2004 Dubai World Cup

9th Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Nad Al Sheba 27 March 2004 Pleasantly Perfect (USA) Alex Solis Richard Mandella (USA) Diamond A Racing Corporation 2003 2005 The 2004 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 27 March 2004. It was the 9th running of the Dubai World Cup. The winner was Diamond A Racing Corporation's Pleasantly Perfect, a six-year-old brown horse trained in the United States by Richard Mandella and ridden by Alex Solis. Pleasantly Perfect's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey. Pleasantly Perfect had been one of the leading dirt performers in the United States in 2003 when his wins included the Breeders' Cup Classic. Before being shipped to Dubai he won the San Antonio Handicap on 31 January. In the 2004 Dubai World Cup he started the 5/2 second favourite and won by three quarters of a length from the 2/1 favourite Medaglia d'Oro with the South African challenger Victory Moon five length back in third place.https://www.racingpost.com/results/483/nad-al-sheba/2004-03-27/348490 Dubai World Cup result 27 March 2004 Racing Post 2014-04-06 Race details Sponsor: none Purse: £3,351,955; First prize: £2,011,173 Surface: Dirt Going: Fast Distance: 10 furlongs Number of runners: 12 Winner's time: 2:00.24 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Pleasantly Perfect (USA) 6 Alex Solis Richard Mandella (USA) 5/2 2 ¾ Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 5 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel (USA) 2/1 fav 3 5 Victory Moon (SAF) 5 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock (SAF) 4/1 4 7¾ Grand Hombre (USA) 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) 12/1 5 4 Qaayed Alkhail** (GER) 7 Mick Kinane Jerry Barton (KSA) 66/1 6 4 Domestic Dispute (USA) 4 Gary Stevens Patrick Gallagher (UA) 22/1 7 nk Fleetstreet Dancer (USA) 6 J. K. Court Doug O'Neill (USA) 16/1 8 2¼ Admire Don (JPN) 5 Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda (JPN) 11/1 9 1¾ Regent Bluff (JPN) 8 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo (JPN) 40/1 10 7¾ Dinyeper (GB) 5 Halis Karatas Ayhan Kasar (TUR) 40/1 11 3¼ State Shinto (USA) 8 Ted Durcan M Al Kurdi (UAE) 66/1 12 13 Silent Deal (JPN) 4 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee (JPN) 25/1 Abbreviations: DSQ = disqualified; nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; nk = neck Qaayed Alkhail also competed as King's Boy Winner's details Further details of the winner, Pleasantly Perfect Sex: Stallion Foaled: 4 February 1998 Country: United States Sire: Pleasant Colony; Dam: Regal State (Affirmed) Owner: Diamond A Racing Corporation Breeder: Clovelly Farm References Category:Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup