Grand Hombre out of Dubai World Cup

Grade 3 winner GRAND HOMBRE (Grand Slam), who suffered a bruise to his right front foot during

a workout on Tuesday, has been scratched from Saturday's $6 million Dubai World

Cup (UAE-G1).

"He's much better, we just decided it wouldn't be the right thing to run,"

Godolphin Racing Manager Simon Crisford said.

His withdrawal leaves Godolphin without a starter in the world's richest

race. The Maktoum family, who owns the Godolphin runners, has won five of the

first nine runnings of the Dubai World Cup.

Crisford said Grand Hombre will probably be sent to the United States later

this year. The dark bay gelding won his first four career starts in the states,

including the 2003 Pennsylvania Derby (G3), before being acquired by Godolphin.

He finished fourth in last year's Dubai World Cup and most recently was third in

the Maktoum Challenge Round III S. (UAE-G2) in his 2005 debut on March 5.