2016 Dubai World Cup

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21st Dubai World Cup
Meydan, 26 March 2016
won by California Chrome (USA)

The 2016 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday 26 March 2016. It was the 21st running of the Dubai World Cup. It was the second running of the race since the synthetic Tapeta surface was replaced by a dirt track.

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The winner was California Chrome LLC's California Chrome, a five-year-old chestnut horse trained in the United States by Art Sherman and ridden by Victor Espinoza. California Chrome's victory was the first in the race for his jockey, trainer and owner.

The contenders

The race attracted a strong North American challenge headed by the 2014 American Horse of the Year California Chrome, who had finished second in the race in 2015. The other runners from the United States were Keen Ice, Frosted (Wood Memorial Stakes, Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2, second in the Belmont Stakes), Mshawish (Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Donn Handicap) and Hoppertunity (Clark Handicap). The United Arab Emirates was represented by Mubtaahij (UAE Derby), Special Fighter (Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3) and Candy Boy (fourth in the 2015 race). The Japanese dirt specialist Hokku Tarumae ran in the race for the third time, whilst the other three runners were Vadamos from France, Gun Pit from Hong Kong and Teletext from Saudi Arabia.

Betting is illegal in Dubai, but British bookmakers made California Chrome and Frosted the 15/8 joint favourites ahead of Mshawish (9/1), Special Fighter (10/1) and Keen Ice (12/1). [1]

The race

Frankie Dettori sent Mshawish into the lead from the start and set the pace, with California Chrome (on the outside), Mubtaahij (on the rail) and Special Fighter close behind. There was little change in the order until the final turn although Frosted made progress to join the leading group. California Chrome overtook the tiring Mshawish early in the straight and quickly opened up a clear advantage. Mubtaahij, Special Fighter and Frosted maintained their positions without being able to quicken and Hoppertunity made rapid progress from the rear of the field. California Chrome crossed the finish line three and three-quarter lengths clear of Mubtaahij who was a neck in front of Hoppertunity whilst Special Fighter took fourth place just ahead of Frosted, Mshawish and Candy Boy. Keen Ice finished eighth ahead of Hokko Tarumae, with the other three runners tailed off. [1] [2] Impressively, California Chrome won despite his saddle slipping badly in deep stretch, which compromised Espinoza's ability to safely control his mount. [3]

Race details

Full result

Pos.Marg.Horse (bred)AgeJockeyTrainer (Country)Odds
1 California Chrome (USA)5 Victor Espinoza Art Sherman (USA)15/8 jfav
23¾Mubtaahij (IRE)4 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock (UAE)16/1
3nkHoppertunity (USA)5 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert (USA)25/1
41¼Special Fighter (IRE)5 Fernando Jara Musabah Al Muhari (UAE)10/1
5nk Frosted (USA)4 William Buick Kiaran McLaughlin (USA)15/8 jfav
6nkMshawish (USA)6 Frankie Dettori Todd Pletcher (USA)9/1
7hdCandy Boy (USA)5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson (UAE)100/1
81 Keen Ice (USA)4 Ryan Moore Dale Romans (USA)12/1
93½Hokko Tarumae (JPN)7Hideaki MiyukiKatsuichi Nishiura (JPN)50/1
1018'Teletext (USA)5 Silvestre de Sousa S Al Harabi (KSA)50/1
117¾Vadamos (FR)5Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre (FR)25/1
12hdGun Pit (AUS)5 João Moreira Caspar Fownes (HK)40/1

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, California Chrome

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. ↑ Crosby, Claire (2016-03-26). "California Chrome Brilliant in World Cup Win". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ↑ "California Chrome and Victor Espinoza Suffer Potential 'Oh Crap' Moment, Win Dubai World Cup Anyway". 28 March 2016.
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