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Dubai set for world’s richest race
DUBAI - The 17th staging of the globe’s richest horse race, the Dubai World Cup (DWC), is all set to get under way at Meydan on Saturday afternoon.
The DWC itself carries a prize fund of a cool $10m, with the other seven feature races bringing the total cash pot up for grabs to a world-record $27m overall.
With such vast sums at stake, it’s hardly surprising that connections, horses, jockeys and trainers from all around the world are currently in the emirate and ready to race for first place.
Countries such as Australia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa and the United States of America will all be represented on the day, giving the occasion a distinctly multinational feel.
The event shall also see history made on two separate fronts, with the first-ever expansion to nine races and the inaugural involvement of two female jockeys (Hayley Turner and Chantal Sutherland) in separate thoroughbred-racing contests, the Al Quoz Sprint (Turner) and the DWC (Sutherland).
Prize pool
- Godolphin Mile: $1m.
- Dubai Gold Cup: $1m.
- UAE Derby: $2m.
- Al Quoz Sprint:$1m.
- Dubai Golden Shaheen: $2m.
- Dubai Duty Free: $5m.
- Dubai Sheema Classic: $5m.
- Dubai World Cup:$10m.
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