Winstar Points Three To Dubai
Kenny Trout owned WinStar Farm has three likely powerful aspiring contenders for the Dubai World Cup card. The operation plans to possibly start three horses in the US$12 million Dubai World Cup - Bill Mott-trained
Yoshida, Jerry Hollendorfer-trained
Battle of Midway and Todd Pletcher-trained
Audible, confirmed President, CEO and Racing Manager Elliott Walden.
Yoshida, a G1 winner on turf and dirt, was fourth in Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Classic 2018, while Battle of Midway won the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (2018). The son of Smart Strike exits a game win in the Gr.2 San Pasqual over McKinzie, a horse many were already planning to make the early favourite for the Dubai World Cup.
Audible is a G1 winner who has won his last five starts on dry dirt, but was third in the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby behind Justify and fifth last out in the Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
“We’re looking at (running) all three,” Walden confirmed. “(Yoshida and Battle of Midway) are definite. I’ll
speak to Todd (Pletcher, trainer) after Audible works this weekend.”
Elliott, himself, is no stranger to doing well in Dubai. In his previous career as a trainer, he started four on Dubai World Cup night, including Victory Gallop (3rd, 1999) and Ecton Park (5th, 2000) in the Dubai
World Cup, as well as Bet Me Best (3rd, 2000 Dubai Golden Shaheen) and Mr. John (6th, 2003 Godolphin Mile).
Credit: Dubai World Cup