Dubai World Cup Night Noms Released

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A total of 1440 nominations-divided across 739 horses–were received for the $35-million nine-race card at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night, announced the Dubai Racing Club on Monday. Among the eight Thoroughbred races on Mar. 30, the highlight is the $12-million G1 Dubai World Cup, which sees 139 horses nominated, among them last year’s winner Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) for Godolphin and fellow Meydan Group 1 winner North America (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The US contingent is headed by Grade I winners McKinzie (Street Sense), Leofric (Candy Ride {Arg}), Seeking the Soul (Perfect Soul {Ire}), Audible (Into Mischief), Yoshida (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), and Elate (Medaglia d’Oro), while Japanese hopes Gold Dream (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}) and Westerlund (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) and Hong Kong star Pakistan Star (Ger) (Shamardal) also feature.

Other notable nominations on the night are 2018 Japanese Horse of the Year Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) in the $6-million G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Hong Kong superstar Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock {Aus}) in the $6-million G1 Dubai Turf, champion American speedster Roy H (More Than Ready) in the $2.5-million G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, and dual GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint hero Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic) in the $2-million G1 Al Quoz Sprint.

For the full list of nominations, click here.

“The 2019 Dubai World Cup, with a world-leading $35 million in purses and the world’s richest race, promises a brilliant global race day, offering the very best racing in the world on both turf and dirt, including the exceptional international champion horses, trainers, jockeys and owners,” said Malih Al Basti, Meydan Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Meydan Racing Committee. “This is evident in the Dubai World Cup day nominations, in which we see 19 nations represented, creating unprecedented excitement for Saturday, Mar. 30th at Meydan Racecourse.”

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