De Kock upbeat over Mubtaahij’s chances for the Dubai World Cup
DESPITE Mubtaahij’s unplaced run in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, trainer Mike de Kock feels his star three-year-old is on course for next year’s $10m Dubai World Cup."There were some bloody good horses ahead of him," he said after Mubtaahij finished nine lengths behind the winning favourite, American Pharoah.Mubtaahij was handily placed on the rails for much of the race, but may have been affected by the kickback on the Churchill Downs sand course.The UAE Derby winner will now be shipped to the UK before moving to Dubai with the World Cup as his principal objective.Although there has not been a Triple Crown winner in America since Affirmed in 1978, pundits were predicting that trainer Bob Baffert’s colt could end the drought this year.UK bookmakers Ladbrokes quote American Pharoah at 4-5 to win The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown in a fortnight’s time, and 4-1 to be the Triple Crown winner.Trainer Bob Baffert was winner of the Kentucky Derby for the fourth time. "We were...
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