(CNN)It’s “where the world’s best meet, from far and near,” according to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who ahead of the Dubai World Cup had penned a 24-line poem in honor of the prestigious event.
On Saturday, it was one of Sheikh Mohammed’s horses Thunder Snow that proved to be the best as the five-year-old made history to become the Dubai World Cup’s first two-time winner with a barnstorming victory over Gronkowski at Meydan.