Victoire Pisa's unexpected triumph in the $10 million (Dh36.7 million) Dubai World Cup race on Saturday proved to be the perfect climax to a flawless script. On an action-packed day, total prize money worth $26 million was there for the taking.
Italian jockey Mirco Demuro was racing for Japan and its people - recently battered by a series of earthquakes, tsunamis and radiation leaks. Despite the strength of the opposition his horse won the world's richest race to provide a silver lining to a dark cloud.
It was an emotional win for the successful syndicate given that they almost took a decision not to send the horse to Dubai following the devastation back home. Emotional scenes were witnessed at Meydan, the significance of the win being driven home to the public, but none were more pronounced than that by Demuro and his employers. The triumph proved that there is justice in this world and that hope in the face of trial and tribulation is eternal.
