The 29th edition of the $12 million Dubai World Cup is set for Saturday at Meydan Racecourse. It tops a 9-race card that begins at 8:35 am ET and concludes with the main event at 1:30 pm ET. Japanese star Forever Young, last-out winner of the $20 million Saudi Cup, goes for the lucrative double. He’s well-known to American racing fans as the third-place finisher in the 2024 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Forever Young drew post 5 of 11 at Wednesday’s ceremony.
The Americans are represented in the mile and one-quarter DWC by Rattle N Roll (post 2), Il Miracolo (post 6), Hit Show (post 7), Mixto (post 8) and Katonah (post 11) – providing volume for the lineup, but lacking the typical domestic
star seeking riches in the desert. Among those, Grade 2 Clark Handicap winner Rattle N Roll exits a fifth-place finish in the Saudi Cup, while Hit Show was last seen third in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap.
The stellar undercard features Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Straight No Chaser in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen; Gotham Stakes winner Flood Zone in the $1 million UAE Derby for Brad Cox; and Thoroughbred racing’s all-time
leading money winner Romantic Warrior topping the marquee in the $5 million Dubai Turf.
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$12 million Dubai World Cup Field
1-Walk of Stars | Bhupat Seemar | Mickael Barzalona
2-Rattle N Roll | Kenny McPeek | William Buick
3-Wilson Tesoro | Noboru Takagi | Yuga Kawada
4-Usbha Tesoro | Noboru Takagi | Akira Sugawara
5-Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai
6-Il Miracolo | Antonio Sano | John Velazquez
7-Hit Show | Bard Cox | Florent Geroux
8-Mixto | Doug O’Neill | Frankie Dettori
9-Ramjet | Shozo Sasaki | Kousei Miura
10-Imperial Emperor | Bhupat Seemar | Tadhg O’Shea
11-Katonah | Doug O’Neill | Silvestre de Sousa
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Saturday’s Meydan Racecourse Racing Schedule
8:35 am ET | Race 1 | $1 million Dubai Kahayla Classic | 1-1/4 miles dirt (Arabians)
9:10 am ET | Race 2 | $1 million Dubai Gold Cup | 2 miles on turf
9:45 am ET | Race 3 | $1 million Godolphin Mile | 1 mile on dirt
10:20 am ET | Race 4 | $1.5 million Al Quoz Sprint | 6 furlongs on turf
11:00 am ET | Race 5 | $1 million UAE Derby | 1-3/16 miles on dirt
11:40 am ET | Race 6 | $2 million | Dubai Golden Shaheen | 6 furlongs on dirt
12:15 pm ET | Race 7 | $5 million | Dubai Turf | 1-1/8 miles on turf
12:50 pm ET | Race 8 | $6 million | Dubai Sheema Classic | 1-1/2 miles on turf
1:30 pm ET | Race 9 | $12 million | Dubai World Cup | 1-1/4 miles on dirt
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World Pool Wagering Notes
Win, Place, Exacta, Trifecta (20-cent), Superfecta (20-cent), Quinella, Omni | all races
Rolling Daily Doubles | Races 1-8
Pick 3 | Races 7-9 (20-cent)
Pick 4 | Races 6-9 (20-cent)
Takeout Rates
17.5% | Win, Place, Quinella, Omni
19.5% | Exacta
25% | Trifecta, Superfecta, Double, Pick 3, Pick 4
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