2018 Dubai World Cup Probable Entries

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Image courtesy of the Dubai Racing Club

On Wednesday, the Dubai Racing Club released its list of probable runners for the upcoming Dubai World Cup, taking place on March 31st. This year's 24th running of Dubai World Cup will feature a spectacular day of racing. Living up to it's billing as the "world’s richest day of racing," there will be total purses of $30m up for grabs across the 9 Group races.

The main event will feature 10 contenders for the $10 million World Cup. Raced at a distance of 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles) this year's race will feature five American runners including West Coast and Forever Unbridled. The field will also include one European, one Japanese, and three locally-trained thoroughbreds. In total, the impressive group boasts numerous former Grade 1 winners. West Coast is the odds-on favorite to win in 2018 following his Breeders' Cup Classic win last November.

Use the toggles below to view the probable entries for all 9 races on the March 31st card:




RACE 9: US$10,000,000 DUBAI WORLD CUP


Sponsored by Emirates Airline
  • Race Length: 2,000m (~10 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Dirt
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $6,000,000
    • 2nd: $2,000,000
    • 3rd: $1,000,000
    • 4th: $500,000
    • 5th: $300,000
    • 6th: $200,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 8: US$6,000,000 LONGINES DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC
  • Race Length: 2,410m (~12.05 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $3,600,000
    • 2nd: $1,200,000
    • 3rd: $600,000
    • 4th: $300,000
    • 5th: $180,000
    • 6th: $120,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 7: US$6,000,000 DUBAI TURF
Sponsored by DP World
  • Race Length: 1,800m (~9 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $3,600,000
    • 2nd: $1,200,000
    • 3rd: $600,000
    • 4th: $300,000
    • 5th: $180,000
    • 6th: $120,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 6: US$2,000,000 DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN
Sponsored by Gulf News
  • Race Length: 1,200m (~6 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Dirt
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $1,200,000
    • 2nd: $400,000
    • 3rd: $200,000
    • 4th: $100,000
    • 5th: $60,000
    • 6th: $40,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 5: US$1,000,000 AL QUOZ SPRINT
Sponsored by Azizi
  • Race Length: 1,200m (~6 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $600,000
    • 2nd: $200,000
    • 3rd: $100,000
    • 4th: $50,000
    • 5th: $30,000
    • 6th: $20,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 4: US$2,000,000 UAE DERBY


Sponsored by The Saeed & Al Mohammed Al Naboodah Group
  • Race Length: 1,900m (~9.5 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Dirt
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $1,200,000
    • 2nd: $400,000
    • 3rd: $200,000
    • 4th: $100,000
    • 5th: $60,000
    • 6th: $40,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 3: US$1,000,000 DUBAI GOLD CUP


Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors
  • Race Length: 3,200m (16 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $600,000
    • 2nd: $200,000
    • 3rd: $100,000
    • 4th: $50,000
    • 5th: $30,000
    • 6th: $20,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 2: US$1,000,000 DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC
Sponsored by Mubadala
  • Race Length: 2,000m (10 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Dirt
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $600,000
    • 2nd: $200,000
    • 3rd: $100,000
    • 4th: $50,000
    • 5th: $30,000
    • 6th: $20,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE

RACE 1: US$1,000,000 GODOLPHIN MILE
Sponsored by District One
  • Race Length: 1,600m (~8 furlongs)
  • Track Surface: Dirt
  • Purse Distribution:
    • 1st: $600,000
    • 2nd: $200,000
    • 3rd: $100,000
    • 4th: $50,000
    • 5th: $30,000
    • 6th: $20,000

Probable Entries

HORSEBRED INTRAINERBASED IN
WEST COAST
USA
Bob Baffert
USA
FOREVER UNBRIDLED
USA
Dallas Stewart
USA
TALISMANIC
GB
Andre Fabre
France
GUNNEVERA
USA
Antonio Sano
USA
NORTH AMERICA
GB
Satish Seemar
UAE
PAVEL
USA
Doug O'Neill
USA
MUBTAAHIJ
IRE
Bob Baffert
USA
THUNDER SNOW
IRE
Saeed Bin Suroor
UAE
AWARDEE
USA
Mikio Matsunaga
Japan
FURIA CRUZADA
CHI
Erwan Charpy
UAE