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Fourteen horses were entered Wednesday evening in the $10 million Dubai World Cup, the crown jewel of Saturday night's eight-stakes racing program worth $26,250,000 in prize money.
Everyone was pleased with their post position. All the horses are doing well.
Or so went the tale told during a typically lavish Dubai draw ceremony, held at an IMAX theater housed between the grandstand and the Meydan hotel.
"I'm happy with the draw," announced Yousef Al Sayegh, racing manager for owner Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa al Maktoum. That was just after Golden Sword had landed post 14, the least desirable spot in the World Cup.
Leave it to Tim Poole, the plain-speaking assistant to trainer Nick Zito, to supply at least a small dose of reality when informed of Fly Down's somewhat discouraging rail draw.
"It's better than 14," Poole shrugged.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=6252402
Everyone was pleased with their post position. All the horses are doing well.
Or so went the tale told during a typically lavish Dubai draw ceremony, held at an IMAX theater housed between the grandstand and the Meydan hotel.
"I'm happy with the draw," announced Yousef Al Sayegh, racing manager for owner Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa al Maktoum. That was just after Golden Sword had landed post 14, the least desirable spot in the World Cup.
Leave it to Tim Poole, the plain-speaking assistant to trainer Nick Zito, to supply at least a small dose of reality when informed of Fly Down's somewhat discouraging rail draw.
"It's better than 14," Poole shrugged.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=6252402
