Thunder Snow makes Dubai World Cup history

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Thunder Snow makes Dubai World Cup history

(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.

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