189 races that drew the map of a quarter of a century in the legend of the "Dubai World Cup"

The most expensive and powerful evening in horse racing around the world, the "Dubai World Cup", celebrates tomorrow, Saturday, the launch of its 26th edition. It represents an extension of the successes achieved over more than a quarter of a century, which witnessed the establishment of 189 races, the elite horses of 32 countries from around the world competed for their titles, and witnessed the creativity of 473 trainers and 321 jockeys.

Over the past 25 editions, the country’s horses succeeded in extracting 85 victories, offset by 104 victories achieved by international horses coming from abroad, which reflects the size of the international weight and the horse owners’ keenness on the world and since the launch of the first edition in 1996, in the continuous presence in the “Dubai World Cup” And strive to compete for its titles and its generous financial prizes.

The ninth round and the president of the "Dubai World Cup", with prizes of $12 million, highlighted the elevation and strength of the "evening" and its position on the international scene. 

 The horses that have always competed to win the title of this race, especially the traditional rivalry between the Emirati horses and their American counterparts, which began with an American victory in the first edition with the horse “Segar” before the horses of both countries alternated in alternating victories until 2016, which witnessed the last American victory with The horse "California Chrome" gained Emirati and Gulf control over the cup titles, after giving "Urugate" Saudi Arabia its first title in history, and followed the dominance of "Godolphin" horses over the titles of the last three editions, including an unprecedented achievement with the victory of the star "Godolphin" the horse "Thunder Snow" The double in the 2018 and 2019 editions, and completed last year with a hat-trick for the blue logo, the ninth title for Godolphin and the 13th for Emirati horses, which came with the horse “Mystic Guide”.

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