Dubai World Cup



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History

The Dubai World Cup was created in 1996 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and the owner of Darley Stud & Godolphin Racing.
It is held on the last Saturday in March as the final race of the Dubai [World Cup Night]. It is a Group 1 flat race on dirt over a distance of 2,000 metres. It is open for Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbred four-year-olds & up and for Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred three-year-olds & up. 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 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.
The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. it was the 25th edition of the race and was scheduled to take place on 28 March 2020. Previous on March 12, it was announced that the race would go ahead as planned, but with no spectators in attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in [the United Arab Emirates|COVID-19 pandemic]. However, on March 22, it was announced that the race had been cancelled, and that the 25th anniversary celebrations would be postponed until the 2021 running.

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