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Record 288 entries for Dubai World Cup
The Dubai Racing Club announced on Sunday that it has received a record number of 288 entries for the 2010 Dubai World Cup, scheduled for March 27 at the newly unveiled Meydan Racecourse.
At the closure of the free entry stage on January 13, a total of 1,951 entries had been received from 23 countries for the entire eight-race program, highlighted by the 15th running of the $10 million Dubai World Cup.
The Dubai World Cup, run for the first time on an all weather surface, Tapeta, attracted the highest number of nominations in its history, dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti and two-time Japanese Horse of the Year Vodka prominent among the entries received.
The latter leads a powerful contingent from Japan which also includes the dual Classic winner and champion three-year-old filly Buena Vista.
The Dubai World Cup’s 288 entries come from 82 trainers and 15 countries, Saeed bin Suroor (34 entries) with the most number of nominations and one of seven trainers having tasted Dubai World Cup success previously.
Strong level
The Dubai Duty Free and the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-G1) traditionally attract a strong level of international entries, and this year proved no different, the races attracting 242 nominations from 17 countries.
The Dubai Golden Shaheen has long been the domain of horses from the United States since 2000, and Breeders Cup Sprint winner Dancing In Silks (Black Minnaloushe) spearheads the American entries.
In all, the Golden Shaheen has attracted 205 entries from 16 countries.
The addition to the programme of the Al Quoz Sprint on the turf is proving to be extremely popular, with the race receiving 202 entries from 16 countries including the outstanding South African Our Giant.
Lookin At Lucky, winner of the Eclipse Award for champion two-year-old male of 2009 heads the 173 entries for the $2 million U.A.E. Derby. Godolphin’s bin Suroor and South Africa's Mike de Kock remain the only trainers to have prepared winners of the U.A.E. Derby and unsurprisingly, both are well represented again.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Vale Of York heads Godolphin’s 18 strong entry, while South Africa’s champion two-year-old of last season, Musir, is one of six entries from De Kock.

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