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Mike Smith, upon finding himself pinched back to last out of the gate: "I'll just ride him like Zenyatta!"
Slow motion finish - Arrogate in World Cup -3:45 on the tape
Slow Motion Arrogate coming out of the gate start of race
Video 2: Slow Motion Arrogate coming out of the gate at start of race
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For how to describe what the whole world witnessed in Dubai, I turn to two of the crustiest and most knowledgeable turf writers we have today, DRF's Mike Watchmaker and BloodHorse's Steve Haskin. They both have been around long enough to have seen some of the greatest horses of the modern era in person, which most people would mark from the 1950s to present day.
Steve Haskin: I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN IT ALL!
Mike Watchmaker: ARROGATE IS GREAT! OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT!
Still basking in the afterglow, Bill Finley takes his turn: ARROGATE VS. PHAROAH?
‘A’ IS FOR ABSOLUTE SUPERSTAR, ARROGATE: Ride him like Zenyatta. That was the plan jockey Mike Smith turned to when ‘TDN Rising Star’ Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song), the overwhelming international favourite for Saturday’s G1 Dubai World Cup, found himself last going past …
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FEATURED RACESFor replays for U.S. races, return here and click on the CARD below
after the race. Dubai replays are posted.
Time Ordered Races / Entries - Printable file
SATURDAY
International - Dubai - Meydan
First race is at 7:45 a.m. EDT
7:45 EDT $1,000,000 Godolphin Mile G2 1,600 m D R1 Result/Replay
8:15 EDT $250,000 Kahayla Classic G2 – D 1 1/4 mi R2 Result/Replay
8:50 EDT $1,000,000 Gold Cup G2 3,200 m T 2 mi R3 Result/Replay
9:25 EDT $2,000,000* UAE Derby G2 1,900 m D R4 Result/Replay
10:00 EDT $1,000,000 Al Quoz Sprint G1 1,000 m T R5 Result/Replay
10:35 EDT $2,000,000 Golden Shaheen G1 1,200 m D R6 Result/Replay
11:30 EDT $6,000,000 Duty Free G1 1,800 m T R7 Result / Replay
12:05 EDT $6,000,000 Sheema Classic G1 2,400 m T R8 Result/Replay
12:45 EDT $10,000,000 World Cup G1 2,000 metres – D R9 Result/Replay
* KY Derby prep = 100-40-20-10 points D=Dirt T=Turf m=metres mi=mile
World Cup Press Conference
Sheema Classic Press Conference
Dubai Turf Press Conference
Sprint Press Conference
UAE Derby Press Conference
Godolphin Mile Press Conference
North America For replays for U.S. races, click on the CARD below
2:20 ET Cicada S Aqu $100,000 3yo f 6f R3 CARD4:33 ET Rushaway S TP $100,000 3yo 8.5f AW R8 CARD
5:09 ET BOURBONETTE OAKS# G3 TP $100,000 3yo f 8f AW R9 CARD
5:55 ET SPIRAL S* G3 TP $500,000 3yo 9f AW R10 CARD
6:09 ET Purple Martin S OP $150,000 3yo f 6f R9 CARD
7:30 ET San Luis Rey S G2 SA $200,000 4+ 12f T R9 CARD
6:02 ET Skip Away S G3 GP $100,000 4+ 9f R12 CARD
SUNDAY
International - Japan
Preview of Takamatsunomiya Kinen
2:30 am. ET March S G3 JRA $639,000 a 4+ 9f Dirt CARD - Prerace Details
2:40 a.m. ET Takamatsunomiya Kinen G1 JRA $1,754,000 a 4+ 6f T CARD
North America Click on CARD for result/replay
4:22 ET New Mexico Breeders' Oaks Sun $100,000 3yo f S 8.5f R3 CARD
4:50 ET La Coneja S Sun $100,000 4+ f/m S 5.5f R4 CARD
5:19 ET Bill Thomas Memorial S Sun $100,000 3+ 6.5f R5 CARD
5:40 ET New Mexico Breeders' Derby Sun $100,000 3yo S 8.5f R6 CARD
6:18 ET SUNLAND PARK OAKS# (L) Sun $250,000 3yo f 8.5f R7 CARD
6:30 ET Dream of Summer S SA $100,000 4+ f/m S 8f R7 CARD
6:53 ET Harry W. Henson H Sun $100,000 3+ f/m 8f R8 CARD
7:18 ET SUNLAND DERBY* G3 Sun $800,000 3yo 9f R9 CARD
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UPI Weekend Racing Preview
Robert Kieckhefer - March 24, 2017Dubai World Cup night, a highlight of the racing year, unfolds Saturday at Meydan with $30 million in purses at stake, along with prestige and national pride.
Including the Dubai program, the weekend offers three potential tickets to the Kentucky Derby and two legs of the Global Sprint Challenge.We'll sprint right to it:
Dubai The Dubai World Cup has grown from an ambitious vision to the premier night of racing anywhere in the world. This year's renewal attracted the world's top-rated dirt horse, Arrogate, and rivals from as far afield as Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa, Uruguay, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom to contest eight Thoroughbred races and one for Purebred Arabians in front of the plush Meydan grandstand.
For the first time South Korea has a contender, hoping to evaluate the strength of its new breeding industry.
The "enchilada" (see below) is the $10 million Dubai World Cup itself, with a distinctly American flavor. Trainer Bob Baffert will saddle Arrogate, ranked the world's best horse in a tie with Australian turf runner Winx, and Hoppertunity. Gun Runner, Keen Ice and Neolithic complete a massively strong U.S. team.
Baffert, already twice a World Cup winner, exuded careful optimism Wednesday as the field was set for Saturday's $10 million Dubai World Cup.
"This will be his toughest test," Baffert said of Arrogate, who has reeled off consecutive victories in the Grade I Travers, the Breeders' Cup Classic and the Grade I Pegasus World Cup. In the last two of those, he defeated the 2016 Dubai World Cup winner, California Chrome. "But he's a big, strong horse and if he shows up and runs his race, he wins it." Read more at source
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AN UNDERCARD TO OUTSHINE EVEN RACING'S BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST STAR
Stuart Riley on an international bonanza packed with big names.
It may not be until the Arc that we see a mile-and-a-half-race filled with as many heavyweights as the Sheema Classic
If JUMP racing’s Olympics were last week, then it’s the turn of Usain Bolt today, with Arrogate – the horse his illustrious trainer Bob Baffert has described as the dirt version of Frankel – the headline act in the Dubai World Cup.
But for European fans this could be the equine equivalent of Super Saturday at London 2012 when Bolt’s parade through an uncompetitive heat was overshadowed by a gold glut led by Farah, Ennis and Rutherford. So packed with stars is Meydan’s undercard it could rival Hydra as earth’s largest visible constellation.
So what exactly is there to get excited about?
It may not be until the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe – on the first Sunday in October – we see a mile-and-a-half race filled with as many heavyweights as the Sheema Classic. As John Gosden noted, his Irish Derby winner Jack Hobbs is rated 120 and yet is the fourth-highest- rated in the field. Read more at source
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WHERE TO WATCH
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WEEKEND RACING NEWS
DUBAI NEWS
Interview with Bob Baffert - Dubai pre-race
Pre-race interview with Bob Baffert - TwinSpires
More pre-race with Bob Baffert Talks a little about the differences in temperament of Pharoah & Arrogate.
Pre-race interview with Bob Baffert - TwinSpires
More pre-race with Bob Baffert Talks a little about the differences in temperament of Pharoah & Arrogate.
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NEWS
Smith set to conquer 'World' on another gray
Rebel stakes analysis - Jay Privman
The Everest, a Pegasus lookalike, set for Royal Randwick in October
Rebel stakes analysis - Jay Privman
The Everest, a Pegasus lookalike, set for Royal Randwick in October
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