Nominations for the 29th Dubai World Cup meeting have been announced and include some of the world’s best racehorses, including Romantic Warrior, Rebel’s Romance, Sierra Leone and Forever Young. The $12m G1 Dubai World Cup (sponsored by Emirates Airline) will be staged at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, April 5 and headlines the nine-race card. 173 horses have been nominated, including 20 Group or Grade 1 winners. Among them are the last two winners of the race, Laurel River and Ushba Tesoro, as well as the world’s highest-earning horse, Romantic Warrior, from Hong Kong. Dubai World Cup 2025 A strong group of nominations from Japan includes Japanese Derby winner Danon Decile, as well as G2 UAE Derby winner and Kentucky Derby third Forever Young. The United States is represented by an exciting group of nominations including Kentucky Derby and Oaks winners Mystik Dan and G1 Belmont Stakes runner-up Mindframe for Todd Pletcher, while Doug O’Neill has put forward G1 Pacific Classic winner Mixto. Also nominated are the last two winners of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, White Abarrio for Saffie Joseph Junior and Sierra Leone for Chad Brown. In the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, worth $6m, 109 horses have been nominated, 16 of […]