Laurel River
Laurel River was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 10. The winning margin was 8 ½ lengths. The field numbered 12 runners. The six-year-old horse is by Into Mischief out of Calm Water. The winning time was 2m 2.31s.
United Arab Emirates
Meydan · 30.03.24
Watch the racePurseAED18,249,791
Distance2000 metres
Winning time2m 2.31s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
ConditionsNH 4up & SH 3up
Runners12
Stories of this Result
Laurel River
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Racing Dubai · English commentaryResult
12 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thWilson Tesoro5yo colt by Kitasan Black × Chesutoke RoseYusuke HaraHitoshi Kotegawa4 ¾AED2,175,648
5thDura Erede4yo colt by Duramente × MarchesaBauyrzhan MurzabayevManabu IkezoeShort headAED1,096,669
6thDerma Sotogake4yo colt by Mind Your Biscuits × Amour PoesieOisin MurphyHidetaka Otonashi2 ½AED654,465
7thDefunded6yo gelding by Dialed In × Wind CaperA Al FuraydiA MishrefShort head
12thMilitary Law9yo gelding by Dubawi × Marine BleueO ChavezM Mheiri67
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 30.03.24Laurel River
Into MischiefSire
Calm WaterDamby Empire Maker
DamCalm Water
Laurel River is out of Calm Water (Empire Maker), who was placed but failed to win in eight starts, and is her best runner. She is a full sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner Emollient (Empire Maker), who won four Grade 1 races in the US.
Second damSoothing Touch
Second dam Soothing Touch (Touch Gold) did not win in six starts but was placed and has bred six winners from ten runners. Her first foal Emollient won the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes in 2013 and the Grade 1 Spinster Stakes, and has four winners herself, among them Raclette (Frankel), winner of the Gr.2 Prix de Malleret, and Ardent (Frankel), a Listed winner in France. Soothing Touch is also the dam of the stakes winners and sires Hofburg (Tapit), a Listed winner, second in the Grade 1 Florida Derby and third in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, and Courtier (Pioneerof the Nile), a Listed winner placed at Grade 2 level.
Third damGlia
Third dam Glia (A.P. Indy) won two Listed races and is a daughter of Coup De Genie (Mr Prospector).
Wider family
Coup De Genie's dam Coup De Folie (Halo) ranks among the foundation mares of today's thoroughbred. This family also includes the Group 1 winners Coup De Genie, Denebola and Senga and the Group 1-winning sires Bago and Maxios.
Next generation
Calm Water has a 2-year-old filly and a yearling colt, both by Constitution, and in 2024 she foaled a full sister to Laurel River.
Connections
All winners since 2021
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ushba TesoroOrfevre × Millefeui Attach | Noboru TakagiYuga Kawada | Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co LtdChiyoda Farm | ||
| 2022 | Country GrammerTonalist × Arabian Song | Bob BaffertFrankie Dettori | Winstar Farm LLCScott and Debbie Pierce | ||
| 2021 | Mystic GuideGhostzapper × Music Note | Michael StidhamLuis Saez | GodolphinGodolphin |
History since 1996
Dubai World Cup28Editions since 1996
1Multiple winnersThunder Snow
0%Won by fillies or mares0 of 28 · 0 of the last 20
1:59.50Fastest winning timeDubai Millennium · 2000
Record holders
Most wins since 19961Jerry BaileyJockey · 1996, 1997, 2001, 20024 wins
2Frankie DettoriJockey · 2000, 2003, 2006, 20224 wins
3Saeed bin SuroorTrainer · 2006, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 …9 wins
4GodolphinOwner · 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021 …9 wins
5Darley StudBreeder · 2012, 2014, 2018, 20194 wins
6Dubai DestinationDamsire · 2018, 20192 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Thunder Snow2018, 20192 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners1Almutawakel1999 · Richard Hills45.00
2Victoire Pisa2011 · Mirco Demuro21.00
3Monterosso2012 · Mickael Barzalona21.00
4Glória de Campeão2010 · T. J. Pereira17.00
5Prince Bishop2015 · William Buick15.00
All 28 winners since 1996
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laurel River Into Mischief | Bhupat Seemar Tadhg O'Shea | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 10.00 |
| 2023 | Ushba Tesoro Orfevre | Noboru Takagi Yuga Kawada | Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co., Ltd. Chiyoda Farm | 10.00 |
| 2022 | Country Grammer Tonalist | Bob Baffert Frankie Dettori | Zedan Racing Stables, / WinStar Farm & Commonwealth T'Breds Scott Pierce & Debbie Pierce | 8.00 |
| 2021 | Mystic Guide Ghostzapper | Mike Stidham Luis Saez | Godolphin Godolphin | 2.50 |
| 2019 | Thunder Snow Helmet | Saeed bin Suroor Christophe Soumillon | Godolphin Darley Stud | 5.00 |
| 2018 | Thunder Snow Helmet | Saeed bin Suroor Christophe Soumillon | Godolphin Darley Stud | 9.00 |
| 2017 | Arrogate Unbridled's Song | Bob Baffert Mike E Smith | Juddmonte Clearsky Farms | 1.33 |
| 2016 | California Chrome Lucky Pulpit | Art Sherman Victor Espinoza | California Chrome LLC Perry Martin and Steve Coburn | 2.88 |
| 2015 | Prince Bishop Dubawi | Saeed bin Suroor William Buick | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Thurso Ltd | 15.00 |
| 2014 | African Story Pivotal | Saeed bin Suroor Silvestre de Sousa | Godolphin Darley Stud | 13.00 |
| 2013 | Animal Kingdom Leroidesanimaux | Graham Motion Joel Rosario | Arrowfield Stud, / Team Valor Stable LLC Team Valor | 6.50 |
| 2012 | Monterosso Dubawi | Mahmood Al Zarooni Mickael Barzalona | Godolphin Darley Stud | 21.00 |
| 2011 | Victoire Pisa Neo Universe | Katsuhiko Sumii Mirco Demuro | Yoshimi Ichikawa Shadai Farm | 21.00 |
| 2010 | Glória de Campeão Impression | Pascal Bary T. J. Pereira | Stud Estrela Energia Haras Santarem (http://www.harassantarem.com.br/) | 17.00 |
| 2009 | Well Armed Tiznow | Eoin G. Harty Aaron Gryder | WinStar Farm WinStar Farm | 11.00 |
| 2008 | Curlin Smart Strike | Steve Asmussen Robby Albarado | Stonestreet Stables LLC, / Midnight Cry Stables Fares Farm | 1.36 |
| 2007 | Invasor Candy Stripes | Kiaran McLaughlin Fernando Jara | Hamdan Al Maktoum Haras Clausan (Haras Santa Ines) | 2.25 |
| 2006 | Electrocutionist Red Ransom | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Compagnia Generale | 2.25 |
| 2005 | Roses in May Devil His Due | Dale Romans John R Velazquez | Ken & Sarah Ramsey Margaux Farm | 2.38 |
| 2004 | Pleasantly Perfect Pleasant Colony | Richard Mandella Alex Solis | Diamond A Racing Corp. Clovelly Farms | 3.50 |
| 2003 | Moon Ballad Singspiel | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Newgate Stud Farm | 3.75 |
| 2002 | Street Cry Machiavellian | Saeed bin Suroor Jerry Bailey | Godolphin Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum | 5.50 |
| 2001 | Captain Steve Fly So Free | Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey | Michael E. Pegram Roger Laubach | 2.75 |
| 2000 | Dubai Millennium Seeking The Gold | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Sheikh Mohammed | 1.50 |
| 1999 | Almutawakel Machiavellian | Saeed bin Suroor Richard Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum Shadwell Estates | 45.00 |
| 1998 | Silver Charm Silver Buck | Bob Baffert Gary Stevens | Bob & Beverly Lewis Mary Lou Wootton | |
| 1997 | Singspiel In The Wings | Sir Michael Stoute Jerry Bailey | Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed | |
| 1996 | Cigar Palace Music | Bill Mott Jerry Bailey | Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson | 2.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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