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It has a 2,400 m left-handed turf race track and a left-handed 8.75-furlong (1,750 m) dirt [3] course. It operates from November through March and features the Winter Racing Challenge, Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup Night. The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest race day with over US$26.25 million in prize money.
The Dubai World Cup was created in 1996 [2] by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin Racing, one of the world's leading Thoroughbred breeding and racing operations. It is held on the last Saturday in March as the final race of the Dubai World Cup ...
Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Surface Age/Sex Al Quoz Sprint: Meydan: 1,200 Turf 3yo+ Dubai Golden Shaheen: Meydan: 1,200: Dirt: 3yo+ Dubai Sheema Classic
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse was Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It had a 2,200 m left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance. It operated from November through March and featured the Dubai International Racing Carnival and its Dubai World Cup Night.
The 2024 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March 2024. It was the 28th running of the race. It was the 28th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was $ 12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million.
The 2022 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 26 March 2022. It was the 26th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was $12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. [1] The race was won by Country Grammer, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Frankie Dettori. [2]
The Al Maktoum Classic, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,900 metres (approximately 1 mile, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.The event was previously known as Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2 and it was the second of three races in the Al Maktoum Challenge series which serve as trial races for the Dubai World Cup.
The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, and it takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.