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Posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2008
The $6 million Dubai World Cup (G1), the world’s richest horse race, celebrates its 13th running on Saturday, March 29.
Raced at 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles) on the main dirt track at Dubai’s Nad al Sheba Racecourse, and the winner joins an elite group of world-beaters including inaugural winner Cigar, Singspiel, Dubai Millennium, and Invasor, winner of last year’s edition.
The field of the 2008 Dubai World Cup with trainers, jockeys and morning line odds:
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | M/L Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sway Yed (KSA) | Saud Saad Alkahtani | Olivier Peslier | 100-1 |
| 2 | Well Armed (USA) | Eoin Harty | Aaron Gryder | 33-1 |
| 3 | Happy Boy (BRZ) | Saeed bin Suroor | Kerrin McEvoy | 16-1 |
| 4 | Kocab (GB) | Andre Fadre | Stephane Pasquier | 33-1 |
| 5 | Great Hunter (USA) | Doug O’Neill | Garrett Gomez | 66-1 |
| 6 | Premium Tap (USA) | Julio Gardel | Sebastian Madrid | 14-1 |
| 7 | Vermilion (JPN) | Sei Ishizaka | Yutaka Take | 12-1 |
| 8 | Jalil (USA) | Saeed bin Suroor | Lanfranco Dettori | 7-1 |
| 9 | Asiatic Boy(ARG) | Mike de Kock | John Murtagh | 10-1 |
| 10 | Lucky Find (SAF) | Mike de Kock | Kevin Shea | 25-1 |
| 11 | Gloria de Campeao (BRZ) | Pascal Bary | Christophe Lemaire | 33-1 |
| 12 | Curlin (USA) | Steve Asmussen | Robby Albarado | 2-5 |
| 13 | A.P. Arrow (USA) | Todd Pletcher | Ramon Dominguez | 25-1 |
The following horses have been declared with Shadow Rolls: ASIATIC BOY (ARG), GLÓRIA DE CAMPEÃO (BRZ), GREAT HUNTER (USA), LUCKY FIND (SAF), WELL ARMED (USA).
Since betting is illegal in the United Arab Emirates, online horse bettting sites such as Bodog Racebook are taking wagers for the 2008 Dubai World Cup.
The Dubai World Cup is the scheduled as the 7th race and estimated local post time is 21:30 UTC+4.
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