2019 Dubai World Cup
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| Dubai World Cup | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 March 2019 |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs) |
| Winning horse | Thunder Snow |
| Winning time | 2:03.87 |
| Jockey | Christophe Soumillon |
| Trainer | Saeed bin Suroor |
| Owner | Godolphin |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 2019 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March 2019. It was the 24th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was US$12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. This was an increase of $2 million on the previous year, making it the world's richest horse race in 2019.[1][2]
The race was won for the second year running by Thunder Snow, who became the first horse to win the Dubai World Cup twice.[3]
Road to Meydan
A total of 13 horses were entered for the race, including Godolphin's defending champion Thunder Snow, who was bidding to become the first horse to win the race for a second time. Al Maktoum Challenge winners North America (Rounds 1 and 2) and Capezzano (Round 3) headed a strong local challenge from the United Arab Emirates, which also included Axelrod, Gronkowski and New Trails. The United States was also well represented with Pegasus World Cup runner-up Seeking The Soul, Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Gunnevera, along with Audible, Pavel and Yoshida. The field was completed by Japanese challenger K T Brave and the Korean-trained Dolkong.[4]
The contenders' results in key races during the build-up to the Dubai World Cup.
- 3 November 2018: Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
- Seeking The Soul (2nd)
- 3 November 2018: Breeders' Cup Classic
- Gunnevera (2nd), Thunder Snow (3rd), Yoshida (4th), Axelrod (9th), Pavel (10th)
- 23 November 2018: Clark Handicap
- Seeking The Soul (3rd)
- 2 December 2018: Champions Cup
- K T Brave (11th), Pavel (15th)
- 26 December 2018: Malibu Stakes
- Axelrod (4th)
- 10 January 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 1
- North America (Won), Dolkong (6th)
- 26 January 2019: Pegasus World Cup Turf
- Yoshida (6th)
- 26 January 2019: Pegasus World Cup
- Seeking The Soul (2nd), Audible (5th), Gunnevera (6th)
- 7 February 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2
- North America (Won), New Trails (2nd)
- 28 February 2019: Curlin Handicap
- Dolkong (Won)
- 9 March 2019: Burj Nahaar
- Axelrod (10th)
- 9 March 2019: Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3
- Capezzano (Won), Thunder Snow (2nd), Dolkong (3rd), New Trails (4th), Gronkowski (5th)
Race card
The draw for the race was made on 27 March.[5][6]
K T Brave was later withdrawn, reducing the field to 12.[7]
| No. | Draw | Horse | Weight (kg) | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gunnevera (USA) | 57.0 | Emisael Jaramillo | Antonio Sano (USA) | Salomón Del Valle |
| 2 | 2 | Capezzano (USA) | 57.0 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Sultan Ali |
| 3 | 3 | North America (GB) | 57.0 | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar (UAE) | Ramzan Kadyrov |
| 4 | 4 | Audible (USA) | 57.0 | Flavien Prat | Todd Pletcher (USA) | WinStar Farm, China Horse Club et al. |
| 5 | 5 | Seeking The Soul (USA) | 57.0 | Mike E. Smith | Dallas Stewart (USA) | Charles E. Fipke |
| 6 | 6 | Pavel (USA) | 57.0 | Joel Rosario | Doug O'Neill (USA) | Reddam Racing LLC |
| 7 | 7 | Gronkowski (USA) | 57.0 | Oisin Murphy | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd |
| 8 | 8 | Axelrod (USA) | 57.0 | Royston Ffrench | Salem bin Ghadayer (UAE) | Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd & Slam Dunk Racing |
| 9 | 9 | New Trails (USA) | 57.0 | Connor Beasley | Ahmad bin Harmash (UAE) | Hamdan Sultan Ali Alsabousi |
| 10 | 10 | Yoshida (JPN) | 57.0 | José Ortiz | Bill Mott (USA) | China Horse Club, WinStar Farm et al. |
| NR | NR | K T Brave (JPN) | 57.0 | João Moreira | Haruki Sugiyama (JPN) | Kazuyoshi Takimoto |
| 12 | 12 | Thunder Snow (IRE) | 57.0 | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor (GB) | Godolphin |
| 13 | 13 | Dolkong (USA) | 57.0 | Olivier Doleuze | Simon Foster (KOR) | Lee Tae In |
