2008 Dubai World Cup

13th Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Nad Al Sheba 29 March 2008 Curlin (USA) Robby Albarado Steve Asmussen (USA) Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables 2007 2009 The 2008 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 29 March 2008. It was the 13th running of the Dubai World Cup. The winner was Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables' Curlin, a four-year-old chestnut colt trained in the United States by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Robby Albarado. Curlin's victory was the first in the race for his jockey, trainer and owner. Curlin had been the American Horse of the Year in 2007 when his wins included the Preakness Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was sent to Dubai in early 2008 and won a handicap race at Nad Al Sheba on 28 February. In the 2008 Dubai World Cup he started the 4/11 favourite and won by a record margin of seven and three quarter lengths from the South African-trained Asiatic Boy, with Well Armed a neck away in third.https://www.racingpost.com/results/483/nad-al-sheba/2008-03-29/453715 Dubai World Cup result 29 March 2008 Racing Post 2014-04-04 Race details Sponsor: Emirates Purse: £3,015,075; First prize: £1,809,045 Surface: Dirt Going: Fast Distance: 10 furlongs Number of runners: 12 Winner's time: 2:01.15 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Curlin (USA) 4 Robby Albarado Steve Asmussen (USA) 4/11 fav 2 7¾ Asiatic Boy (ARG) 5 Johnny Murtagh Mike de Kock (SAF) 10/1 3 nk Well Armed (USA) 5 Aaron Gryder Eoin Harty (USA) 66/1 4 ¾ A P Arrow (USA) 6 Ramon Domínguez Todd Pletcher (USA) 33/1 5 1 Great Hunter (USA) 4 Garrett Gomez Doug O'Neill (USA) 100/1 6 ½ Lucky Find (SAF) 5 K. Shea Mike de Kock (SAF) 66/1 7 5¼ Jalil (USA) 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) 5/1 8 1 Gloria de Campeao (BRZ) 5 Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary (FR) 50/1 9 12 Premium Tap (USA) 6 Sebastian Madrid J. Gardel (KSA) 25/1 10 4½ Sway Yed (KSA) 7 Olivier Peslier Saud Saad Alkahtani (KSA) 150/1 11 2 Kocab (GB) 6 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre (FR) 40/1 12 4½ Vermilion (JPN) 6 Yutaka Take Sei Ishizaka (JPN) 10/1 Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; nk = neck Winner's details Further details of the winner, Curlin Sex: Colt Foaled: 25 March 2004 Country: United States Sire: Smart Strike; Dam: Sheriff's Deputy (Deputy Minister) Owner: Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables Breeder: Fares Farm References Category:Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup