Sir Fever, the Uruguayan superstar, has been bought by Godolphin and is lodging with Charlie Appleby at Marmoom Stables in Dubai.
Sir Fever won all three legs of the Uruguayan Triple Crown by a cumulative distance of 19 lengths last year.
The last horse to win the Uruguayan Triple Crown was Invasor, who was subsequently bought by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid and won the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Classic and the 2007 Dubai World Cup.
“The horse has arrived here safe and sound and is jogging away in light exercise,” Appleby said yesterday.
“He had his first canter today over half a mile [800 metres]. He is a fine, good-looking individual and is light on his feet.
“I have watched his races in Uruguay and he jumps, runs and is a grinder. He is an exciting horse.”
According to a report in the South American media in November, John Fulton, the Buenos Aires-based agent, brokered the deal that is the most expensive sale of a Uruguayan-based horse in history.
Sir Fever is unbeaten in six starts at Maronas in Montevideo, having been trained by Jorge Piriz.
Appleby will saddle six runners on the opening night of the Dubai World Cup Carnival after the declarations were made on Monday.
Outstrip, the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner, leads the line in the opening round of the Al Maktoum challenge.
Outstrip will be ridden by Adam Kirby in the absence of new stable jockey William Buick, who does not arrive in Dubai until the weekend because he picked up a ban riding in Japan.
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