On the 28th of this year, the world’s eyes are turning to the Meydan International Racecourse, where the date for the Dubai World Cup will be held, the most expensive evening in the world for horse racing, which celebrates the silver jubilee (25 years since its launch).
The total prizes for the nine stages reach $ 35 million (128.4 million dirhams), competing for titles of 111 of the strongest horses in the international arena, representing 11 countries, in the continents of Asia, Europe, America and Australia, including 74 horses coming from abroad, and 37 of the most powerful domestic horses.
The list of horses unveiled by the Organizing Committee and the Dubai Racing Club, the day before yesterday, reflects the prestigious international position represented by the evening, excitement and club in its run, whether those taking place on the grass or sandy trails.
It is expected that the traditional competition will be the strongest between the Emirati horses and its American counterpart, especially since the latter pays 21 of its strongest horses, including five in the ninth game, the Dubai World Cup, which has a total prize of $ 12 million, as it aspires to regain its prestige and crown the title that was absent. About since 2016.
The evening is celebrated with the largest participation historically for Japan, through 20 horses competing in seven runs, in addition to 12 horses from Britain, nine Irish horses, three horses representing each of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and France, compared to two horses from Hong Kong, and the only participation of Germany and the Sultanate of Oman.
"Godolphin" stables are seeking to defend its title in the ninth game, "Dubai World Cup", through its representative, "Bin Batal", seeking to win his first title in the cup, and following in the footsteps of the legendary horse "Thunder Snow", which gave the blue stable an unprecedented achievement by winning the title The trophy is in both 2018 and 2019 versions.
The Emirati hopes also depend on this horse for Matterhorn, owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, under the supervision of coach Salem bin Ghadeer, after five-year-old Al-Jawad confirmed his readiness to challenge the evening of the cup , By winning the title of the third round of the "Al Maktoum Challenge", which was held on the seventh of this March, at a distance of 2000 meters, and the sandy track of the Dubai World Cup run, as well as through the horse "Gronkowski" owned by the UAE-based Phoenix Syndicate. On "Tacitas", under the supervision of Coach William Mott, of the famous "Gedmont" farm, where He comes from the same farm that her horse actor, Uruguet, won the cup title in the 2017 edition.
The Japanese horses are pushing four of their representatives to compete for the ninth inning, and the repeated achievement of "Victoire Pisa", which gave Japan its only title in the Cup in 2011, and highlights in the list, all of the "Chrysopril" who, last month, came seventh in the "Saudi Cup", He has more than one win in the "Group 1" races on the sand, including "Darby Japan", in addition to "Showa Wizard", who concluded his victories in the first category, last January.
On the other hand, the famous coach, Eden O'Brien, pays the Iron Horse "Magic Wand" to compete for the title "Dubai Turf", which takes place in the seventh period, with total prizes of up to six million dollars, allocated to the "Group 1" horses for a distance of 1,800 meters grassy, In a third appearance for the Persians this year, after an unsuccessful participation in the sand, last February, in the "Saudi Cup", and its runners-up in the American "Pegasus" race on the grass track, early this year.
And Magic «owns» in her balance three wins out of her 24 contributions in the world of races, and she succeeded in gifting her owners a total balance of 3.6 million pounds.
The well-known stallion's daughter, Galileo, is enduring and thrusting on grassy tracks.
Aiden O'Brien’s aspirations are shocked by the ability of the Magic Magic to win the title, with a strong forum, especially from the representatives of the UAE horses, led by the horse «Barney Roy» owned by «Godolphin», under the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, who provided strong levels during Carnival races this season, the last of which was winning the "Mount Hatta" championship on the Super Saturday evening, on the seventh of this month, which was then devoted to the horses of "Group 1", and was held on the distance and the track themselves to the run of "Dubai Turf" in the evening of the cup.
English derby champion appears in "Dubai Shima Classic"
The British stables of Bali Doyle pay a group of its horses to compete for the titles of grass runs in the evening of the "Dubai World Cup", and among its main goals is the competition for the eighth inning of the title "Dubai Shima Classic", dedicated to the "Group 1" horses for a distance of 2410 meters of grass, and the total of its prizes Six million dollars, as the stables of Bali Doyle count on the English Derby champion, "Anthony Van Dyck", who previously won the title of his country's derby last June at the same distance.
The British horse’s ambitions collide with the presence of a strong forum capable of achieving the same distance, from which the representative of “Godolphin”, the horse “Gyath”, under the supervision of coach Charlie Appleby, stands out after the horse succeeded in sweeping its competitors in the Dubai Millennium race »For the third category, which was held on the Meydan track, a difference of 8.5 lengths from its closest competitors.
- The Cup celebrates the 28th of the Silver Jubilee, with a total prize pool of 35 million dollars.