2009 King’s Cup winner Muller (racing as Alsaqr) gets the services of Ryan Moore for Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz, fourth in the 2009 Dubai World Cup behind Well Armed.  Last year’s Riyadh winner, Wind Flow, will defend his title for new owner King Abdullah and Sons, with former Godolphin runner Eastern Aria arming the leader’s camp as well. 

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Success at the Carnival is great, but many connections are trying to prep their horses for the big races later in the campaign.  A horse like Gloria De Campeao, last year’s Dubai World Cup winner, was from a camp that had success at the Carnival over the years and was perfectly content with winning anything possible, whenever.  The World Cup win was a great addendum but this was a horse clearly primed for immediate success.  Many are already discussing Mabait, Luca Cumani’s charge who holds an entry in the Maktoum Challenge – Round 1 on Thursday.  The long term goal is clearly the Godolphin Mile (G2).  How much will we see from Mabait first up?  We are willing to let him beat us on Thursday.

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Red Desire, the one horse to defeat Gloria De Campeao in the Maktoum Challenge (G2) before he went on to win the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1), has arrived in America in preparation for two races this autumn.  Trained by Mikio Matsunaga, Red Desire is expected to contest the Flower Bowl Invitational (G1) on October 2nd at 10 furlongs in advance of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) over 11 furlongs at Churchill Downs.  Japanese shippers are winless with limited starts in the United States since Cesario took the American Oaks (G1) at Hollywood Park in 2005.

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Barbe’s comments about Gloria De Campeao compared the 7-year-old’s Dubai World Cup performance to Zenyatta’s win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), and indicated he thought Gloria De Campeao’s performance probably came against an even better field.  Whether these comments were intended to milk more of the pre-stud retirement buzz, quantifying the fabulous career for the Brazilian-bred, or indicative of a possible return, were uncertain.

Regardless, the ledger stands and Gloria De Campeao was the winner of the world’s richest horse race which included a field of 12 Grade/Group 1 winners; an accomplishment few, if any racehorses can ever claim.

Gloria De Campeao was second in the 2009 Dubai World Cup, behind Well Armed, and eighth in the 2008 edition behind Curlin.  The son of Impression, bred in Brazil, raced three seasons in Dubai and his connection reported a glowing love for the desert conditions.  After his second to Well Armed, Gloria De Campeao landed the Singapore Airlines International Cup (G1), which in 2010, would represent his final lifetime start, a second place finish behind the recently retired Lizard’s Desire. 

Trained by Pascal Bary, Gloria De Campeao won nine lifetime starts from 25 opportunities with six seconds and three thirds.  His career earnings top US$9,000,000.  Stud plans have not been announced.

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Red Desire defeated eventual Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Gloria De Campeao with a sizzling run from last in her Maktoum Challenge win before not finding the same spark in the Dubai World Cup itself.  Back in Japan, she bled following a return to the races against her archnemesis, Buena Vista.  Earlier in the week, Japan’s top dirt horse Espoir City was announced to be pointing for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).  Japan has never tasted success at the Breeders’ Cup.  Click HERE for more.