Michael Owen failed to get his hands on silverware at a World Cup when playing for England but Brown Panther , a horse he both bred and co-owns , ensured he came away from Saturday 's Dubai World Cup meeting with a trophy . The seven-year-old , trained by Tom Dascombe at Owen ’ s Manor House Stable in Cheshire and ridden by Richard Kingscote , was always close to the pace in the two-mile Dubai Gold Cup and quickened to beat Star Empire by a decisive three and a half lengths . The victory , the 11th of Brown Panther ’ s career , secured a first prize of £384,000 , by far the biggest Owen has ever won in his racing venture . Brown Panther had a convincing victory for co-owner Michael Owen at the Dubai Gold Cup . Former England striker Owen watches on at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday in Dubai . Owen , who won the 2014 Irish St Leger with Brown Panther , said : ‘ He is the horse of a lifetime and a superstar in my eyes . That was a tough race – two miles in this heat and he kept on galloping like he did in the final furlong . ‘ He is a talented horse but has great courage . I am very proud of him. ’ The success was also rewarding for Kingscote . He has had a race against time to get fit after suffering a broken collar bone , snapped arm , broke wrist and elbow plus punctured lungs in a fall . There was a second win on the Meydan card for Europe when Sole Power , trained in Ireland by Eddie Lynam and ridden by Richard Hughes , landed the Al Quoz Sprint . While British jockey William Buick landed the $ 10m World Cup on Saeed Bin Suroor-trained 14-1 shot Prince Bishop , who beat 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome . The success for an eight-year-old who has never won at group one level in Europe and was running in his fourth World Cup was another surprise result in the race . It again showed the Dubai World Cup may be the richest race on the globe but it is of questionable quality . Another former England striker Peter Crouch was also in Dubai with his wife Abbey Clancy . Owen is pictured being questioned by the media after victory for his horse Brown Panther . Meanwhile , owner Marwan Koukash continued his good run of sporting form when 12-1 shot Gabrial , trained by Richard Fahey and 22nd winner of the year for jockey Tony Hamilton , landed the Betway Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster . It was a second win in four years for Gabrial ’ s team , having landed the 2012 Lincoln with Brae Hill . Flamboyant Koukash is the owner of Super League team Salford Red Devils , who have risen to sixth in the table after a run of three wins in their last five games . Gabrial , who had been unplaced on the Dubai World Cup card 12 months ago , had also run over middle distances last year as Koukash harboured hopes he may become a Melbourne Cup contender . But he showed slick turn of foot over the mile of the Lincoln to beat Mondialiste a neck . Owen and trainer Tom Dascombe pose with Brown Panther after winning the race . Owen is pictured with his family at the Meydan Racecourse after his victory . Fahey said : They raced in a very tight pack and I was n't sure he was going to get out in time . `` That 's the first time I 've ever seen him really pin his ears back and have a real go as he 's a bit of a character . Tony said he always felt like he was going to win . ‘ The only reason he was running over further last year was because after Mount Athos got injured . Marwan wanted a Melbourne Cup horse but he did n't stay. ’ Trainer Mark Johnston made a perfect start to the Flat season as his first three runners all won . After Ravenhoe had won the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster , the traditional curtain-raiser to the Turf season , Johnston-trained Rah Rah won at Kempton and Buratino at Chelmsford . The composition of Johnston ’ s stable has changed this year with 130 of his 210 horses being two-year-olds .
Brown Panther wins a World Cup for co-owner Michael Owen . Richard Kingscote secured convincing victory in Meydan on Saturday . It was Brown Panther 's 11th win and netted Owen £384,000 prize money .