Dubai World Cup

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The Dubai World Cup is a horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race was the creation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin, one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations. It is the world's richest horse race, with a purse of USD 6 million since 2004.

It is a Group 1 flat race on dirt for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs) in late March.

The race's first winner was the future United States Hall of Fame thoroughbred, Cigar, owned by Allen E. Paulson.

Due to its importance in racing, in 2006 the Dubai World Cup was broadcast live on TVG Network and HRTV and taped later for showing on ABC. It was the first time ever that the race was shown on national TV in the United States.

[edit] Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1996	Cigar	6	Jerry Bailey	Bill Mott	Allen E. Paulson	2:03.84
1997	Singspiel	5	Jerry Bailey	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:01.91
1998	Silver Charm	4	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:04.29
1999	Almutawakel	4	Richard Hills	Saeed bin Suroor	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:00.65
2000	Dubai Millennium	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stables	1:59.50
2001	Captain Steve	4	Jerry Bailey	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram	2:00.40
2002	Street Cry	4	Jerry Bailey	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stables	2:01.18
2003	Moon Ballad	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stables	2:00.48
2004	Pleasantly Perfect	6	Alex Solis	Richard Mandella	Diamond A Racing Corp.	2:00.24
2005	Roses in May	5	John Velazquez	Dale Romans	Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey	2:02.17
2006	Electrocutionist	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Stables	2:01.32