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The Dubai World Cup (Arabic language: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Meaning of “meydan” ميدان, dubaiblog.it, 1 April 2012, accessed 1 April 2012. The race is operated by Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) and carries a purse of US$12 million.
It is held on the last Saturday in March as the final race of the Dubai World Cup Night. It is a Group One Flat racing on dirt over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 10 ). It is open for Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbred four-year-olds & up and for Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred three-year-olds & up. Since its 2019 running, the race has carried a purse of $12 million, regaining its place as the world's richest horse race, a record held by the Pegasus World Cup in 2017 and 2018. It was held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before 2009. In 2010, the Dubai World Cup was first held at the new Meydan Racecourse on March 27, on all-weather surface known as Tapeta. However, it was held as dirt race again in 2015 due to the high maintenance cost and being an unpopular condition among American participants.
The race's first winner was the future United States Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Cigar, owned by Allen E. Paulson. A plaque honoring that horse 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.
The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. it was the 25th edition of the race and was scheduled to take place on 28 March 2020. Previous on March 12, it was announced that the race would go ahead as planned, but with no spectators in attendance, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on March 22, it was announced that the race had been cancelled, and that the 25th anniversary celebrations would be postponed until the 2021 running.
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| 1996 | Cigar | 6 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 2:03.84 | |||
| 1997 | Singspiel | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.91 | |||
| 1998 | Silver Charm | 4 | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 2:04.29 | |||
| 1999 | Almutawakel | 4 | Richard Hills | Saeed bin Suroor | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:00.65 | |||
| 2000 | Dubai Millennium | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:59.50 | |||
| 2001 | Captain Steve | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 2:00.47 | |||
| 2002 | Street Cry | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2:01.18 | |||
| 2003 | Moon Ballad | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2:00.48 | |||
| 2004 | Pleasantly Perfect | 6 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Racing Corp. | 2:00.24 | |||
| 2005 | Roses in May | 5 | John Velazquez | Dale L. Romans | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 2:02.17 | |||
| 2006 | Electrocutionist | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2:01.32 | |||
| 2007 | Invasor | 5 | Fernando Jara | Kiaran McLaughlin | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:59.97 | |||
| 2008 | Curlin | 4 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables/Midnight Cry Stbl | 2:00.15 | |||
| 2009 | Well Armed | 6 | Aaron Gryder | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | 2:01.01 | |||
| 2010 | Glória de Campeão | 7 | T. J. Pereira | Pascal Bary | Stud Estrela Energia | 2:03.83 | |||
| 2011 | Victoire Pisa | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yoshimi Ichikawa | 2:05.94 | |||
| 2012 | Monterosso | 5 | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood al Zarooni | Godolphin Racing | 2:02.67 | |||
| 2013 | Animal Kingdom | 5 | Joel Rosario | Graham Motion | Arrowfield Stud & Team Valor | 2:03.21 | |||
| 2014 | African Story | 7 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2:01.61 | |||
| 2015 | Prince Bishop | 8 | William Buick | Saeed bin Suroor | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:03.24 | |||
| 2016 | California Chrome | 5 | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman | California Chrome LLC | 2:01.83 | |||
| 2017 | Arrogate | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Juddmonte Farms | 2:02.15 | |||
| 2018 | Thunder Snow | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:01.38 | |||
| 2019 | Thunder Snow | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:03.87 | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||
| 2021 | Mystic Guide | 4 | Luis Saez | Mike Stidham | Godolphin | 2:01.61 | |||
| 2022 | Country Grammer | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | Amr Zedan, WinStar Farm & Commonwealth T'Breds | 2:04.97 | |||
| 2023 | Ushba Tesoro | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Noboru Takagi | Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2:03.25 | |||
| 2024 | Laurel River | 6 | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | Juddmonte Farms | 2:02.31 | |||
| 2025 | Hit Show | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Wathnan Racing | 2:03.50 | |||
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