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Dubai World Cup Press Conference Today, March 28, to feature Bob Baffert, Leandro Mora, Dean Ivory and Bjorn Baker.

Dubai World Cup Press Conference – WEDNESDAY March 28

9:30 a.m.

Interview Room, Meydan Grandstand

At the end of daily Track Work, Monday through Friday, there will be press conferences at 9:30 a.m. with various trainers, jockeys, owners and associated connections to Dubai World Cup Day runners.

Wednesday’s Press Conference 9:30-10:15

BOB BAFFERT

Trainer Bob Baffert does not need a lot of introduction. He has won the Dubai World Cup three times, including last year with Arrogate. He trained the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 in American Pharoah and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. A four-time Eclipse Award winner, he has won 12 Triple Crown events and placed in 11 others. He has a 22.4% career strike rate and has trained a whopping 15 horses to earn more than US $3 million. Baffert’s newest star on the rise is champion 3-year-old of 2017, West Coast, who is the favourite for the Dubai World Cup.

LEANDRO MORA

An accomplished horseman and the lead assistant for one of the most successful big-race operations in the United States, Leandro Mora has been the go-to guy for trainer Doug O’Neill. This year, he comes to the Dubai World Cup with highly regarded and lightly raced Pavel, a Grade 3 winner who has faced the best dirt horses in the world in a brief career. Pavel has continued to impress onlookers since arriving in Dubai.

DEAN IVORY

Trainer Dean Ivory has become one of the most talented trainers of sprinters in Europe and proof of such comes in the form of Librisa Breeze, the top-rated horse going into Saturday’s Al Quoz Sprint, who is owned by Brighton FC chairman Tony Bloom. A lover of soft ground, Librisa Breeze will have to prove he can win on the expected fast ground of Meydan, but has given his trainer confidence that he can do so. Winner of the British Champions Day Sprint last October, Librisa Breeze defeated Caravaggio and Harry Angel, two of the top-rated sprinters in the world in 2017, in the process.

BJORN BAKER

The son of top New Zealand trainer Murray Baker, Warwick Farm-based Bjorn Baker is one of the rising stars of thoroughbred conditioning in the world. A former assistant to Christophe Clement in America and John Oxx in Ireland, he has put his formidable preparation to use, winning multiple stakes at a variety of trips since starting his own yard. His top horse is also his first Group 1 winner, Music Magnate, who is one of the favourites in the Al Quoz Sprint.

Media is requested to arrive at least ten minutes in advance. All Press conference videos (in HD) are available for download on the Dubai Racing Club website, along with trackwork footage (HD) and photographs from trackwork (high-resolution).