133 of the world's elite horses compete in the strongest and richest sand and grass races

Emirati "Super Hattrick" looms on the horizon of the 26th Dubai World Cup in "Meydan"

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Three horses bear the Emirati hopes for an unprecedented achievement in the history of the Dubai World Cup, as they seek to score the fourth consecutive victory "Super Hattrick" in the ninth and main game, with a total prize money of 12 million dollars, which will be held tomorrow at Meydan Racecourse, within the 26th evening of the Cup Dubai World, with a total of $30.5 million in prizes for its nine runs (112.03 million dirhams), and 133 elite and strongest horses on the international scene are competing for its titles.

Despite the traditional competition that has long combined UAE horses with their American counterpart, horse owners have never won four consecutive victories, especially with representatives of the country who previously won 13 titles during the course of the “Dubai World Cup”, which began in the 1997 edition with “Singspiel”. The last of which was in the Silver Jubilee last year with the star of Godolphin, the horse Mystic Guide, and the same has been true for American horses, since the victory of the legend “Cigar” in the first edition, the last of which was the crowning of “California Chrome” in the 2016 edition.

And competing for the title of the ninth and the main in the 2022 edition, 11 of the elite horses of the sand tracks for a distance of 2000 meters on the international arena, led by two representatives from “Godolphin” are “Real World” under the supervision of the international coach Saeed bin Suroor, who will start from the sixth gate, which is from the The best starting gates, next to "Magne Kors" under the supervision of coach Andre Fabre, who returns the ball for the second time with the ambition of winning the Cup after third place in last year's edition, and who will start in this edition from the ninth gate.

The “Godolphin” duo aspires to move forward to preserve the title and gift the UAE the cup for the fourth time in a row, after an unprecedented double in the history of the cup for the horse “Thunder Snow”, champion of the 2018 and 2019 editions, and “Mystic Guide” in 2021, especially since the cup did not take place in 2020. Emirati hopes are also placed on the “Hypothetical” horse, owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of the national coach Salem bin Ghadir, who will start from the tenth gate, in strong fortunes for the five-year-old horse, after he showed his readiness on the fifth From this March, he won the title of the third round of the “Al Maktoum Challenge” championship on the “Super Saturday” evening, in a mini and final rehearsal in terms of distance and track for the ninth round of the “Dubai World Cup”.

On the other hand, American horses are counting on restoring their prestige on three of their representatives, led by the most prominent candidate for the title "Live is Good", which will start from the first gate and come strongly to Dubai after achieving two impressive victories in the "Group 1" races, the highest in the world and winning my race. Breeders Cup Dirt Mile” and “Pegasus World Cup”.

American hopes also depend on “Hot Rod Charlie”, who was awarded the second best starting gate from the seventh lane, in strong chances for the horse, which prepared early in Dubai, and previously won the second round title in the “Al Maktoum Challenge” championship, to continue American hopes with the horse "Midnight Perrin", which will start from the eighth gate and come from third place in the "Saudi Cup" at the end of last month.

The starting gates for the most prominent candidates:

■ "Live is Good" (America) from the first gate.

■ «Real World» (UAE) from the sixth gate.

■ «Hot Road Charlie» (America) from the seventh gate.

■ "Hypothetical" (UAE) from Gate 10.

■ «Magni Kors» (UAE) from the ninth gate.

Significant numbers from the history of the Dubai World Cup

■ Emirates horses won 13 titles in the history of the event.

■ The UAE won the last three editions of the Cup in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

■ America won the first title in the history of the event in 1996 through the horse "Sigar".

■ The last American victory dates back to 2016 through "California Chrome".

■ The UAE is unique in its history when the horse "Thunder Snow" won the title twice in a row 2018 and 2019.

■ Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Japan each won the title once, and Australia jointly with America in 2013.

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