Dubai World Cup

Group One race
Dubai World Cup
The world's richest horse race
Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated	1996
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	[1]
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)
Track	Tapeta synthetic dirt, 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 from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is operated through the Emirates Horse Racing Authority (EHRA) whose Chairman is Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs of United Arab Emirates.

The race was the creation of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin Racing, one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.

Part of the Dubai World Cup Night of races, it has a purse of USD 10 million since 2010, making it the world's richest horse race.^[1] It is a Group 1 flat race on Tapeta Footings sythetic surface 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.

The race's first winner was the future United States Hall of Fame thoroughbred Cigar, owned by Allen E. Paulson. A plaque honoring that 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. In 2010, the Dubai World Cup was held at the new Meydan Racecourse on March 27.

Records

Speed record:

• 2:03.83 - Glória de Campeão (2010) since Meydan Racecourse

Most wins:

• No horse has ever won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Godolphin Racing (2000, 2002 2003, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

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

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Saeed bin Suroor (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Foaled	Trained	Owned	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Victoire Pisa	JPN	JPN	JPN	4	Mirco Demuro	Katsuhiko Sumii	Yoshimi Ichikawa	2:05.94
2010	Glória de Campeão	BRA	FRA	BRA	7	T. J. Pereira	Pascal Bary	Stud Estrela Energia	2:03.83
2009	Well Armed	USA	USA	USA	6	Aaron Gryder	Eoin G. Harty	WinStar Farm LLC	2:01.01
2008	Curlin	USA	USA	USA	4	Robby Albarado	Steve Asmussen	Stonestreet/Midnight Cry Stables	2:00.15
2007	Invasor	ARG	USA	USA	5	Fernando Jara	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	1:59:97
2006	Electrocutionist	USA	UAE	UAE	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:01.32
2005	Roses in May	USA	USA	USA	5	John Velazquez	Dale L. Romans	Ken & Sarah Ramsey	2:02.17
2004	Pleasantly Perfect	USA	USA	USA	6	Alex Solis	Richard Mandella	Diamond A Racing Corp.	2:00.24
2003	Moon Ballad	IRE	UAE	UAE	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:00.48
2002	Street Cry	IRE	UAE	UAE	4	Jerry Bailey	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:01.18
2001	Captain Steve	USA	USA	USA	4	Jerry Bailey	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	2:00.40
2000	Dubai Millennium	GBR	UAE	UAE	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:59.50
1999	Almutawakel	GBR	UAE	UAE	4	Richard Hills	Saeed bin Suroor	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:00.65
1998	Silver Charm	USA	USA	USA	4	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	2:00.00
1997	Singspiel	IRE	GBR	UAE	5	Jerry Bailey	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:01.91
1996	Cigar	USA	USA	USA	6	Jerry Bailey	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	2:03.84

Dubai World Cups by year

2010

The 2010 Dubai World Cup was the 14th running of the Dubai World Cup. The race took place on March 27, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network and in the United Kingdom by Channel 4, whose coverage attracted criticism for finishing before the winner was confirmed.^[2] This event marks the richest horse race in the world with a purse of $10,000,000. It was the first time that the event was held at the Meydan Racecourse.^[3]

The race was won by Glória de Campeão from Lizard's Desire and Allybar after a three-way photo finish.^[4]

The Field

Post	Horse name	Trainer	Jockey
1	Allybar
2	Gitano Hernando
3	Red Desire
4	Gio Ponti
5	Glória de Campeão	Pascal Bary	T. J. Pereira
6	Vision d'Etat
7	Lizard's Desire
8	Furthest Land
9	Crowned House
10	Richard's Kid
11	Twice Over
12	Mastery
13	Mr Brock
14	Amor De Pobre

See also

• Dubai World Cup Night

External links

• Official site
• 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. ^ Well Armed spectacular in Dubai World Cup, racingpost.com, 28 March 2009, accessed 28 March 2009.
2. ^ Sale, Charles (29 March 2010). "No more from C4?". The Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1261454/CHARLES-SALE-Roman-Abramovich-takes-England-2018-World-Cup.html. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
3. ^ "Glorious Champion!". Business Mirror. 30 March 2010. http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23518:glorious-champion&catid=31:sports&Itemid=65. Retrieved 23 April 2010. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Casey, Michael (27 March 2010). "Gloria De Campeao wins $10 million Dubai World Cup". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/horse_racing/articles/2010/03/27/gloria_de_campeao_wins_10_million_dubai_world_cup/. Retrieved 23 April 2010.