Sport Local 2026-03-29T01:36:02+00:00

American Horse 'Magnetude' Wins Dubai World Cup

The American horse 'Magnetude', ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz and trained by Steve Asmussen, won the Dubai World Cup, defeating competitors from Japan and the UAE. The winner covered the 2000-meter distance in 2 minutes 4.38 seconds and took home $6.96 million from the total prize pool of $12 million.


American Horse 'Magnetude' Wins Dubai World Cup

The American horse 'Magnetude', owned by 'Winchell Limited', has set a record in the 9th leg of the Dubai World Cup after a brilliant performance that placed him among the world's top horses. At four years old, under jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Steve Asmussen, 'Magnetude' clinched the main race for purebred thoroughbreds 'Grade I' over 2000 meters on the sand track, with 9 of the world's best horses participating. He won the first-place prize of $6.96 million from the total prize money of $12 million sponsored by 'Emirates Airline'. 'Magnetude' completed the race in a time of 2:04.38. The Japanese horse 'Forever Young', owned by Sosumo Fujita, came in second, receiving a prize of $2.4 million, while the Emirati horse 'Meydan', owned by Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, finished third, achieving a financial prize of $1.2 million.

Winner: Magnetude (USA) Second place: Forever Young (Japan) Third place: Meydan (UAE) Prize money: $12 million