ON Saturday morning the world welcomed a colt foal by Medaglia D’Oro (El Prado) out of the A P Indy (Seattle Slew) mare Music Note into the world.

Hours later, there was further cause for delight when the new-born’s four-year-old half-brother Mystic Guide landed the $12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup. This was a career best performance by the son of Ghostzapper (Awesome Again) who took his earnings to just short of €6.4 million from four victories in eight starts.