Horse racing-Magnitude beats Forever Young to win Dubai World Cup

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Advertisement Sport Horse racing-Magnitude beats Forever Young to win Dubai World Cup Horse racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 28, 2026 Magnitude ridden by Jose Ortiz in action during the Dubai World Cup REUTERS/Amr Alfiky Horse racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 28, 2026 Magnitude ridden by Jose Ortiz in action during the Dubai World Cup REUTERS/Amr Alfiky 29 Mar 2026 01:57AM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST DUBAI, March 28 : Magnitude, ridden by Jose Ortiz, pulled ahead and held on to beat Forever Young to win the Dubai World Cup on Saturday, as the United Arab Emirates held its first major international sporting event since war broke out in the Middle East. Winchell Thoroughbreds' Magnitude denied second-placed Forever Young the opportunity to simultaneously hold dirt racing's three biggest all-age prizes, including the Breeders' Cup Classic and the Saudi Cup. CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "Obviously, Forever Young was the best horse in the world and we had to respect that.

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Horse racing-Magnitude beats Forever Young to win Dubai World Cup
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DUBAI, March 28 : Magnitude, ridden by Jose Ortiz, pulled ahead and held on to beat Forever Young to win the Dubai World Cup on Saturday, as the United Arab Emirates held its first major international sporting event since war broke out in the Middle East.
The race at Meydan Racecourse, with $12 million going to the winner, remained on schedule despite numerous regional sporting events being postponed or cancelled due to the conflict that started when the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' Magnitude denied second-placed Forever Young the opportunity to simultaneously hold dirt racing's three biggest all-age prizes, including the Breeders' Cup Classic and the Saudi Cup.
With 2022-born Magnitude leading by a length and a half, Japanese-trained Forever Young, ridden by Ryusei Sakai, tried to close the gap in the last 300 metres but fell short as Magnitude finished the 10-furlong feature in two minutes 4.38 seconds.
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"Obviously, Forever Young was the best horse in the world and we had to respect that. But we knew we had a horse good enough to win, and he showed up to it," said Ortiz, who fought back tears after the win.
"He jumped well, he put me in the lead, I was very happy to be there... when I looked to my side, passing 600 metres, I saw Forever Young and I knew it was time to go. I knew he was going to be the horse to beat, so I asked (Magnitude) to run and he was there for me."
It was the second Dubai World Cup title for trainer Steven Asmussen, who previously won it in 2008 with Curlin, another American-trained thoroughbred.
Meydaan, named after the venue holding the race, finished third.
Dubai's international airport was hit by drone attacks earlier this month, leading to flights being cancelled, rescheduled and rerouted as Iran launched assaults on Gulf nations.
Adverse weather also threatened to disrupt the Dubai World Cup, but the sky cleared up before more than 100 horses brought in from around the world competed across nine races.
Source: Reuters
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
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### Areas for Consideration
- With 2022-born Magnitude leading by a length and a half, Japanese-trained Forever Young, ridden by Ryusei Sakai, tried to close the gap in the last 300 metres but fell short as Magnitude finished the 10-furlong feature in two minutes 4.38 seconds.
- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "Obviously, Forever Young was the best horse in the world and we had to respect that.

### Implications
- But we knew we had a horse good enough to win, and he showed up to it," said Ortiz, who fought back tears after the win. "He jumped well, he put me in the lead, I was very happy to be there... when I looked to my side, passing 600 metres, I saw Forever Young and I knew it was time to go.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers dubai, world, cup topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 654.