This week at Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields
Feature simulcast races: $29 million Dubai World Cup program at Meydan Racecourse; Grade 1, $1 million Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds — both Saturday
There will be advance wagering Friday on the eight-race Dubai World Cup program that begins at 5:20 a.m. PDT Saturday.
General admission and clubhouse gates will open at 9:30 a.m. Saturday — a half-hour earlier than usual — to enable patrons to watch and wager on the $10 million Dubai World Cup scheduled for 10 a.m. …
California Chrome is the 3-to-2 morning-line favorite for the $10 million Dubai World Cup and will break from the No. 11 post position in the field of 12.
Other American horses running at Meydan on Saturday are Lady Shipman in the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint (7:10 a.m.), X Y Jet in the $2 million Golden Shaheen (7:45 a.m.) and Flamboyant in the $6 million Dubai Turf (8:45 a.m.). …
Gun Runner won the Risen Star Stakes by a half-length over Forevamo, with Mo Tom closing from last place to finish another length back in third. …