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African Story wins $10 million Dubai World Cup
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Published — Monday 31 March 2014
Last update 29 March 2014 10:00 pm
DUBAI: African Story swooped on front-running Mukhadram to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan racecourse on Saturday.
It was a sixth victory in the world’s richest race for Saeed Bin Suroor, who trains African Story for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The winner, who broke the track record in posting a winning time of 2min 01.61 sec, earned his connections $6 million.
He finished two-and-three-quarter lengths ahead of Mukhadram, with Cat O’Mountain a further four-and-three-quarter lengths back in third place.
The first three horses home are all owned by members of Dubai’s Al-Maktoum family.
Meantime, Japanese horses dominated the two main supporting races of the $10 million Dubai World Cup.
Twice Japan Cup champion Gentildonna was a narrow winner in the 2,400m $5 million Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic, but Just A Way demolished the quality field at the $5 million Group 1 Dubai Duty Free to win the 1800m feature race on turf by six-and-a-quarter length Saturday.
For Just A Way, it was almost a repeat of his win in Tenno Sho in October last year, when he left a quality field, which included Gentildonna, in his wake with a powerful finish over the last 400m.
The race ran almost according to form, with South African Vercingetorix second and Britain’s Dank in third behind the Naosuke Sugai-trained champion. However, The Fugue, trained by John Gosden and winner of three Group 1 races, disappointed with a 11th place finish.
On Saturday, Just A Way kept behind compatriot Logotype, who did all the early running, but once on the home stretch, jockey Yuichi Fukunaga generated a startling burst that saw him power past the leaders.
Sugai said: “We had two tactics. One was to get in good position from Gate 2, or Plan B was to sit behind in midfield as we did in the Tenno Sho. The jockey opten for Plan B and gave him the best rides I have ever seen.”
In the Sheema Classic, which traditionally gets one of the most competitive fields during the Dubai World Cup night, Gentildonna, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore, overcame a poor draw from post 12 to blitz past Cirrus Des Aigles and Ambivalent in the closing stages.
Pathway to Yes triumphs
In Arcadia, California, Pathway to Yes led all the way to win the $58,000 Cape Horn Purse by 1 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday.
Ridden by 19-year-old apprentice Drayden Van Dyke, Pathway to Yes ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:12.50. It was Van Dyke’s third winner on the card. The 3-year-old gelding paid $5.20, $3 and $2.60 as the 8-5 favorite in the field of seven.
Forever Juanito returned $6 and $3.60, while Number Five was another half-length back in third and paid $2.80 to show.
The victory, worth $45,240, increased Pathway to Yes’ career earnings to $88,690, with three wins in five starts.
It was a sixth victory in the world’s richest race for Saeed Bin Suroor, who trains African Story for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The winner, who broke the track record in posting a winning time of 2min 01.61 sec, earned his connections $6 million.
He finished two-and-three-quarter lengths ahead of Mukhadram, with Cat O’Mountain a further four-and-three-quarter lengths back in third place.
The first three horses home are all owned by members of Dubai’s Al-Maktoum family.
Meantime, Japanese horses dominated the two main supporting races of the $10 million Dubai World Cup.
Twice Japan Cup champion Gentildonna was a narrow winner in the 2,400m $5 million Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic, but Just A Way demolished the quality field at the $5 million Group 1 Dubai Duty Free to win the 1800m feature race on turf by six-and-a-quarter length Saturday.
For Just A Way, it was almost a repeat of his win in Tenno Sho in October last year, when he left a quality field, which included Gentildonna, in his wake with a powerful finish over the last 400m.
The race ran almost according to form, with South African Vercingetorix second and Britain’s Dank in third behind the Naosuke Sugai-trained champion. However, The Fugue, trained by John Gosden and winner of three Group 1 races, disappointed with a 11th place finish.
On Saturday, Just A Way kept behind compatriot Logotype, who did all the early running, but once on the home stretch, jockey Yuichi Fukunaga generated a startling burst that saw him power past the leaders.
Sugai said: “We had two tactics. One was to get in good position from Gate 2, or Plan B was to sit behind in midfield as we did in the Tenno Sho. The jockey opten for Plan B and gave him the best rides I have ever seen.”
In the Sheema Classic, which traditionally gets one of the most competitive fields during the Dubai World Cup night, Gentildonna, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore, overcame a poor draw from post 12 to blitz past Cirrus Des Aigles and Ambivalent in the closing stages.
Pathway to Yes triumphs
In Arcadia, California, Pathway to Yes led all the way to win the $58,000 Cape Horn Purse by 1 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday.
Ridden by 19-year-old apprentice Drayden Van Dyke, Pathway to Yes ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in 1:12.50. It was Van Dyke’s third winner on the card. The 3-year-old gelding paid $5.20, $3 and $2.60 as the 8-5 favorite in the field of seven.
Forever Juanito returned $6 and $3.60, while Number Five was another half-length back in third and paid $2.80 to show.
The victory, worth $45,240, increased Pathway to Yes’ career earnings to $88,690, with three wins in five starts.
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