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Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Surface Age/Sex Abu Dhabi Championship: Abu Dhabi: 2,200 Turf 4yo+ Al Shindagha Sprint: Meydan: 1,200: Dirt: 3yo+ Burj Nahaar
The Dubai World Cup ( Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse ( Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place where people congregate and compete, a sort of meeting point [ 1] in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is operated ...
Meydan Racecourse is a racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The grandstand is a half mile in length, and can accommodate over 60,000 spectators. Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, [ 1] replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupied the same site. It includes a horse racing museum, gallery and five-star hotel and nine-hole golf ...
Dubai Gold Cup. The Dubai Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2012 as part of Dubai World Cup night. It was initially a Group 3 race and has been run at Group 2 level since 2014. The first running of the race was marred by the fatal injury sustained by Fox Hunt.
The 2022 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 26 March 2022. It was the 26th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was $ 12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. [1] The race was won by Country Grammer, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Frankie Dettori. [2]
NH & SH bred 4YO+ : 59kg. Purse. US$300,000. The Jebel Hatta is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Raced on turf, it is open to horses four-years-old and up who were bred in the Northern Hemisphere and to horses three-years-old and up who were bred in the Southern ...
The Dubai City of Gold is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1998 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Given the nickname for the city of Dubai, the Group 2 race is open to Northern and Southern Hemisphere bred horses age four years and up. It is raced on turf at a distance of 2400 metres (app. 11⁄2 miles).
History. Horse racing began in Dubai as early as 1981, and in 1986 Nad Al Sheba Racecourse was formally opened. The course also featured a golf course in the centre.. In 1992, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum formed the Dubai Racing Club to increase the popularity of the sport in the city, and later in 1993 the Dubai Racing Club hosted the inaugural Dubai International Jockeys Challenge ...