Highlights from the 2015 Dubai World Cup

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The 2015 Dubai World Cup played host to the fastest horses in the world as they compete for the richest prizes in the world of horse racing. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Thousands of race fans converged on the Maydan racetrack on the 29th of March 2015 for the

00:1220th installment of the Dubai World Cup.

00:15There was plenty of entertainment on display as well as some creative outfits for those

00:18in attendance for the Jaguar style stakes.

00:20Pink is a great colour for my pigment actually and this time of year it just blossoms really.

00:27For the fans who made the journey to witness this year's fastest horses compete for the

00:31world's richest prize, it was all eyes on the track.

00:34Nine races took place at the World Cup and the winners of each race took home no less

00:38than 600,000 US dollars with the winner of the big race, the Dubai World Cup, taking

00:43home a staggering 6 million US dollars.

00:46Action began with the Dubai Kahala Classic.

00:48The battle was intense but when the dust cleared it was Manark ridden by jockey Dane O'Neill

00:53taking first place with a truly amazing display of speed and quickness.

00:56It's riding a little bit quicker.

00:59I think the speed is going to hold today.

01:03But it's riding well.

01:04They say the kickback in behind us is getting up a little bit but luckily I was in front

01:07in the first race and I didn't get any so we thought he'd run a big race but distance

01:11was unknown.

01:12He was stepping right up in distance today so we weren't sure.

01:15We thought if he stayed he would have a good place chance.

01:18In the Dubai Gold Cup race, the first of the evening to take place on the turf track, fans

01:22were thrilled by the performance of Brown Panther ridden by jockey Richard Kingscoat

01:27as they brought home the 600,000 US dollar prize for the delighted owner.

01:30Everything went really perfect for him.

01:33He jumped good and travelled away nicely and that's the way he likes to do things and he

01:38just grinds them into the ground so job well done again really.

01:42To have a big win on a big stage is great for us so I'm very grateful to everyone.

01:47In the Golf News Dubai Golden Shaheen race, Thoroughbred Secret Circle ridden by jockey

01:52Victor Espinosa achieved his first ever win in Dubai as he pulled ahead down the stretch

01:57to claim the coveted 1.2 million US dollar purse.

02:00It was great.

02:01I mean it set up great for the last half a mile.

02:05In the beginning it was just a little technical to think about what should I do.

02:14Some decisions that you make sometimes are wrong but today I did the right thing, I made

02:18the right decisions and that's all it takes to win a race.

02:21You know what, it's my first time to win a race in here.

02:23I've been here a few times but nothing really with a legitimate chance to win a race.

02:29They all ran well but this year I think I have good horses to come, not only a couple

02:35but good chances.

02:37So far it's one down and just one more to go.

02:40But at the end of the day it was the biggest race in the world, the Dubai World Cup that

02:43had the fans on the edge of their seat.

02:46Last year's winner African Story ridden by jockey James Doyle were looking to take the

02:50title for the second year in a row and California Chrome ridden by jockey Victor Espinosa,

02:56fresh off his win in the Gulf News Golden Shaheen race, had a lot of momentum going

02:59into the evening's final and most prestigious trip.

03:02But it was Goldolphin's Prince Bishop ridden by freshman jockey William Buick who was able

03:06to pull ahead of the group and secure the victory to the delight of the fans and owners.

03:14With a day filled with great racing, great people and great entertainment finished off

03:34with a breathtaking fireworks display and light show, the Dubai World Cup is truly a

03:38spectacle that stands alone on the world stage.

03:41Logan Fish for Gulf News.

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