Highlights from the 2016 Dubai World Cup. The World Cup is race is a distance of 2000 metres, takes place on the dirt track and sees the winning horse take home a jaw dropping USD 10 million dollars for his team. Triple Crown winning Jockey Victor Espinoza came second last year in Dubai and was determined not to be denied this year, winning the race with a new Meydan track record. With this victory California Chrome became the world’s richest horse. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
00:00Thousands gathered at the Maydan Racecourse for the 2016 installment of the Dubai World Cup.
00:10The action on the dirt and turf was thrilling as horse and jockey vied for the top spot in one of nine races taking place on the day.
00:17The Gulf News Dubai Golden Shaheen Race took place on the dirt track, was a distance of 1,200 meters, and saw the winner taking home a 1.2 million US dollar prize.
00:26This year's winning horse was Morab, jockeyed by Paul Hannigan and trained by Musaba al-Muhari,
00:30who picks up his second win of the night after winning in the first event of the evening, the Dubai Kahala Classic, with his horse, A.F. Mathmoon.
00:37I feel he is a good horse. He moves every time and he does what I want.
00:43Easy to give him work, easy to give him gallop, easy to do anything.
00:49You know when you walk in the morning you think he is nothing because he is very quiet.
00:56This is the horse to give you performance because he didn't fight in the walk but in the gallop no one can catch him.
01:04Morab is very, very tough and genuine and nine times out of ten when he does get into a battle he normally does prevail
01:12but the second horse was very tough as well but he gave me everything.
01:16The tension continued to rise as the big race, the Dubai World Cup, inched nearer.
01:20The World Cup race is a distance of 2,000 meters and takes place on the dirt track.
01:25The winning horse takes home a jaw-dropping 10 million U.S. dollars for his team.
01:29The action was intense out of the gate until the final leg which saw legendary horse, California Chrome,
01:34pull away from the pack and claim his first victory here in Dubai.
01:38Triple crown winning jockey, Victor Espinosa, came second last year here in Dubai
01:42and was determined not to be denied this year, winning the race with a new Mayden track record.
01:46With this victory, California Chrome becomes the world's richest horse.
01:51Most of the times I always have a goal in life.
01:54Dreams sometimes happen, sometimes not for me.
01:57But my goal after winning the triple crown, my goal is to win the Dubai World Cup
02:03because I never really have the chance to win.
02:07I was second last year and I was not very fun.
02:11But today I was ready and it took me one year in my goals but I got it done today.
02:17The 2016 Dubai World Cup delivered stunning action from both ends of the card,
02:21complemented by an amazing fireworks display,
02:24proving once again why this is the biggest and most attractive race in the world for fans and competitors alike.
