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HORSE RACING

Dubai World Cup 2018

By Chris Dinsdale

March 31, 2018 - The 23rd running of the world’s richest raceday takes place at the Meydan Racecourse, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a $30m purse spread over nine races.

The first Dubai World Cup in 1996 was won by American horse Cigar and, until 2017, the race was the richest horse race in the world -- only to be overhauled by the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup in Florida.

Ten horses, dominated by American horses, line up for the 2018 race, with Bob Baffert’s West Coast, set to be ridden by Javier Castellano, considered the favourite after powering to two successive Grade One wins at the Travers Stakes and and the Pennsylvania Derby, alongside a third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

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PUBLISHED: 23/03/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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