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Dubai World Cup Race Info
- 2024 Location: Meydan Racecourse; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Inaugural Race: 1996
- Distance: 2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Northern Hemisphere 4yo+ & Southern Hemisphere 3yo+
- 2024 Purse: $12 million
- 2024 Race Date: Saturday, March 30th
- Where to Watch: NBC Sports
Dubai World Cup Day Races & Prize Money
| Race | Grade | Purse | Distance / Surface |
|---|
Dubai Kahayla Classic | 1 | $1 million | 2,000 meters / Dirt |
Godolphin Mile | 2 | $1 million | 1,600 meters / Dirt |
Dubai Gold Cup | 2 | $1 million | 3,200 meters / Turf |
Al Quoz Sprint | 1 | $1.5 million | 1,200 meters / Turf |
2 | $1 million | 1,900 meters / Dirt | |
Dubai Golden Shaheen | 1 | $2 million | 1,200 meters / Dirt |
Dubai Turf | 1 | $5 million | 1,800 meters / Turf |
Dubai Sheema Classic | 1 | $6 million | 2,410 meters / Turf |
Dubai World Cup | 1 | $12 million | 2,000 meters / Dirt |
2024 Dubai World Cup Probables
| HORSE | TRAINER | Odds | CAREER EARNINGS |
|---|
Ushba Tesoro | Noboru Takagi | 5-2 | $13,927,477 |
Derma Sotogake | Hidetaka Otonashi | 4-1 | $3,182,164 |
Dura Erede | Manabu Ikezoe | 12-1 | $1,302,928 |
Defunded | Abdulaziz Khalid Mishref | 50-1 | $2,166,600 |
Senor Buscador | Todd W. Fincher | 8-1 | $11,496,427 |
Newgate | Bob Baffert | 8-1 | $535,775 |
Crupi | Todd A. Pletcher | 14-1 | $659,250 |
Newgrange | Philip D'Amato | DNR | $1,008,134 |
Laurel River | Bhupat Seemar | 16-1 | $510,676 |
Clapton | Chad Summers | 50-1 | $969,947 |
Showing 1 to 10 of 13 entries
2024 Dubai Racing Carnival Information
The 2023-24 Dubai Racing Carnival runs beginning November 10th and culimates on March 8th, comprising of 14 meetings and precedes the $30.5 million Dubai World Cup on March 30th.
There are several major trial races that occur during this season. Amongst them are the G2 Maktoum Mile, G1 Maktoum Challenge, G1 Jebel Hatta, G2 Al Maktoum Classic, G3 Ras Al Khor, and the Listed Jumeirah Guineas
Meydan Racecourse Information
Meydan Racecourse opened its doors on March 27th, 2010 and is part of an expansive property that also includes The Meydan hotel, a five-star resort that sits trackside. The impressive facility also includes a racing museum, restaurants and corporate suites.
Both the turf and dirt tracks are left-handed. The turf track covers a distance of 2,400 meters, while the dirt track is 1,750 meters.
- Location: Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, UAE
- Main track (dirt): 3 chutes
- Chute 1: 2,000 metres (1 1/4 miles)
- Chute 2: 1,600 metres (1 mile)
- Chute 3: 1,200 metres (3/4 mile)
- Track width: 21 metres (66 feet)
- Maximum starters: 16
- Turf course: 11 furlongs
- Camber on straights: 2%
- Camber on turns: 4%
- Composition: Bermuda hybrid in the summer, winter rye in the winter, top dressed with two inches of Irish peat moss
- Maximum starters: varies by distance
- Main track (dirt): 3 chutes
2024 Dubai World Cup Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER |
|---|
7 | Laurel River | Tadhg O'Shea / Bhupat Seemar |
11 | Ushba Tesoro (JPN) | Yuga Kawada / Noboru Takagi |
10 | Senor Buscador | Junior Alvarado / Todd Fincher |
12 | Wilson Tesoro (JPN) | Yusuke Hara / Hitoshi Kotegawa |
5 | Dura Erede (JPN) | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev / Manabu Ikezoe |
4 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) | Oisin Murphy / Hidetaka Otonashi |
3 | Defunded (USA) | Adel Al Furaydi / Abdulaziz K Mishref |
6 | Kabirkhan (USA) | Patrick Dobbs / Doug Watson |
9 | Newgate (USA) | Lanfranco Dettori / Bob Baffert |
2 | Crupi (USA) | Luis Saez / Todd Pletcher |
1 | Clapton (USA) | Dylan Davis / Chad Summers |
8 | Military Law (GB) | Oscar Chavez / Musabbeh Al Mheiri |
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Race History
The Dubai World Cup (DWC) was conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 1996. Up until 2017, it was the world’s richest race with a purse of $10M USD made available. It was briefly surpassed by the $12M Pegasus World Cup. Following the reduction of the Pegasus World Cup purse and the increase of the DWC purse in 2019 to $12M USD, the UAE once again hosts the world's richest horse racing prize.
Before migrating to the Meydan Racecourse, which opened in 2010, the DWC was hosted at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.
The next renewal of the DWC will be on Saturday, March 30th, 2024 and once again hold a purse of $12M USD.
Some of the best racehorses produced by the United States have travelled to the DWC and won. These include Arrogate (2017), California Chrome (2016), Animal Kingdom (2013), Well Armed (2009), Curlin (2008), Electrocutionist (2006), Roses in May (2005), Pleasantly Perfect (2003), Silver Charm (1998) and Cigar (1996). In fact, Cigar won the inaugural running of this race.