Joseph O’Brien will ride dual Cox Plate winner So You Think in the world’s richest race, the $US10 million ($A9.66 million) Dubai World Cup.
O’Brien, the son of Coolmore trainer Aidan O’Brien, secured the booking over Ryan Moore and Seamus Heffernan who have both won Group One races on So You Think in the northern hemisphere.
Coolmore confirmed O’Brien’s booking via Twitter saying So You Think would take his place in Saturday’s race as long as he travelled well from Ireland to Dubai.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed, who began the World Cup in 1996, will have an added interest in the meeting with his Australian Group One winners Helmet and Sepoy to run under his Darley banner.
Sepoy will contest the Golden Shaheen sprint while Helmet runs in the UAE Derby.
Trainer Peter Snowden left Australia on Saturday night to oversee the pair’s final preparations.
After the Dubai meeting, Helmet and Sepoy will join Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin team in Europe.
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