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 Christophe Lemaire celebrates aboard Admire Daytona after the UAE Derby.
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The $1 million Jumeirah UAE Derby (G2) over 1900 meters (1 3/16 miles) on the main track at Meydan is the only age-restricted race on World Cup night, open to 3-year-olds and worth 100 points to the winner as part of the European/Middle Eastern Road to the Kentucky Derby, however southern hemisphere 3-year-olds are recognized as 4-year-olds in the north and are not eligible for the Kentucky Derby. Gotham Stakes (G3) winner Flood Zone was sent off as the 2-1 favorite over 5-2 second choice Heart of Honor, second in the UAE 2000 Guineas (G3) and Al Bastakiya, and 5-1 third choice Shin Forever, second in the Saudi Derby (G3).
 Admire Daytona leads down the stretch in the UAE Derby |
Results Chart for the race from Emirates Racing Authority which includes a link to the video replay. Results for US wagering:
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Left: Admire Daytona in the winner's enclosure. Winning jockey Christophe Lemaire said, "Honestly, I thought I’d won but it was very tight so you never get too happy, too early. The Japanese horses come here with quite a bit of experience at home. For us, they arrive near their best this early in the season - not too much racing but also with plenty of experience. I think they like the Meydan dirt track too. For sure he can go to Kentucky, but it is such a difficult race to win. It is one of the most iconic races in the world and we have to go if we can.”
Right: Admire Daytona heads back to the barn.
Left: The trophy presentation for the UAE Derby. Winning trainer Yukihiro Kato confirmed that Admire Daytona would go next in the Kentucky Derby.
Right: Admire Daytona heads out to the track before the race.
Left: Second place finisher Heart of Honor heads back to the barn after the race. Trainer Jamie Osborne said, “He’s put up a lifetime best and you always have to be pleased when that happens. But this is a tough one to swallow.”
Right: Third place finisher Don in the Mood heads out to the track before the race. Trainer Teiichi Konno said, “He was traveling very well and I thought he might win it. It was tough for him at the end. He is always relaxed but was a little bit nervous in the stalls this time. His physique will definitely improve more.” Jockey Ryusei Sakai added, "He ran well. The pace was fast, he travelled nicely on the bridle, he just found it tough the last 400m."
Seventh place finisher and beaten favorite Flood Zone heads out to the track before the race. Jockey Florent Geroux said, “Disappointed to be honest. He broke well, I thought I was going to be in a good spot. I let the speed go, I tucked behind the two leaders and got down to the rail. From there, as soon as we hit the first turn, he never travelled, never grabbed the bit and just kept going backwards. It was too bad to be true. If he’d been able to grab the bit, I think I would have been able to travel into it but I was trapped where I was and I couldn’t follow those in front. For some reason, our American horses don’t seem to have the same early speed here.”
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