Dubai World Cup runs.. facts, figures and prizes
Less than 24 hours, and the evening of the Dubai World Cup begins, the most important and most expensive race hosted by one of the most amazing race tracks around the world, "Meydan Racecourse".
130 of the most powerful horses representing 19 countries are competing for the titles of his nine races, due to his global value among horse races around the world, in addition to his financial prizes of about $30.5 million, including $12 million in the main race prize sponsored by Emirates Airlines.
The evening of the 26th edition is an extension of the successes, achievements and records achieved by the most important race in the world over the previous 25 editions, which witnessed the holding of 189 races, and 321 jockeys and 473 coaches competed for their titles, all of whom came from 32 countries around the world.
In the first round, of the second category, the "Dubai Kahila Classic" run, sponsored by Ithra Dubai, for purebred Arabian horses and a distance of two thousand meters on the sand track, 16 horses, with a prize of one million dollars.
In the second half, of the second category, the "Godolphin Mile" run, sponsored by Nakheel, with a distance of 1,600 meters on the sandy track, also 16 horses, with a total prize of one million dollars.
The third round, also in the second category, is the Dubai Gold Cup, sponsored by Al Tayer Motors, with a distance of 3,200 meters on a grass track, in which 13 horses participate, and the total prize money is one million dollars.
The fourth race, in the first category, is the "Al Quoz Speed Race", sponsored by Azizi, with a distance of 1200 meters on the grass track, and 13 horses will participate, with a total prize of one and a half million dollars.
The fifth race, in the second category, is the "Emirates Derby" run, sponsored by Mubadala, and its distance is 1900 sand metres, with 16 horses participating, and the total prize money is one million dollars.
The sixth race, in the first category, is the "Dubai Golden Shaheen" run, sponsored by Atlantis, and a distance of 1,200 meters on the sand track, in which 14 horses will participate, with a prize of two million dollars.
And the seventh race, in the first category, is the "Dubai Turf" run, sponsored by Dubai Ports. Its length is 1,800 meters on the grass track, and 15 horses are participating in it, after two horses withdrew, namely, "Finest Sound, which was supposed to depart from Gate (4), and Lord Glitters", which was scheduled to depart from Gate (7). ), with a total prize pool of $5 million.
The eighth run, also within the first category, is the "Dubai Shaimaa Classic" run, sponsored by Longines, with a distance of 2,410 meters on the grass track, in which 15 horses participate, with a prize of 6 million dollars.
As for the ninth race, it is the most powerful and well-known main race that receives the greatest attention and global follow-up. Within the first category, the Dubai World Cup run, sponsored by Emirates Airlines, has a distance of two thousand meters, in which 10 of the elite of the sandy tracks compete, after the withdrawal of the Saudi horse, Grocker Jack. And his financial prize is the largest of $ 12 million.
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