (1 1/4 miles) welcomes a 14-strong line up headed by the highest-rated Mystic Guide, trained by Michael Stidham in the USA. Mystic Guide is one of three Godolphin-owned runners in the field with the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Gifts of Gold also representing the home team. The third Godolphin runner comes in the shape of Magny Course, the charge of French maestro Andre F
Entries Feature 14 G1 Winners for Dubai World Cup Day
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Lord Glitters, Salute the Soldier Victorious in Dubai
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Salute The Soldier wins the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2, Dubai World Cup plans being laid for the Fawzi Nass trainee
Three weeks before the UAE s biggest day of horseracing, the Dubai World Cup card, this weekend s Super Saturday is a dress rehearsal with all seven races mirroring the conditions of one of those on the big day, officially highlighted by the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 on dirt along with the Group 1 Jebel Hatta, the turf highlight.
Over the same 2000m (1 1/4 miles) on dirt as the $12 million Dubai World Cup, the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 has on three occasions been won by a subsequent Dubai World Cup winner with Dubai Millennium (2000), Street Cry (2002) and Electrocutionist (2006) all completing the double at Nad Al Sheba for Godolphin and Saeed bin Suroor.