2004 Dubai World Cup

	9th Dubai World Cup; Nad Al Sheba, 27 March 2004
	won by Pleasantly Perfect (USA)

Last updated October 06, 2020

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.

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.^[1]

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

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References

↑ "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

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[1] "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 2014-04-06.