Life Is Good, the winner of the Pegasus World Cup (G1) will face a star-studded field of ten rivals in Saturday's $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) from Meydan, the centerpiece of TVG's weekend coverage alongside the Road to the Triple Crown presented by Spendthrift featuring the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) and the $1 million UAE Derby (G2).
TVG's Mike Joyce, Simon Bray and Britney Eurton will be live from Meydan with exclusive interviews and analysis while international expert Adam McGrath is reporting in-studio. The full coverage of the races begins at 7:30 a.m. ET and will include a special feature on Dubai World Cup contender Hot Rod Charlie, a recent winner of the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) at Meydan for trainer Doug O'Neill.
There is a spot in the starting gate on the line in the Kentucky Derby on the line in the $1 million UAE Derby (G2) with 100-40-20-10 qualifying points available to the top four finishers. The field includes the top two finishers in the Saudi Derby (G3) – Pinehurst for trainer Bob Baffert and the Japanese colt Sekifu for trainer Koshiru Take.
The Road to the Triple Crown presented by Spendthrift continues at Fair Grounds with the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) with 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points up for grabs. TVG will have full coverage of the twelve-race card with Todd Schrupp, Scott Hazelton, Dave Weaver and Joaquin Jamie live from New Orleans. Epicenter, the winner of the Risen Star Stakes (G2) for Steve Asmussen, has been tabbed as the 7-5 morning line favorite in the field of nine and will have Joel Rosario in the irons.
Asmussen and Rosario will also team up in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) as Echo Zulu, the Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly champion, makes her sophomore debut in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks. The undefeated filly will face five rivals including graded stakes winner Hidden Connection.
TVG will be running a Money Back Special promotion on the entirety of the Dubai World Cup card as well as the Louisiana Derby.
In addition to racing from Meydan and Fair Grounds, TVG will be featuring racing from Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Aqueduct, Oaklawn and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.
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