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Neither Rain nor Shine, it was Thunder Snow at Dubai World Cup Night

Dubai, 31 March 2019: As an elite audience sat to watch one of the best events in the world, the World Cup took off to life. And when the night fell, it was all praises for the fit-looking Thunder Snow who amazed the audience with his brilliance under jockey Christophe Soumillon that culminated in the richest payday in horse racing, that too for a second time at the grandiose Dubai World Cup.

The World Cup put forth a whopping $35 million prize purse and Thunder Snow rode home with the largest share of $12 million. Simultaneously, the 24th World Cup witnessed history being made with the raising and setting of a new benchmark.

Also, Thunder Snow, brought in more laurels with his Emirati handler Saeed bin Suroor, making himself stand out of the crowd, to create a name of his own.

In fact, the Godolphin hero has had back-to-back winners thrice before. As of now, Suroor is the most successful trainer at the Dubai World Cup with as much as nine titles 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2018 and lastly 2019 being the latest in the list.

The day proved lucky for Soumillon too, who went on to become a multiple winner of the race. The tense battle between Thunder Snow and Salem bin Ghadayers Gronkowski pulled the audience to the edge of their seats before it culminated in a photo finish that confirmed the victory of Thunder Snow.

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