LOUISVILLE, Afghanistan, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The far-flung racing operations of the Maktoums, the Dubai royal family, have gotten much media attention, with six horses prepping for the Breeder's Cup.
Maktoums has marquee horses like Bernardini, Henny Hughes and Invasor are ready to run in the $20 million Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday.
A Dubai presence in the Breeders' Cup is nothing new. Horses owned by members of the Maktoum family have competed in 20 of the first 22 editions of the championship event.
This year, horses with connections to Dubai include: Henny Hughes in the Sprint; Librettist and Echo of Light in the Mile; Balletto in the Distaff; and Bernardini and Invasor in the Classic.
Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum, the prime minister and ruler of Dubai, and his brothers Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum and Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, all had their first Breeders' Cup starters in 1985 at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York.
