| 18th Dubai World Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Dubai World Cup |
| Location: | Meydan |
| Date: | 30 March 2013 |
| Winning Horse: | Animal Kingdom (USA) |
| Winning Jockey: | Joel Rosario |
| Winning Trainer: | Graham Motion (USA) |
| Winning Owner: | Arrowfield Stud & Team Valor |
| Previous: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2014 |
The 2013 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday 30 March 2013. It was the 18th running of the Dubai World Cup.
The winner was Team Valor, Arrowfield Stud & Darley Stud's Animal Kingdom, a five-year-old chestnut entire horse trained in the United States by Graham Motion and ridden by Joel Rosario. Animal Kingdom's victory was the first in the race for his jockey, trainer and owners.
Animal Kingdom had been the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse in 2011 when his wins included the Kentucky Derby but injury problems restricted him to only five races in almost twenty-three months before he competed in Dubai. In the World Cup he started the 11/2 third favourite and won by two lengths and four and three quarter lengths from the British-trained challengers Red Cadeaux and Planteur. The 5/2 favourite Hunter's Light finished seventh of the twelve runners.[1]
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| Pos. | Marg. | Horse (bred) | Age | Jockey | Trainer (Country) | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal Kingdom (USA) | 5 | Joel Rosario | Graham Motion (USA) | 11/2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red Cadeaux (GB) | 7 | Gerald Mosse | Ed Dunlop (GB) | 28/1 | |
| 3 | 4¼ | Planteur (IRE) | 6 | Ryan Moore | Marco Botti (GB) | 20/1 | |
| 4 | nk | Side Glance (GB) | 6 | Jamie Spencer | Andrew Balding (GB) | 33/1 | |
| 5 | nse | African Story (GB) | 6 | Mickael Barzalona | Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) | 8/1 | |
| 6 | 2¼ | Meandre (FR) | 5 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre (FR) | 20/1 | |
| 7 | 2¼ | Hunter's Light (IRE) | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) | 5/2 fav | |
| 8 | ¾ | Treasure Beach (GB) | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock (SAF) | 25/1 | |
| 9 | 1 | Kassiano (GER) | 4 | William Buick | Saeed bin Suroor (GB/UAE) | 16/1 | |
| 10 | 7 | Royal Delta (USA) | 5 | Mike Smith | Bill Mott (USA) | 3/1 | |
| 11 | 14 | Dullahan (USA) | 4 | Gary Stevens | Dale Romans (USA) | 14/1 | |
| 12 | Capponi (IRE) | 6 | Ahmed Ajtebi | Mahmood Al Zarooni (GB/UAE) | 20/1 |
Further details of the winner, Animal Kingdom