In pictures: Dubai World Cup Carnival racing at Meydan

Last year’s beaten Dubai World Cup favourite Capezzano was the big winner on a hugely entertaining Carnival race meeting sponsored by Meydan racecourse’s pillar partner Gulf News. Capezzano ran away with the Group 3 Firebreak Stakes under a confident Mickale Barzalona to stamp his ticket to the $20million Saudi Cup which takes place in Riyadh on February 29.

Jockey Harry Bentley said a favourable draw in the first gate played a big role in Omani raider Rasi’s victory in the Group 2 Mazrat Al Ruwayah Sponsored By Wheels for Purebred Arabians.

Mariam Hozefa, Senior account Group Manager-Wheels, with Rasi's trainer Sulaiman Ali Ghunaimi

William Buick needed to be at his best aboard Godolphin’s Ya Hayati to see off some persistent rivals and win the Meydan Sponsored By getthat for trainer Charlie Appleby

Priya Nair, Classifieds Sales Manager, alongside Derek Poupard, Charlie Appleby and William Buick after Ya Hayati won the Meydan Trophy race sponsored by getthat from Gulf News

Richard Mullen described Bochart as an ‘amazing’ horse after the Satish Seemar-trained galloper totally outclassed his rivals for a massive victory in the tabloid! race, that will earn him a ticket to Super Saturday on March 7

David Tusing, tabloid! Editor, with Bochart trainer Satish Seemar

Like in the past two years, the Balanchine Stakes Sponsored By Gulf News was won by the Cape Verdi winner, with William Buick’s Magic Lily coming home a convincing victor

Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Gulf News Executive Director Publications & Editor-In-Chief, and Rajeev Khanna, Commercial Director, Al Nisr Publishing, with Rod Daniel, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick after Magic Lily won the Balanchine Stakes Sponsored By Gulf News

Former British champion jockey Jim Crowley was all business aboard Waady, who held off American invader Torosay for a well-deserved victory in the Reach race

Anshuman Joshi, Publishing Director, gives the trohpy to Salim Al Sabousi after Waady won the Reach race

Last year’s beaten Dubai World Cup favourite Capezzano will head to Saudi Arabia for the $20 million Saudi Cup recording a seven-length, gate-to-wire victory under big-race rider Mickael Barzalona in the Firebreak Stakes Sponsored By gulfnews.com

Sandeep Suvarna, Digital Advertising Sales Manager, and Mohamed Ziaour, Senior Account Group Manager-Digital, with Capezzano trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer

Godolphin’s Eynhallow made all the running under a confident Mickael Barzalona in the Friday race to help trainer Charlie Appleby end the evening with three wins

Shruti More and Taruna Sajnani, Account Group Manager-Friday, present Sophie Chretien with the trophy after Eynhallow's win