Dubai World Cup

Dubai World Cup
Group One race

The world's richest horse race
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated 1996
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Official website
Race information
Distance 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)
Surface Tapeta synthetic dirt
Track Left-handed
Qualification Northern Hemisphere 4yo+ & Southern Hemisphere 3yo+
Weight SH 3yo: 54.5kg.
NH & SH 4yo+: 57kg
Purse US$10 million

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 through the Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) whose Chairman is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. It offers nine races, consisting of eight Thoroughbred contests and one Purebred Arabian contest.

The Dubai World Cup, the final race of Dubai World Cup night, was created in 1996[2] by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin Racing, one of the world's leading Thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.

Annually held on the last Saturday in March, the Dubai World Cup is part of the Dubai World Cup Night of races, and has carried a purse of USD ten million since 2010, making it the world's richest horse race.[3] It is a Group 1 flat race on dirt for Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbred four-year-olds & up and for Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred three-year-olds & up run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs) in late March. It was held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before 2009. In 2010, the Dubai World Cup was first held at the new Meydan Racecourse on March 27, on all-weather surface known as Tapeta. However, it will be held as dirt race again in 2015 due to the high maintenance cost and being an unpopular condition among American participants.

The race's first winner was the future United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Cigar, owned by Allen E. Paulson. A plaque honoring that horse hangs outside the barn of Bill Mott at Belmont Park.

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 that the race was shown on national TV in the United States.

Records

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Winners Dubai World Cup

Year Winner Foaled Trained Owned Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1996 Cigar USA USA USA 6 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 2:03.84
1997 Singspiel IRE GBR UAE 5 Jerry Bailey Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:01.91
1998 Silver Charm USA USA USA 4 Gary Stevens Bob Baffert Bob & Beverly Lewis 2:04.29
1999 Almutawakel GB UAE UAE 4 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:00.65
2000 Dubai Millennium GB UAE UAE 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 1:59.50
2001 Captain Steve USA USA USA 4 Jerry Bailey Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram 2:00.47
2002 Street Cry IRE UAE UAE 4 Jerry Bailey Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:01.18
2003 Moon Ballad IRE UAE UAE 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:00.48
2004 Pleasantly Perfect USA USA USA 6 Alex Solis Richard Mandella Diamond A Racing Corp. 2:00.24
2005 Roses in May USA USA USA 5 John Velazquez Dale L. Romans Ken & Sarah Ramsey 2:02.17
2006 Electrocutionist USA UAE UAE 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:01.32
2007 Invasor ARG USA UAE 5 Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:59:97
2008 Curlin USA USA USA 4 Robby Albarado Steve Asmussen Stonestreet Stables/Midnight Cry Stables 2:00.15
2009 Well Armed USA USA USA 6 Aaron Gryder Eoin G. Harty WinStar Farm LLC 2:01.01
2010 Glória de Campeão BRA FRA BRA 7 T. J. Pereira Pascal Bary Stud Estrela Energia 2:03.83
2011 Victoire Pisa JPN JPN JPN 4 Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko Sumii Yoshimi Ichikawa 2:05.94
2012 Monterosso GB UAE UAE 5 Mickael Barzalona Mahmood al Zarooni Godolphin Racing 2:02.67
2013 Animal Kingdom USA USA AUS/USA 5 Joel Rosario Graham Motion Arrowfield Stud & Team Valor 2:03.21
2014 African Story GB[4] UAE UAE 7 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:01.61
2015 Prince Bishop IRE UAE UAE 8 William Buick Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 2:03.24

See also

External links

References

  1. Meaning of “meydan” ميدان, dubaiblog.it, 1 April 2012, accessed 1 April 2012.
  2. Appena terminata la Dubai World Cup 2012, dubaiblog.it, 1 April 2012, accessed 1 April 2012.
  3. Well Armed spectacular in Dubai World Cup, racingpost.com, 28 March 2009, accessed 28 March 2009.
  4. "African Story pedigree". equineline.com. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-29.