The Dubai Racing Club have announced the official race fields and saddle cloth allocations for World Cup night.
African Story bids to make it two in a row in the Dubai World Cup, but will have his work cut out for him with 8 classy rivals including Epiphaneia and American challenger, California Chrome.
There will be plenty for South African fans to cheer about as Tony Millard saddles Super Jockey in the Golden Shaheen and Mike de Kock sends out a total of 7 runners on the night, including Pylon in the Godolphin Mile; Al Moonqith, Star Empire and Mushreq in the Dubai Gold Cup; Mubtaahij in the UAE Derby; Via Africa in the Al Quoz Sprint and Umgiyo in the Dubai Turf.
Runners and their trainers are listed below:-
$1,000,000 Gr2 Godolphin Mile – 1600m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Graphic (Ireland) | William Haggas |
| 2. | Sloane Avenue (USA) | Jeremy Noseda |
| 3. | Bradester (USA) | Eddie Kenneally |
| 4. | Tamarkuz (USA) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 5. | Pylon (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 6. | Surfer (USA) | Satish Seemar |
| 7. | Frankyfourfingers (France) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 8. | Dark Emerald (Ireland) | Brendan Powell |
| 9. | Gold City (Ireland) | Satish Seemar |
| 10. | Prayer For Relief (USA) | Dale Romans |
| 11. | Layl (USA) | Doug Watson |
| 12. | Forjatt (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 13. | Nolohay (Ireland) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 14. | Footbridge (USA) | Charlie Appleby |
| 15. | Free Wheeling (Australia) | Saeed bin Suroor |
$1,000,000 Gr2 Dubai Gold Cup – 3200m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Brown Panther (Great Britain) | Tom Dascombe |
| 2. | Bathyrhon (Germany) | Pia Brandt |
| 3. | Dubday (Great Britain) | Jassim Al Gazali |
| 4. | Ahzeemah (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5. | Meandre (France) | Doug Watson |
| 6. | Al Moonqith (USA) | Mike de Kock |
| 7. | Cooptado (Argentina) | Doug Watson |
| 8. | Rio Tigre (Ireland) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 9. | Star Empire (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 10. | Brass Ring (Great Britain) | Ismail Mohammed |
| 11. | Havana Beat (Ireland) | Andrew Balding |
| 12. | Mushreq (Australia) | Mike de Kock |
| 13. | Marzocco (USA) | John Gosden |
| 14. | Al Saham (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 15. | Dormello (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 16. | Vaasa (Ireland) | Ahmad bin Harmash |
$2,000,000 Gr2 UAE Derby – 1900m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Dear Domus (Japan) | Yutaka Takahasi |
| 2. | Tap That (Japan) | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 3. | Golden Barows (USA) | Noriyuki Hori |
| 4. | Faithful Creek (Ireland) | Brian Meehan |
| 5. | My Johnny Be Good (USA) | Eoin Harty |
| 6. | Sir Fever (Uruguay) | Charlie Appleby |
| 7. | Mubtaahij (Ireland) | Mike de Kock |
| 8. | Maftool (USA) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9. | Al Najem Al Faiz (Saudi Arabia) | Badr Reziac |
| 10. | Motaa (Saudi Arabia) | Badr Reziac |
$1,000,000 Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint – 1000m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Sole Power (Great Britain) | Edward Lynam |
| 2. | Amber Sky (Australia) | Ricky Yiu |
| 3. | Peniaphobia (Ireland) | Tony Cruz |
| 4. | Bundle Of Joy (Australia) | David Hall |
| 5. | Distinctiv Passion (USA) | Jeff Bonde |
| 6. | Stepper Point (Great Britain) | William Muir |
| 7. | Via Africa (South Africa) | Mike de Kock |
| 8. | Farmah (USA) | Francois Rohaut |
| 9. | Sir Maximilian (Ireland) | Ian Williams |
| 10. | Ahtoug (Great Britain) | Charlie Appleby |
| 11. | Caspar Netscher (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 12. | Caspian Prince (Ireland) | Tony Carrolll |
| 13. | Lancelot De Lac (Italy) | Dean Ivory |
| 14. | Hototo (Great Britain) | Fawzi Nass |
| 15. | Green Mask (USA) | Wesley Ward |
| 16. | Mirza (Great Britain) | Rae Guest |
$2,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Golden Shaheen – 1200m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Lucky Nine (Ireland) | Caspar Fownes |
| 2. | Rich Tapestry (Ireland) | Michael Chang |
| 3. | Big Macher (USA) | Richard Baltas |
| 4. | Secret Circle (USA) | Bob Baffert |
| 5. | Salutos Amigos (USA) | David Jacobson |
| 6. | Muarrab (Great Britain) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 7. | Shaishee (USA) | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 8. | Krypton Factor (Great Britain) | Fawzi Nass |
| 9. | Super Jockey (New Zealand) | Tony Millard |
| 10. | United Colour (USA) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 11. | Speed Hawk (USA) | Robert Cowell |
| 12. | Cool Cowboy (USA) | Doug Watson |
| 13. | El Padrino (New Zealand) | Alwin Tan |
$6,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Turf – 1800m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Euro Charline (Great Britain) | Marco Botti |
| 2. | Mshawish (USA) | Todd Pletcher |
| 3. | Solow (Great Britain) | Freddy Head |
| 4. | Cladocera (Great Britain) | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 5. | The Grey Gatsby (Ireland) | Kevin Ryan |
| 6. | Hunter’s Light (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7. | Trade Storm (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 8. | Farraaj (Ireland) | Dhruba Selvaratnam |
| 9. | Earnshaw (USA) | Salim bin Ghadayer |
| 10. | Umgiyo (Australia) | Mike de Kock |
| 11. | Limario (Great Britain) | Doug Watson |
$6,000,000 Gr1 Dubai Sheema Classic – 2410m (turf)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Main Sequence (USA) | Graham Motion |
| 2. | Designs On Rome (Ireland) | John Moore |
| 3. | Flintshire (Great Britain) | Andre Fabre |
| 4. | Harp Star (Japan) | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
| 5. | Dolniya (France) | Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 6. | One And Only (Japan) | Kojiro Hashiguchi |
| 7. | Just The Judge (Ireland) | Charles Hills |
| 8. | Sky Hunter (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 9. | Sheikhzayedroad (Great Britain) | David Simcock |
| 10. | True Story (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
$10,000,000 Gr1 Dubai World Cup – 2000m (dirt)
| No | Name | Trainer |
| 1. | Epiphaneia (Japan) | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| 2. | California Chrome (USA) | Art Sherman |
| 3. | Hokko Tarumae (Japan) | Katsuichi Nishiura |
| 4. | Ron The Greek (USA) | Nicholas Bachalard |
| 5. | Lea (USA) | William Mott |
| 6. | African Story (Great Britain) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 7. | Prince Bishop (Ireland) | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 8. | Side Glance (Great Britain) | Andrew Balding |
| 9. | Candy Boy (USA) | Doug Watson |
(source: Thenational.ae)
