It includes two main rounds, with a total of 210 thousand dirhams

Emirates Airlines sponsors the inaugural evening of the Meydan Racecourse season

Part of the opening night of the season (2021-2022) sponsored by Emirates Airlines.

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Dubai Racing Club revealed that Emirates Airline is sponsoring the opening evening of the Meydan Racecourse season, which begins tomorrow, and consists of seven rounds.

The Dubai Racing Club statement said: "(Emirates Airlines) is a supporter of horse and equestrian races in Dubai and the world, including its link to the Dubai World Cup, the most important and most expensive race in the world, with prizes amounting to $12 million."

The statement added: “The opening evening of the 2022-2023 Meydan Racecourse season includes two main runs, with a total of 210,000 dirhams, (105,000 dirhams each), in addition to that one of them represents a parity race (handicap) for horses rated between 80 to 100, and some of them are pre-qualified. For the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival, the same applies to the other 1900-meter run.

The statement pointed out that the opening evening provides an opportunity for race-goers to witness the next generation of future stars and champions, in the opening race for the two-year horses of the novice category for a distance of 1200 metres.

Member of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Dubai Racing Club, Major General Dr. Muhammad Issa Al-Adb, said: “We are pleased to have (Emirates Airlines) present at the first concert of the 2022-2023 season at Meydan Racecourse, and the airline remains one of the leading airlines in the world, and its support for us in Dubai Racing Club is like no other.”

"We look forward to working again with Emirates Airlines, as the opening night of the new season is full of strong racing," he said.

In turn, Senior Vice President of Joint Communications, Marketing and Branding at Emirates Airlines, Boutros Boutros, said: “(Emirates Airlines) is committed to strengthening Dubai’s position as a global destination at the forefront of leading sporting, commercial and tourism events, and with the launch of a new season at the Meydan Racecourse, A racing series that reaches its climax begins with the Dubai World Cup, an event that cements its status year after year as one of the best races in the world.”

It is noteworthy that the opening evening will be held tomorrow within 22 race parties hosted by Meydan Racecourse in its new season 2022-2023, with the audience ticket starting from two dirhams, while free entry is allowed for children, the elderly, people of determination, teachers, and frontline workers, and options start for free. Hospitality tickets from 50 dirhams (premium), in addition to providing several options for luxury restaurants and private suites. 

The opening race is for the two-year-olds of the novice class for a distance of 1200 metres.

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