Rear-running Hit Show 🇺🇸, ridden by jockey Florent Geroux, sliced through the field and chased down confident leader Mixto 🇺🇸, under Frankie Dettori, to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup 🇦🇪🏆 by half a length.
The race favourite, Forever Young 🇯🇵 (フォーエバーヤング), with Ryusei Sakai in the saddle, couldn’t match the turn of foot of the 66/1 longshot and had to settle for third.

In the lead-up to his remarkable Dubai victory, the five-year-old grey son of Candy Ride 🇦🇷, a top-class dirt runner, placed third in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in early March, following a win in the Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes in January.

Thanks to his Dubai win, Hit Show 🇺🇸, trained by Brad H. Cox and owned by Wathnan Racing, has now qualified for the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November. 🏇

Group 1 Dubai World CupHIT SHOW (L) with jockey FLORENT GEROUX wins $12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, April 5, 2025. MIXTO with FRANKIE DETTORI finishes second. Dubai World CupHit Show’s jockey Florent Geroux reacts after winning $12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup over 2000m (10 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, April 5, 2025.