Dubai, UAE — Qatar’s ‘Hit Show’ triumphed in the 2025 Dubai World Cup’s main event at Meydan, the pinnacle of global horse racing.
In the $12 million Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup, Hit Show, owned by Wathnan Racing, ridden by Florent Geroux and trained by Brad Cox, prevailed over eight top competitors in 2:03:50 minutes, earning $6.96 million with a 0.64-length victory.
The American horse Mixto, owned by Calumet Farm, came in second place, ridden by jockey Frankie Dettori and trained by Doug O’Neill, and received a cash prize of $2.4 million, while the Japanese horse Forever Young, owned by Susumu Fujita, came in third place, ridden by Ryusei Sakai and trained by Yoshito Yahagi, and collected $1.2 million.
The Saudi horse Walk of Stars, owned by Athbah Racing, came in fourth place.
