Review: 2017 Dubai World Cup
Arrogate On Fire
Hardly will you see a race as dramatic as the Dubai World Cup with amazing horses on the field like Gun Runner (by Candy Ride), Neolithic (by Harlan's Holiday), Mubtaahij (Dubawi), Furia Cruzada (Newfoundland).
Arragate could not find his bearing and got out with a slow start. Gun Runner assumed the lead while riding on the Meydan Stretch with a flying start. Arrogate had to cover a lot of ground as he was running wide. Once the mighty son of Unbridled's Song found his footing there was no looking back. The leader Gun Runner could only look at him as he charged to the lead to and to the win with a two and a quarter length lead.
His trainer Baffart said "I can't believe we won. That is a great horse right there. It was terrible, terrible, he walked out of the gate. I tell you what, Mike Smith did a great job. He didn't panic, he just thought, well I just get him around there. Mike Smith, what a job he did. Unbelievable. This is the greatest horse we have seen since Secretariat. Unbelievable.”
By Apurva Chavan, Racing Writer, apurva.chavan@secretariatsworld.com