Dubai World Cup meeting: A look at prize money in nine prestigious races
Winner of prestigious $12 million Dubai World Cup will be richer by $6.96 million
Dubai: The stage is set for the Dubai World Cup, the world’s most spectacular race meeting, at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday.
The nine-race card features a high-quality field competing for a total prize pool of $30.5 million. Eight of the races are for thoroughbreds, while the high-profile meeting begins with the lone Purebred Arabian contest — the Dubai Kahayla Classic, which starts at 4.35pm.
The prize money is distributed among the top eight finishers in each race. Here’s a breakdown of the prize money across the nine events:
Race 1
4:35pm: Dubai Kahayla Classic (Sponsored by Zabeel Feed), Group 1, 5YO+, Purebred Arabian, Dirt, 2,000m — $1,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 580,000, 2nd 200,000, 3rd 100,000, 4th 50,000, 5th 30,000, 6th 20,000, 7th 10,000, 8th 10,000
Race 2
5:10pm: Dubai Gold Cup (Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors), Group 2, 4YO+, Thoroughbred, Turf, 3,200m — $1,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 580,000, 2nd 200,000, 3rd 100,000, 4th 50,000, 5th 30,000, 6th 20,000, 7th 10,000, 8th 10,000
Race 3
5:45pm: Godolphin Mile (Sponsored by EMAAR), Group 2, 4YO+ and SH 3YO, Thoroughbred, Dirt, 1,600m — $1,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 580,000, 2nd 200,000, 3rd 100,000, 4th 50,000, 5th 30,000, 6th 20,000, 7th 10,000, 8th 10,000
Race 4
6:20pm: Al Quoz Sprint (Sponsored by AZIZI Developments), Group 1, 3YO+, Thoroughbred, Turf, 1,200m — $1,500,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 870,000, 2nd 300,000, 3rd 150,000, 4th 75,000, 5th 45,000, 6th 30,000, 7th 15,000, 8th 15,000
Race 5
7:00pm: UAE Derby (Sponsored by Jumeirah), Group 2, 3YO, Thoroughbred, Dirt, 1,900m — $1,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 580,000, 2nd 200,000, 3rd 100,000, 4th 50,000, 5th 30,000, 6th 20,000, 7th 10,000, 8th 10,000
Race 6
7:40pm: Dubai Golden Shaheen (Sponsored by Nakheel), Group 1, 3YO+, Thoroughbred, Dirt, 1,200m — $2,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 1.16 million, 2nd 400,000, 3rd 200,000, 4th 100,000, 5th 60,000, 6th 40,000, 7th 20,000, 8th 20,000
Race 7
8:15pm: Dubai Turf (Sponsored by DP World), Group 1, SH 3YO and 4YO+, Thoroughbred, Turf, 1,800m — $5,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 2.9 million, 2nd 1 million, 3rd 500,000, 4th 250,000, 5th 150,000, 6th 100,000, 7th 50,000, 8th 50,000.
Race 8
8:50pm: Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Group 1, 4YO+ and SH 3YO, Thoroughbred, Turf, 2,410m — $6,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 3.48 million, 2nd 1.2 million, 3rd 600,000, 4th 300,000, 5th 180,000, 6th 120,000, 7th 60,000, 8th 60,000.
Race 9
9:30pm: Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline), Group 1, 4YO+ and SH 3YO, Thoroughbred, Dirt, 2,000m — $12,000,000
Prize Breakdown: 1st 6.96 million, 2nd 2.4 million, 3rd 1.2 million, 4th 600,000, 5th 360,000, 6th 240,000, 7th 120,000, 8th 120,000.
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