Dubai (WAM)
Dubai Racing Club announced that Meydan, the most prominent racetrack in the UAE, will host the first of 21 racing ceremonies on November 4, as part of the new season 2022-2023, which was recently announced by the Emirates Racing Authority.
The club revealed that the 2023 edition of the “Dubai World Cup”, the most prominent and most important event in the world in the field of horse racing, which is one of the most important factors that confirm Dubai’s position as a major center on the map of global horse sports, will be held on March 25, within an evening of financial prizes. $30.5 million.
On this occasion, Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Racing Club, expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and President of the Emirates Racing Authority, for his support and encouragement to this ancient sport. , with its connection to the history and culture of the Emirates.
He said: “We appreciate His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for his wise guidance and continuous follow-up, which resulted in an improved program for the 2022-2023 horse racing season, and we commend the efforts of the Emirates Racing Authority team, and their contributions that enrich the activities of this distinguished program.”
He added, “We are pleased to announce the Meydan program, which comes in a new form and includes a number of additions and improvements. There is no doubt that the new season program will provide greater opportunities for international horses to compete during the Dubai World Cup Carnival.”
Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum noted the close ties that bind Dubai to the horse racing community around the world, and said: “We cannot fail to confirm our appreciation for the great support of local owners, coaches and jockeys, as well as racing pioneers, and we look forward to welcoming them to the icon of international racing, Meydan Racecourse, at the outset. Racing season in Dubai on November 4th.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Racing Club confirmed that Dubai continues to develop the horse racing system that takes place on its soil, in light of the long experience it has in the field of organizing horse racing, which extends for more than 40 years, as the history of the first horse race in Dubai dates back to October 1981, with concerted efforts to consolidate the UAE’s position as a major destination for global horse racing, and to confirm Dubai’s position as one of the world’s most important cities in the world.
The local races start at Meydan Racecourse on the 4th of November, and the excitement rises to a higher level with the launch of the 20th edition of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, the most prominent social and sporting event in Dubai, which welcomes owners, horses, trainers and jockeys from all over the world, and the first party of the carnival will open on the 6 January 2023.
The next edition of the Dubai World Cup Carnival will be even more powerful and attractive, with prize money totaling more than $7.5 million, and the carnival races will conclude with a Super Saturday party on Saturday, March 4th.
The “Dubai World Cup” carnival, which was launched for the first time in 2004, will witness the addition of new races in the 2023 edition, including the Thunder Snow Challenge for a distance of 2000 meters on the sandy ground, with prizes of 150,000 dollars, and the race comes in honor of the horse that won two copies of the Dubai World Cup. Thunder Snow” and the race can serve as an indicator of the capabilities of the horses competing in the Cup. Among the new races, the Ibi Tombey Stakes, for foals and mares, over a distance of 1,400 meters on the grass, with prizes of 150,000 dollars, the race comes in honor of the Zimbabwean-bred mare and winner of the Dubai Duty Free race in 2003. The Dubai World Cup Carnival includes 21 races in categories for purebred horses While the purebred Arabian horses retain their share in the carnival, which also offers them new races, including the Emirates Speed Championship – for Arabian horses in the second ceremony, in addition to the three rounds of the Al Maktoum Challenge for Purebred Arabian horses of the first category. The Dubai World Cup Carnival in 2023 will provide ample opportunities for handicap horses, including 20 handicap races distributed on sandy and grassy tracks, with prizes valued at no less than $75,000 per run. In the “Nation’s Pride” race, he participated in the English derby of the first category this year.
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