2008 Dubai World Cup

	13th Dubai World Cup; Nad Al Sheba, 29 March 2008
	won by Curlin (USA)

Last updated October 06, 2020

The 2008 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 29 March 2008. It was the 13th running of the Dubai World Cup.

Curlin had been the American Horse of the Year in 2007 when his wins included the Preakness Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was sent to Dubai in early 2008 and won a handicap race at Nad Al Sheba on 28 February. In the 2008 Dubai World Cup he started the 4/11 favourite and won by a record margin of seven and three quarter lengths from the South African-trained Asiatic Boy, with Well Armed a neck away in third.^[1]

Race details

Sponsor: Emirates Airline
Purse: £3,015,075; First prize: £1,809,045
Surface: Dirt
Going: Fast
Distance: 10 furlongs
Number of runners: 12
Winner's time: 2:01.15

Full result

Pos.	Marg.	Horse (bred)	Age	Jockey	Trainer (Country)	Odds
1		Curlin (USA)	4	Robby Albarado	Steve Asmussen (USA)	4/11 fav
2	7¾	Asiatic Boy (ARG)	5	Johnny Murtagh	Mike de Kock (SAF)	10/1
3	nk	Well Armed (USA)	5	Aaron Gryder	Eoin Harty (USA)	66/1
4	¾	A P Arrow (USA)	6	Ramon Domínguez	Todd Pletcher (USA)	33/1
5	1	Great Hunter (USA)	4	Garrett Gomez	Doug O'Neill (USA)	100/1
6	½	Lucky Find (SAF)	5	K. Shea	Mike de Kock (SAF)	66/1
7	5¼	Jalil (USA)	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE)	5/1
8	1	Gloria de Campeao (BRZ)	5	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary (FR)	50/1
9	12	Premium Tap (USA)	6	Sebastian Madrid	J. Gardel (KSA)	25/1
10	4½	Sway Yed (KSA)	7	Olivier Peslier	Saud Saad Alkahtani (KSA)	150/1
11	2	Kocab (GB)	6	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre (FR)	40/1
12	4½	Vermilion (JPN)	6	Yutaka Take	Sei Ishizaka (JPN)	10/1

Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; nk = neck

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Curlin

Sex: Colt
Foaled: 25 March 2004
Country: United States
Sire: Smart Strike; Dam: Sheriff's Deputy (Deputy Minister)
Owner: Stonestreet Stables & Midnight Cry Stables
Breeder: Fares Farm

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References

↑ "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-04.

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[1] "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 2014-04-04.