Bin Battuta quickened strongly to beat Ispolini as the Godolphin duo fought out the finish to the opening contest of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival, a 12-furlong turf handicap at Meydan, UAE, on Thursday, 3 January.
Lady Montdore drops down to G3 company for the US$400,000 Long Island Stakes over a mile and three furlongs on turf at Aqueduct, USA, on Saturday, 24 November.
Thirty years of persistence, patience and conviction had their spectacular reward when Cross Counter won the G1 Melbourne Cup for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, Godolphin and Darley at Flemington, Australia, on Tuesday, 6 November.
The Dubai World Cup meeting, held on the last Saturday in March each year, is set to enhance its status as the world’s richest day of horseracing globally.
Three-year-old filly Wild Illusion gained a second G1 success with an impressive all-the-way victory in the 10-furlong Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, UK, on Thursday, 2 August.