Dubai World Cup entries, post positions set; see the odds

A field of 10 is set for Saturday's $10 million Dubai World Cup, with half the entries made up of America's top older horses looking for a lucrative prize at Meydan.

Of course, trainer Bob Baffert fields the favorite as he did last year with Arrogate, this time bringing West Coast in off a Pegasus World Cup runner-up finish to Gun Runner. Champion Forever Unbridled will join him looking to become the first filly or mare to win the Dubai World Cup, which first ran in 1996.

Here's a look at the post positions and current Betfair odds. A separate pari-mutuel pool will open in the United States with the 1 1/4-mile race airing live on TVG and through Advanced Deposit Wagering services.

Post time is 12:50 p.m. ET.

1. Awardee (33-1)

2. North America (8-1)

3. Gunnevera (8-1)

4. Furia Cruzada (100-1)

5. Mubtaahij (16-1)

6. Forever Unbridled (8-1)

7. Talismanic (8-1)

8. Pavel (16-1)

9. West Coast (1-1)

10. Thunder Snow (14-1)

Baffert, who also trains Mubtaahij, said "I'm fine" with the draws for both his horses.

"Everybody wants the one, but I do not," the Hall of Famer added. "I don't like the one hole and have never liked the one. I've heard you have to be on the rail here as it's a speed biased rail, but I think in a race of this magnitude, when you get all of these good horses together, all that changes. We have a fast horse. From the outside, if they break a little slow you're not going to get in trouble. From the inside if you break slow, you're going to be in trouble.

"I just didn't want them to draw next to each other. If they'd bump into each other or something else had happened, I'd hate be together."

Dallas Stewart, who trains Forever Unbridled, said he's "real happy" with how the mare has trained up to her final career start.

"Her energy is great. Her appetite is good," he said. "The post position should be fine. She’s comfortable, so I’m comfortable. It’s going to be a great race. She’s going to need to bring her best race to win this.”

Gunnevera, who was third in the Pegasus World Cup, represents the Americans' other major threat at Meydan.

“It’s a good position, but remember my horse comes from behind, so it’s not that important to us," said trainer Antonio Sano. "It’s a strong race, and I hope he has the chance to finish with a good run in the last two furlongs. (Jockey) Joel Rosario knows the plan. It’s very important we see a lot of speed in the race so my horse can come from behind at the end.”