Extending the period of unrestricted nominations until January 20
$ 12 million prize money for the Dubai World Cup
From the 2019 edition of the competition Photo: Osama Abu Ghanem
The Dubai Racing Club announced that the Dubai World Cup race has maintained its $ 12 million prize money, and that the deadline for unrestricted nominations for the 25th anniversary of the Dubai World Cup has been extended to January 20, 2021.
The club stated, in a press statement yesterday: “The event that is held on the last Saturday of March of each year, and is characterized by hosting six (Group 1) races and three (Group 2) races in one day of excitement, in which the elite competitions are held on the ground The architectural icon (Meydan Racecourse), last year, a total of 1774 nominations were approved, and 902 horses were accepted, trained in 21 countries.
He added: “The prize money for the upcoming Presidential race (Dubai World Cup) (Group 1) on March 27, 2021, sponsored by (Emirates Airlines) amounts to $ 12 million, in which the participants compete on the sandy track for a distance of 2000 meters since 1996, and the title has been won by a number of Horses trained in: France, Japan, the Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
He continued: “In view of the challenges that the world has faced, which it is still facing, due to the (Covid-19) pandemic, the financial prizes for the remaining eight races have been reduced by a small percentage, compared to previous years, as the Dubai Racing Club has done everything it can to ensure public safety. , And the provision of appropriate conditions for the races, and there is also a positive addition to the decision to amend the structure of the financial prizes, which allows them to be distributed in varying proportions until the eighth place.
He pointed out that the first supplementary phase of all Dubai World Cup races will be concluded on February 10, in which horse people nominate their horses at 0.1% of the prize money for the race, which is chosen by them, and the second supplementary phase is on March 8, where 1 can be added. % Of the prize value to the horses.
The third and final supplementary stage will take place on March 21, when horses can be added to the race for 10% of the prize money, while the participating horses will be announced on March 22.
Details of the Dubai World Cup evening awards
- "Dubai Kahila Classic", sponsored by "Mubadala": $ 750,000.
Godolphin Mile: $ 750,000
- "Dubai Gold Cup", sponsored by "Al Tayer Motors": $ 750,000.
- «Al Quoz Sprint», sponsored by «Dear Development»: one million dollars.
- "Emirates Derby", sponsored by Emirates NBD: $ 750,000.
- "Dubai Golden Shaheen", sponsored by "Gulf News": $ 1.5 million.
Dubai Turf, sponsored by DP World: $ 4 million.
- "Longines Dubai Chima Classic", sponsored by "Longines": $ 5 million.
- "The Silver Jubilee of the Dubai World Cup", sponsored by "Emirates Airlines": $ 12 million.
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