1998 Dubai World Cup
| Dubai World Cup | |
| Location | Nad Al Sheba |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 March 1998 |
| Winning horse | Silver Charm (USA) |
| Jockey | Gary Stevens |
| Trainer | Bob Baffert (USA) |
| Owner | Beverly & Robert B. Lewis |
The 1998 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 28 March 1998. It was the 3rd running of the Dubai World Cup.
The winner was Beverly &
gray colt trained in the United States by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens
. Silver Charm's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.
Silver Charm was named
Godolphin runner Swain by a short head with the French challenger Loup Sauvage two and a half lengths back in third place.[1]
Race details
- Sponsor: none
- Purse: £2,439,024; First prize: £1,463,415
- Surface: Dirt
- Going: Fast
- Distance: 10 furlongs
- Number of runners: 9
- Winner's time: 2:04.29
Full result
| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Charm (USA) | 4 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert (USA) | |
| 2 | shd | Swain (IRE) | 6 | Mick Kinane
|
Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) |
| 3 | 2½ | Loup Sauvage (USA) | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre (FR) |
| 4 | shd | Malek (CHI) | 5 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella (USA)
|
| 5 | 15 | Behrens (USA) | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Harold James Bond (USA) |
| 6 | 5 | Kyoto City (JPN) | 7 | Mikio Matsunaga | K Nakao (JPN) |
| 7 | hd | Luso (GB) | 6 | Pat Eddery | Clive Brittain (GB) |
| 8 | 5½ | Borgia (GER) | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Andreas Schütz (GER) |
| 9 | 11 | Predappio (IRE) | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) |
- Abbreviations: DSQ = disqualified; nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; nk = neck; dist = distance
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Silver Charm
- Sex: Colt
- Foaled: 22 February 1994
- Country: United States
- Sire: Silver Buck; Dam: Bonnie's Poker (Poker)
- Owner: Beverly & Robert B. Lewis
- Breeder: Mary Wootton
References
- ^ "Dubai World Cup result". Racing Post. 28 March 1998. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
