Sunday, March 27, 2016

Dubai World Cup 2016




The world's richest horse race is in the books for 2016. California Chrome took the Dubai World Cup going away to become the all-time leading US money maker at $12.5M. Mubtaahij was second and Hoppertunity was third. All 3 were descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) California Chrome (USA) - great great great grandson x2 through daughter Dance Number and Danzig
2) Mubtaahij (IRE) - great great great grandson x5 through Dubawi/Dubai Millennium
3) Hoppertunity (USA) - great great grandson x3 through Danzig and The Minstrel


Photo from Warren Little Getty Images

video of race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ihAGhZ9K4