2021 Dubai World Cup

The 2021 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 27 March 2021. It was the 25th running of the race after the planned 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total prize money for the race was $12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million.^[1]

2021 Dubai World Cup

Dubai World Cup
Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date	27 March 2021
Distance	2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)
Winning horse	Mystic Guide
Winning time	2:01.61
Jockey	Luis Saez
Trainer	Michael Stidham
Owner	Godolphin
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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The race was won by Mystic Guide, trained in the United States by Michael Stidham, and ridden by Luis Saez.^[2]

Race

Full result

Position	Margin	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Prize
1		Mystic Guide	Luis Saez	Michael Stidham	$7,200,000
2	3¾	Chuwa Wizard	Keita Tosaki	Ryuji Okubo	$2,400,000
3	1¼	Magny Cours	William Buick	André Fabre	$1,200,000
4	1¼	Hypothetical	Mickael Barzalona	Salem bin Ghadayer	$600,000
5	1	Salute The Soldier	Adrie de Vries	Fawzi Abdulla Nass	$360,000
6	1	Jesus' Team	Joel Rosario	José Francisco D'Angelo	$240,000
7	4¼	Thegreatcollection	Pat Cosgrave	Doug Watson
8	½	Ajuste Fiscal	Vagner Leal	Antonio Cintra Pereira
9	3¾	Gifts Of Gold	Christophe Soumillon	Saeed bin Suroor
10	5¼	Sleepy Eyes Todd	Alexis Moreno	Miguel Ángel Silva
11	12	Title Ready	Ryan Moore	Dallas Stewart
12	33	Capezzano	Royston Ffrench	Salem bin Ghadayer

Non-runners: Great Scot, Military Law (both withdrawn after getting loose before start)