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Dubai World Cup
Group 1 race

DubaiWorldCupLogo.png
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 Dirt
Track Left-handed
Qualification
Northern Hemisphere 4yo+ & Southern Hemisphere 3yo+
Weight SH 3yo: 54.5kg.
NH & SH 4yo+: 57kg
Purse US$12 million (2019 race)
















Dubai World Cup
2019

Royal blue
White, orange stars on sleeves, white cap, orange star
Blue, red hoop, blue, red hoop sleeves, red cap
Thunder Snow
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The Meydan grandstand




The parade ring during the Dubai World Cup meeting




A UAE supporter at the Dubai World Cup


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. Since its 2019 running, the race has carried a purse of $12 million, regaining its place as the world's richest horse race, a record held by the Pegasus World Cup in 2017 and 2018. 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 was 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.




Contents






  • 1 Records


  • 2 Winners Dubai World Cup


  • 3 Performances


  • 4 See also


  • 5 External links


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Records


Speed record:



  • 2:01.61 (synthetic) - African Story (2014) since the race has been at Meydan Racecourse

  • 2:01.38 (dirt) - Thunder Snow (2018) since Meydan was converted from synthetic to dirt

  • 1:59.50 - Dubai Millennium (2000) at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse


Most wins:


  • 2 - Thunder Snow (2018, 2019)

Most wins by an owner:


  • 8 - Godolphin Racing (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey:


  • 4 - Jerry Bailey (1996, 1997, 2001, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer:


  • 9 - Saeed bin Suroor (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)


Winners Dubai World Cup















































































































































































































































































































Year
 Winner
 Foaled
 Trained
 Owned
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time

1996
Cigar
 US
 US
 US
 6
Jerry Bailey
William I. Mott
Allen E. Paulson
 2:03.84

1997
Singspiel
 IRE
 GB
 UAE
 5
Jerry Bailey
Michael Stoute
Sheikh Mohammed
 2:01.91

1998
Silver Charm
 US
 US
 US
 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
 US
 US
 US
 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
 US
 US
 US
 6
Alex Solis
Richard Mandella
 Diamond A Racing Corp.
 2:00.24

2005
Roses in May
 US
 US
 US
 5
John Velazquez
Dale L. Romans
Ken & Sarah Ramsey
 2:02.17

2006
Electrocutionist
 US
 UAE
 UAE
 5
Frankie Dettori
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin Racing
 2:01.32

2007
Invasor
 ARG
 US
 UAE
 5
Fernando Jara
Kiaran McLaughlin
Hamdan Al Maktoum
 1:59:97

2008
Curlin
 US
 US
 US
 4
Robby Albarado
Steve Asmussen
Stonestreet Stables/Midnight Cry Stbl
 2:00.15

2009
Well Armed
 US
 US
 US
 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
 US
 US
 AUS/US
 5
Joel Rosario
Graham Motion
 Arrowfield Stud & Team Valor
 2:03.21

2014
African Story
 GB[3]
 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

2016
California Chrome
 US
 US
 US
 5
Victor Espinoza
Art Sherman
 California Chrome LLC
 2:01.83

2017
Arrogate
 US
 US
 KSA
 4
Mike E. Smith
Bob Baffert
Juddmonte Farms
 2:02.53

2018
Thunder Snow
 IRE
 UAE
 UAE
 4
Christophe Soumillon
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
 2:01.38

2019
Thunder Snow
 IRE
 UAE
 UAE
 5
Christophe Soumillon
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
 2:03.58


Performances



  • 2012 - Toni Braxton

  • 2013 - Seal

  • 2014 - Jennifer Lopez

  • 2015 - Kylie Minogue

  • 2016 - Janet Jackson

  • 2017 - Sia with Maddie Ziegler[4]



See also



  • Dubai World Cup Night

  • List of United Arab Emirates horse races



External links



  • Official site

  • Dubai World Cup 2013 - Dubai Calendar - Dubai Events Official Listing

  • The National Topics - Dubai World Cup

  • Official results from the Emirates Racing Authority:
    1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009



References





  1. ^ Meaning of “meydan” ميدان[permanent dead link], 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.[permanent dead link]


  3. ^ "African Story pedigree". equineline.com. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-29..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Hamad, Marwa. "Sia dons her wig during theatrical Dubai gig", Gulf News, March 26, 2017




External links



  • Racing Post


    • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005


    • 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015


    • 2016, 2017










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