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Round up of the winners on Dubai World Cup night at Meydan.

Dubawi eight-year-old Prince Bishop, a Tattersalls December Foal Sale product, won the world’s richest race, the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday night.

The Sheikh Hamdan-owned Prince Bishop recorded the biggest win of his career and gave Dubawi his second World Cup winner following Monterosso in 2011.

The eight-year-old son is the seventh World Cup winner trained by Saeed Bin Suroor and became the eighth winner for the Godolphin stable in 20 runnings when he came from a distant last to win going away by 2 3/4 lengths from US star California Chrome.

Prince Bishop (Dubawi x North East Bay by Prospect Bay) was purchased for 80,000 guineas at the 2007 Tattersalls December Foal Sale where he was offered by The Castlebridge Consignment and knocked down to Meadowlands Bloodstock Services.

“I knew the horse had the class to win this race. Some horses improve with age, and it’s great to see him win

It was a career highlight for 26-year-old winning jockey William Buick, who last November signed a retainer with the Godolphin stable.

Prince Bishop, who had finished second to stablemate and 2014 Dubai World Cup winner African Story in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 at Meydan on March 7, won in track record time of 2:03.24 for the 2000m.

African Story finished well back in sixth in an attempt to defend his World Cup crown.

Dubawi was also responsible for UAE Derby winner Mubtaahij on the World Cup program and is one of 17 G1 winners by the champion stallion.

DUBAI TURF

Solow, a 5YO son of SIngspiel from High Maintenance (Highest Honor) became the 13th G1 for the late Darley stallion with his victory in the G1 Dubai Turf (1800m) at Meydan.

A homebred by France’s Wertheimer et Frere, Solow is trained by Freddy Head and won impressively by four and a quarter lengths from classic winner The Grey Gatsby (Mastercraftsman) and Mshawish (Medaglia d’Oro).

Singspiel, who won the 1997 Dubai World Cup, died in 2010.

SHEEMA CLASSIC

The Aga Khan’s homebred Dolniya, a daughter of the former shuttle sire Azamour, became the second Group One winner by the late son of Night Shift when she won the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic (2400m) at Meydan.

Dolniya’s dam Daltama (Indian Ridge) is a half-sister to G1 winners and sires Daylami (Doyoun) and Dalakhani (Darshaan).

Trained by Alain Royre De Dupre, Dolniya won impressively by two and a quarter lengths from Flintshire (Dansili) with One And Only (Heart’s Cry) third.

Azamour shuttled for one season to New Zealand’s Brighthill Farm in 2013. He died at Gilltown Stud in Ireland last year.

GOLDEN SHAHEEN

The Bob Baffert-trained Secret Circle held off the fast finishing Super Jockey to take the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan by a head.

Secret Circle (Eddington x Ragtime Hope by Dixieland Band) is the sole G1 winner and among nine stakes winners by Eddington, a son of Unbridled who stands at Ballena Vista Farm in California.

AL QUOZ SPRINT

Popular UK sprinter Sole Power won at his third attempt in the G1 AL Quoz Sprint on the Meydan turf.

After running second in 2012 and fourth in 2013 the 8YO Sole Power (Kyllacy x Demerger by Distant View) recorded his fifth G1 win when he ran down Hong Kong speedster Peniaphobia (Dandy Man) to win by a half a length.

Sole Power is one of 22 stakes winners by Kylacy, the son of Pivotal who stands in the UK at Cheveley Park Stud.

DUBAI GOLD CUP

Shirocco’s veteran stayer Brown Panther dominated the Group 2 Dubai Gold Cup over 3200m at Meydan.

The winner of the G1 Irish St Leger in 2014, Brown Panther (Shirocco x Treble Heights by Unfuwain), dominated to score by three and a quarter lengths from Star Empire (Second Empire) and Ahzeemah (Dubawi).

Brown Panther is co-owned by his breeder Michael Owen and is one of 17 stakes winners by Shirocco (Monsun), who stands at Glenview Stud in Ireland.

UAE DERBY

Dubawi colt Mubtaahij booked his ticket to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with an outstanding winning performance in the G2 UAE Derby at Meydan.

The Mike de Kock-trained colt scored by eight lengths from Maftool (Hard Spun) and Japanese raider Golden Barows (Tapit).

Mubtaahij (Dubawi x Pennegale by Pennekamp) is trained by Mike De Kock and had previously won the Listed Al Bastakiya.