A $30.5 million prize pot has been put up on offer for this year’s Dubai World Cup meeting next month.
With nine races, including six Group 1s, on the card the day of horseracing on March 26 will culminate in the 26th G1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup.
Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Racing Club, said the nomination of more than 750 horses from 20 different countries nominated shows the “continued strength of the Dubai World Cup meeting”, which was first run in 1996.
“We are delighted to have so many Group and Grade 1 winners nominated, including established stars such as Life Is Good and Hot Rod Charlie, and we thank the horse connections for their support and their trust in Dubai,” he added.
Run over 2,000 metres on dirt, the G1 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup has attracted 153 nominations, including 23 individual Group/Grade 1 winners.
Among them is G1 Pegasus World Cup winner Life Is Good for trainer Todd Pletcher, who has also nominated Happy Saver and Dr Post, and Doug O’Neill’s Hot Rod Charlie, already a winner at Meydan Racecourse in the G2 Maktoum Challenge Round 2.
A strong bunch of nominations from the US also includes Art Collector, trained by Bill Mott, and 2019 G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Storm The Court, for trainer Peter Eurton.
There will also be a strong home defence, with Godolphin G2 winner Real World nominated by nine-time World Cup winner Saeed bin Suroor, and Group 1 winner Salute The Soldier by Bahraini handler Fawzi Nass.
Japan, who won the Dubai World Cup in 2011 with Victoire Pisa, is also set to be well-represented, with 2021 runner-up Chuwa Wizard among their nominations, as well as Grade 1 winner Café Pharoah.
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