History
It’s been 15 years since horse-loving and mega-rich HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, had the vision to build a new and exciting race track in the heart of his country and attract the world’s best thoroughbreds to race for the Dubai World Cup. Millions in prize money provided the temptation for trainers around the globe and with the prize now upped to a whopping $10million, from $6 million, for the main race this year’s event is set to be the best yet.
2010 sees the start of a new era with the entire carnival being run for the first time at the newly built Meydan Racecourse, having previously been staged at Nad Al Sheba, .
The new futuristic track has cost an estimated $2billion to build and will easily accommodate a bumper 60,000 crowd. 10,000 car park spaces make things easier for visitors, while the track has been built on 76m Sq feet and includes a 12f turf track and a 8.75 Tapeta (AW) course. This year’s (2010) race will be run on the 27th March, the final day of the Dubai Racing Carnival that runs from January 28th and consists of 10 meetings