The 2005 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 26 March 2005. It was the 10th running of the Dubai World Cup.
The winner was Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey's Roses In May, a five-year-old brown horse trained in the United States by Dale Romans and ridden by John R. Velazquez. Roses In May's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.
Roses In May had been one of the leading dirt performers in the United States in 2004 when he won the Whitney Stakes and finished second to Ghostzapper in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Before being shipped to Dubai he finished second to Saint Liam in the Donn Handicap in February. In the 2005 Dubai World Cup he started the 11/8 favourite and won by three lengths from his fellow American challenger Dynever, with Choctaw Nation one and a quarter lengths back in third. The Richard Mandella-trained second favourite Congrats finished fifth of the twelve runners.
Race details Sponsor: Emirates Purse: £3,125,000; First prize: £1,875,000 Surface: Dirt Going: Fast Distance: 10 furlongs Number of runners: 12 Winner's time: 2:02.17
Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Roses In May (USA) 5 John R. Velazquez Dale Romans (USA) 11/8 fav 2 3 Dynever (USA) 5 José A. Santos Christophe Clement (USA) 16/1 3 1¼ Choctaw Nation (USA) 5 Victor Espinoza Jeff Mullins (KSA) 14/1 4 4¾ Jack Sullivan (USA) 4 Darryll Holland Gerard Butler (GB) 12/1 5 3¼ Congrats (USA) 5 Tyler Baze Richard Mandella (USA) 9/2 6 2 Adjudi Mitsuo (JPN) 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Masayuki Kawashima (JPN) 16/1 7 3¾ Lundy's Liability (BRZ) 5 Pat Valenzuela Robert J. Frankel (USA) 7/1 8 nk King's Boy** (GER) 8 Aaron Gryder Jerry Barton (KSA) 66/1 9 2½ Yard-Arm (SAF) 6 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock (SAF) 12/1 10 8 Ruler's Court (USA) 4 Kerrin McEvoy Ismail Mohammed (UAE) 40/1 11 2¼ Chiquitin (ARG) 5 Mick Kinane Jerry Barton (KSA) 8/1 12 ¾ Elmustanser (GB) 4 Richard Hills Doug Watson (UAE) 25/1 Abbreviations: DSQ = disqualified; nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head King's Boy also raced under the name Qaayed Alkhail
Winner's details Further details of the winner, Roses In May Sex: Stallion Foaled: 9 February 2000 Country: United States Sire: Devil His Due; Dam: Tell A Secret (Speak John) Owner: Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey Breeder: Margaux Farm
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