1999 Dubai World Cup

4th Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Racing silks of Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Nad Al Sheba 28 March 1999 Almutawakel (GB) Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) Hamdan Al Maktoum 1998 2000 The 1999 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Sunday 28 March 1999. It was the 4th running of the Dubai World Cup. The winner was Hamdan Al Maktoum's Almutawakel, a four-year-old bay colt trained in Dubai by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Richard Hills. Almutawakel's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey. Almutawakel had been campaigned on turf in Europe in 1997 and 1998, recording his most important success Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly Racecourse in May 1998. The 1999 Dubai World Cup attracted a strong field including Silver Charm (the previous year's winner) and Victory Gallop from North America, while the Godolphin stable were represented by Daylami and High-Rise. Racing on dirt for the first time Almutawakel took the lead in the straight and won by three-quarters of a length from Malek with Victory Gallop three-quarters of a length away in third.https://www.racingpost.com/results/483/nad-al-sheba/1999-03-28/264754 Dubai World Cup result 28 March 1999 Racing Post 2014-04-08 Race details Sponsor: none Purse: £3,012,048; First prize: £1,807,229 Surface: Dirt Going: Fast Distance: 10 furlongs Number of runners: 8 Winner's time: 2:00.65 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) 1 Almutawakel (GB) 4 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) 2 ¾ Malek (CHI) 6 Alex Solis Richard Mandella (USA) 3 ¾ Victory Gallop (CAN) 4 Jerry Bailey W. Elliott Walden (USA) 4 1½ Central Park (IRE) 4 Daragh O'Donohue Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) 5 3 Daylami (IRE) 5 John R. Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) 6 10 Silver Charm (USA) 5 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert (USA) 7 nk Running Stag (USA) 5 Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell (GB) 8 dist High-Rise (IRE) 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) Abbreviations: DSQ = disqualified; nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; nk = neck; dist = distance Winner's details Further details of the winner, Alutawakel Sex: Colt Foaled: 19 January 1995 Country: Great Britain Sire: Machiavellian; Dam: Elfaslah (Green Desert) Owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum Breeder: Shadwell Stud References Category:Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup