Mike de Kock has seven horses on the list published by the Dubai Racing Club for the 7-meeting 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival, which runs for six consecutive Thursdays (Jan 21 – Feb. 25) before culminating with Super Saturday on 6 March, the official dress rehearsal for the historic 25th running of the Dubai World Cup card on 27 March.
The Dubai World Cup 2020 was postponed as a result of Covid-19.
The list features 158 accepted horses, conditioned by a total of 63 trainers from 12 countries.
Majestic Mambo – based with Paul Peter in SA (Pic -JC Photos)
In 2020, the DWC Carnival saw horses from Great Britain, Ireland, Oman, Sweden, UAE, USA, South Africa, Bahrain, Denmark, Korea, Japan, Spain, France and Norway either win or finish placed.
In 2021, too there is a great variety of international participation expected based on the horses that have been approved to run.
A total of 42 Thoroughbred races and 3 Group Purebred Arabian affairs are on the programme, with a host of international stars likely to travel to Dubai to compete.
Among the top names are Gr1 winners -the Roger Teal-trained Oxted (Gr1 Darley July Cup Stakes winner, 2020) and David O’Meara’s trainee -Lord Glitters (Gr1 Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot winner, 2019, 3rd in Gr1 Dubai Turf behind Almond Eye at Meydan, 2019.
Certain Lad winner of the 2020 Listed Zabeel Turf, one of the 158 nominated horses for DWCC 2021 (Pic – Erika Rasmussen, Dubai Racing Channel)
Fawzi-Nass’s Simsir (Bahrain International Trophy winner, 2020) leads the list of returning DWCC stars, alongside Prince Of Arran (Placed thrice in the Melbourne Cup, 2018-19-20), Certain Lad (Gr3 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes winner, York, 2020, 6th in Bahrain International Trophy), Equilateral (Gr1 placed in King’s Stand Stakes at Ascot, 2020), Doug Watson’s – Midnight Sands (2 wins in DWCC 2020, back under Watson’s tutelage after a stint in America) and Suzanne Berneklint’s Plata O Plomo.
Others to watch out for include Australian Gr3 winner Halvorsen, and Berkshire Rocco who was placed 2nd in the Gr1 Pertemps St Leger Stakes earlier this year.
De Kock’s seven:
- France – AD MERAJJ (FR) 2018 Filly
- UAE – JANOOBI (SAF) 2013 Gelding
- UAE – KING RAGNAR (GB) 2017 Colt
- UAE – MAJESTIC MAMBO (SAF) 2014 Gelding
- UK – MARSHALL (SAF) 2016 Gelding
- UAE – MUJAAFY (AUS) 2014 Gelding
- UK – NAJEM SUHAIL (AUS) 2017 Colt
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