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Monterosso wins World Cup for Dubai ruler
Sheikh Mohammed watches his Godolphin contender storm home in $10m race
Emirati Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum celebrates as he receives the Dubai World Cup trophy after his horse Monterosso won the Dubai World Cup race at the Meydan track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (Getty Images)
Emirati Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum carries his daughter Al-Jalila bint Mohammed al-Maktoum after his horse Monterosso won the Dubai World Cup race at the Meydan track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Emirati Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum (L) and his son Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan gesture before receiving the Dubai World Cup trophy after Maktoum’s horse Monterosso won the Dubai World Cup race at the Meydan track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
French jockey Mikael Barzalona (R) celebrates after leading Monterosso to win the Dubai World Cup horse race at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
French jockey Mikael Barzalona (R) celebrates as he leads Monterosso to win the Dubai World Cup horse race at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
French jockey Olivier Peslier (R) leads Cirrus des Aigles to win the Dubai Sheema Classic race during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
French jockey Olivier Peslier (C) leads Cirrus des Aigles to win the Dubai Sheema Classic race during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
English jockey James Doyle celebrates after winning the Dubai Duty Free race with Cityscape during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (L) shakes hands with Irish jockey Kieren Fallon after he won the Dubai Golden Shaheen race with Krypton Factor during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Irish jockey Kieren Fallon pets Krypton Factor after winning the Dubai Golden Shaheen race during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Australian jockey Craig Williams celebrates after leading Ortensia to win the Al-Quoz Sprint race during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Jockeys compete in the Al-Quoz Sprint race during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Jockeys compete in the UAE Derby during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Jockeys compete in the UAE Derby during the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Brazilian jockey Silvestre De Sousa falls off his horse Fox Hunt during the Dubai Gold Cup race at the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. The race was voided after Fox Hunt broke a leg following the fall. (AFP/Getty Images)
Italian jockey Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori leads African Story to win the Godolphin Mile horse race at the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch jockey Adrie de Vries (R) riding TM Fred Texas leads the Dubai Kahayla Classic horse race at the Dubai World Cup in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. The horse is owned by Qatar’s Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the son of the Qatari emir. (AFP/Getty Images)
Jockeys compete in the Dubai Kahayla Classic horse race at the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Jockeys compete in the Dubai Kahayla Classic horse race at the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race with a prize money of 10 million US dollars, in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch jockey Adrie de Vries (front-R) riding TM Fred Texas leads the Dubai Kahayla Classic horse race at the Dubai World Cup in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch jockey Adrie de Vries (C) riding TM Fred Texas leads the Dubai Kahayla Classic horse race at the Dubai World Cup in the Gulf emirate on March 31, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
