Curlin from U.S. ridden by Robby Albarado won the $ 6 million Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, Saturday, March 29.
Curlin's win comes five months after the sensational colt wrapped up a championship 3-year-old campaign with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic, the richest race in North America. After a prep race in Dubai last month, Curlin looked better than ever in dispatching 11 rivals without exerting himself.
Curlin was sired by Canadian-bred Smart Strike and is a half-brother of 1991 Canadian Triple Crown winner Dance Smartly.
The winning margin topped the six-length win by Dubai Millennium in the 2000 World Cup.
The World Cup was the showcase event on the world's richest day of racing, with seven races worth $21.2 million.
In other major races before the World Cup, American trainer Rick Dutrow went 2-for-2 with Diamond Stripes taking the $1 million Godolphin Mile and Benny the Bull winning the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen. Also, it was a big day for South African trainer Michael De Kock, who won the $2 million UAE Derby with Honour Devil and the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic with Sun Classique.
South Africa-bred Jay Peg pulled off the upset of the day, winning the $5 million Dubai Duty Free at odds of 50-1.
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