For those who have ventured out to the race track during their lifetime, there is nothing like the setting for the Dubai World Cup. We strolled the history of the statues and past winners and took in the splendid colors of the silks during most of the rainy day. Suddenly before the big race, the rain stopped, and the weather cleared it was almost as if the stage were being set by nature as well as the millions of interested fans throughout the world. Arrogate performed more like a magician than a racehorse as he was left far behind at the start. I remember thinking it was too bad for such a great horse to miss out on a chance to achieve the recognition he deserved and almost as quickly as I dismissed his chances he appeared. Roaring down the stretch the home with as much courage and talent as I have ever seen on any track by any horse he took the trophy by force. We looked at each other with wide-eyed smiles of disbelief as if we were children witnessing something we thought to be magical and completely outside the rules of nature.