A great win by the mighty California Chrome in the World Cup in Dubai as he defied a bad draw and a slipping saddle. He defied his tag as the "nearly" horse after his second here last year and his agonizing failure to clinch the Triple Crown.

Earlier, Ryan Moore enhanced his reputation as the world's top jock with a faultless ride on Japanese challenger Real Steel while Postponed maintained his improvement this year with a comfortable win in the Turf- a real feather in the cap of new trainer Roger Varian.