2022 Dubai World Cup
| Dubai World Cup | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 March 2022 |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs) |
| Winning horse | Country Grammer |
| Winning time | 2:04.97 |
| Jockey | Frankie Dettori |
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
| Owner | Zedan Racing Stables, WinStar Farm and Commonwealth Thoroughbreds |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 2022 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 26 March 2022. It was the 26th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was $12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million.[1]
The race was won by Country Grammer, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Frankie Dettori.[2]
Race[edit]
Entries[edit]
A field of 11 runners was declared for the race, including Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus World Cup winner Life Is Good. Other notable entries included Louisiana Derby and Pennsylvania Derby winner Hot Rod Charlie, and Country Grammer and Midnight Bourbon, who finished second and third respectively in the 2022 Saudi Cup.[3]
Only 10 horses started the race, after Grocer Jack was declared a non-runner.
Result[edit]
| Position | Margin | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Prize |
| 1 | Country Grammer | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | $7,200,000 | |
| 2 | 1¾ | Hot Rod Charlie | Flavien Prat | Doug O'Neill | $2,400,000 |
| 3 | ½ | Chuwa Wizard | Yuga Kawada | Ryuji Okubo | $1,200,000 |
| 4 | shd | Life Is Good | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | $600,000 |
| 5 | 1¼ | Midnight Bourbon | José Ortiz | Steve Asmussen | $360,000 |
| 6 | 1¼ | Remorse | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | $240,000 |
| 7 | 8¼ | Hypothetical | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | |
| 8 | nse | Aero Trem | Vagner Leal | Antonio Cintra | |
| 9 | 8 | Real World | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | |
| 10 | 9¼ | Magny Cours | William Buick | André Fabre |
References[edit]
- ^ "Dubai World Cup 2022: All you need to know about the biggest night in horse racing". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Dubai World Cup: Frankie Dettori rides Country Grammer to victory for controversial trainer Bob Baffert". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Life Is Good Draws Gate One in Dubai World Cup". Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (Dirt) (3yo+) 1m2f Fast". Racing Post. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
