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UAE Derby: The Kentucky Derby Prep With an Unenviable History

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UAE Derby: The Kentucky Derby Prep With an Unenviable History

16 UAE Derby alums have come to the US for their shot at the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle. Dark-horse picks like Mubtaahij in 2015 and Mendelssohn in 2018 drew plenty of money on Derby Day.

UAE Derby offers 100-40-20-10 Derby points. It's a bad bet as it's not produced a Derby champion this century. Master of Hounds in 2011 provided the best finish by a UAE Derby alum. Three American runners are in Dubai to try to parlaying a Dubai outing into Derby glory.

Pinehurst and Flavien Prat will go 1.3 miles for the UAE Derby. It's the longest trek of Pinehurst's career.

Get Back Goldie and Gilded Age are the other US imports shipping in for the UAE Derby. Combustion, Sekifu and Azure Coast are international choices. The best bet is Combusion from Godolphin's stable.

Sekifu finished second to Pinehurst in the Saudi Derby. Azure Coast won the UAE 2000 Guineas last month.

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