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Royal Delta given 2012 Dubai World Cup goal

The impressive winner of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, and the almost certain winner of the Eclipse Award for top 3-year-old filly, Royal Delta is being pointed for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, her new owner Ben Leon reported today.  Leon’s Besilu Stables purchases Royal Delta during the Palides Investments dispersal at Keeneland just days [...]

Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer pointed to 2011 Dubai World Cup following positive prognosis

WinStar Farm’s Drosselmeyer, the upset winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes (G1) over twelve furlongs, is being pointed towards the 2011 Dubai World Cup (G1) at Meydan.  Earning his first stakes win in the Belmont, Drosselmeyer was believed to have suffered an ankle injury in trackwork following the race.  Bone scans, however, revealed no serious [...]

Lure of Dubai stings Breeders’ Cup: Gitano Hernando skips Classic to prepare for 2010 Dubai World Cup

A potential flagship moment in Dubai racing was announced on Tuesday when the Daily Racing Form reported recent longshot winner of the Goodwood Stakes (G1), Gitano Hernando, will skip the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic to prepare for the $10,000,000 Dubai World Cup (G1).  This is, essentially, the first published occasion in which the sky-high purses [...]

Dubai eyes on the Donn Handicap

This Saturday’s Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream Park will certainly have the eyes of those considering the Dubai World Cup.  The older-horse feature of the Gulfstream meet, the Donn has been the most successful stepping-stone for World Cup winners.  Cigar first used the race in 1996 before tasting victory in the inaugural Dubai World Cup, Captain [...]