Dubai Millennium

Dubai Millennium was a racehorse owned by the Godolphin team, who raced predominantly in Europe. He was by Seeking The Gold, out of Colorado Dancer. He is considered to be one of the best racehorses from 1990 onwards.

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Dubai Millennium made his debut as a two year old at Yarmouth race course, over a mile. He started odds-on favorite and won by five lengths despite being eased down by jockey Frankie Dettori in the closing stages. At three, he was aimed at the Epsom Derby, easily winning his two preparatory races. The Derby, run over a mile and a half, proved to be too long a distance for him, and he finished ninth. It would be the only time he was beaten.

Related Topics:
Frankie Dettori - Epsom Derby

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He ran three more times as a three year old, always winning easily, including a six length victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. The following year he would win his most famous victory, the one for which he had been pre-emptively named - The 2000 Dubai World Cup. His crushing six length victory in the world's richest horse race marked him out as an amazing racehorse, a fact borne out by his Timeform rating of 140 - the highest in the world since Dancing Brave achieved a similar mark in 1986, and only beaten by twelve horses in the 20th Century.

Related Topics:
Dubai World Cup - Dancing Brave

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Unfortunately, Dubai Millennium died a year after retiring to stud, and only producing one crop of offspring.

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