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 Mystic Guide  (foaled February 26, 2017) is a American Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the 2021 Dubai World Cup.

Background
Mystic Guide is a chestnut colt with a blaze. He is bred and owned by Godolphin.

2020: 3-year-old season
Mystic Guide made his first start on February 15th, in a maiden race, in Fair Grounds. He got off to a terrible start and was last, in the stretch he was closing, but finshed third, beaten by $1 1⁄4$ lengths. On March 21st, he started in another maiden race in Fair Grounds. This time he won easily by 5 lengths. On June 4th he started in an Allowance Optional Claiming at Belmont Park. However, Mystic Guide was beaten by 5 lengths and finished second. Mystic Guide made his stakes debut in the Peter Pan Stakes on July 16 at Saratoga. He got off to a slow start, was closing in the stretch, but finished only third, beaten by $3 1⁄4$ lengths. On September 5th, he ran in the Jim Dandy Stakes. There he won with $3⁄4$ length. On October 10th, Mystic Guide started in the Jockey Club Gold Cup against Happy Saver and Tacitus. Happy Saver won by $3⁄4$ length ahead of Mystic Guide who came second.

2021: 4-year-old season
He ran his first race as a 4 year old on February 27th at Oaklawn Park in the Razorback Handicap. In the stretch, Mystic Guide increased his margin and won extremely easily by with 6 lengths. This win made him a favorite in the Dubai World Cup.

2021 Dubai World Cup
On March 27th, Mystic Guide started in the Dubai World Cup, at Meydan Racecourse. He got off to a good start and was in stalker position while the leader ran fractions of 25.13, 48.91 and 1:12.75. In the last corner, Mystic Guide started to catch up, he opened up daylight in the stretch and won dominantly by $3 3⁄4$ lengths. His final time of 2:01.61 just missed the track record set by Thunder Snow.

After a break after the Dubai World Cup, he started on July 3rd in the Suburban Stakes, at Belmont Park.This race was supposed to be a rematch between Happy Saver and Mystic Guide. However, after a 3 month layoff over difficult ground, Mystic Guide was beaten by a short neck, by a longshot named Max Player.