2012 Dubai World Cup Results
A round-up of all the race winners in the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival series, which took place on March 31, 2012.
DRF StaffApr 02, 2012
A round-up of all the race winners in the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival series, which took place on March 31, 2012.
After a fruitless overseas journey to Dubai, the six American-based Thoroughbreds who competed on Dubai World Cup day at Meydan were expected to arrive in New York on Wednesday. Following a brief quarantine period at Belmont Park, those horses will return to their different bases as their connections plot out their next moves.
Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso will be campaigned in England this summer, with a trip to Singapore in May under consideration.
Opinion Poll won the $1 million Opinion Poll, capping a three-win night for Godolphin Racing, but that was far from the story of this ill-fated race at Meydan.
Corine Barande-Barbe celebrated her 54th birthday in grand style Saturday night at Meydan, becoming the first woman trainer to win a Thoroughbred race on Dubai World Cup night as Cirrus des Aigles held off Breeders' Cup Turf winner St Nicholas Abbey to win the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic by a neck.
On a night of mixed emotions at Meydan, Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Racing celebrated a return to prominence on its biggest stage, running one-two in the $10 million Dubai World Cup with Monterosso defeating Capponi by three lengths.
Travelin Man apparently would prefer to stay put right here at Gulfstream Park. He won his fourth race in five Gulfstream starts on Saturday when he outdueled Jersey Town, the 2010 Cigar Mile winner, in the $70,000 Sir Shackleton Stakes for older sprinters.
Taking advantage of a hotly contested pace, Krypton Factor rallied four wide in the stretch and overtook Rocket Man with about 30 yards to go to win the $2 million Golden Shaheen by 2 1/4 lengths at Meydan on Saturday.
A powerful late kick by the 7-year-old mare Ortensia carried her from last to first in Saturday’s $1 million Al Quoz Sprint, setting off a celebration from Meydan to Austraila.
The $5 million Dubai Duty Free was considered a wide-open race, but Cityscape turned it into a one-horse show, taking the lead midway around the far turn and galloping to a 4 1/4-length victory in course-record time.