Dubai World Cup
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{{Horseraces infobox
|class = Group One
|horse race = Dubai World Cup
|image = [[Image:DubaiWorldCupLogo.gif]]
|caption = ''The world's richest horse race''
|location = [[Nad Al Sheba Racecourse]]<br>[[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|inaugurated = 1996
|race type = [[Thoroughbred]] - [[Flat racing]]
|website = [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/ Dubai World Cup]
|distance = 2,000 metres (10 [[furlong]]s)
|track = Dirt, left-handed
|qualification = [[Northern Hemisphere]] 4yo+ & [[Southern Hemisphere]] 3yo+
|weight = SH 3yo: 54.5kg.<br>NH & SH 4yo+: 57kg
|purse = US$6 million
|bonuses =
}}
The '''Dubai World Cup''' is a [[Thoroughbred horse race]] held annually since 1996 at the [[Nad Al Sheba Racecourse]] in the city of [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The race is operated through the Emirates Horse Racing Authority (EHRA) whose Chairman is [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], Minister of Presidential Affairs of United Arab Emirates.
The race was the creation of the Ruler of Dubai [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] who owns [[Darley Stud]] & [[Godolphin Racing]], one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.
Part of the [[Dubai World Cup Night]] of races, it has a purse of [[United States dollar|USD]] 6 million since 2004. It is a [[Conditions races|Group 1]] [[Flat racing|flat race]] on dirt for [[Northern Hemisphere]] Thoroughbred four-year-olds & up and for [[Southern Hemisphere]] Thoroughbred three-year-olds & up run over a distance of 2,000 metres (10 [[furlong]]s) in late March.
The race's first winner was the future [[United States]] [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] thoroughbred, [[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]], owned by [[Allen E. Paulson]].
In 2006 the Dubai World Cup was broadcast live on [[TVG Network]] and [[Horse Racing TV|HRTV]] and taped later for showing on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It was the first time that the race was shown on national TV in the [[United States]].
==Records==
'''Speed record:'''
* 1:59.50 - [[Dubai Millennium]] (2000)
'''Most wins:'''
* No horse has ever won this race more than once.
'''Most wins by an owner:'''
* 4 - [[Godolphin Racing]] 2000, 2002 2003, 2006)
'''Most wins by a [[jockey]]:'''
* 4 - [[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] (1996, 1997, 2001, 2002)
'''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:'''
* 5 - [[Saeed bin Suroor]] (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006)
==Winners==
{| class = "sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#DACAA5" align="center"
| width="36px" | '''Year'''<br>
| width="120px" | '''Winner'''<br>
| '''Age'''<br>
| width="135px" | '''Jockey'''<br>
| width="140px" | '''Trainer'''<br>
| width="185px" | '''Owner'''<br>
| '''Time'''<br>
|-
| 1996
| [[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]]
| 6
| [[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]]
| [[William I. Mott]]
| [[Allen E. Paulson]]
| 2:03.84
|-
| 1997
| [[Singspiel (horse)|Singspiel]]
| 5
| Jerry Bailey
| [[Michael Stoute]]
| [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Sheikh Mohammed]]
| 2:01.91
|-
| 1998
| [[Silver Charm]]
| 4
| [[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| [[Robert B. Lewis|Bob & Beverly Lewis]]
| 2:04.29
|-
| 1999
| [[Almutawakel]]
| 4
| [[Richard Hills]]
| [[Saeed bin Suroor]]
| [[Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum|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]]
| 2:00.40
|-
| 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 (jockey)|Alex Solis]]
| [[Richard Mandella]]
| Diamond A Racing Corp.
| 2:00.24
|-
| 2005
| [[Roses in May]]
| 5
| [[John Velazquez]]
| [[Dale L. Romans]]
| [[Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey|Ken & Sarah Ramsey]]
| 2:02.17
|-
| 2006
| [[Electrocutionist]]
| 5
| Frankie Dettori
| Saeed bin Suroor
| Godolphin Racing
| 2:01.32
|-
| 2007
| [[Invasor (horse)|Invasor]]
| 5
| [[Fernando Jara]]
| [[Kiaran McLaughlin]]
| [[Shadwell Stable]]
| 1:59:97
|-
|2008
|[[Curlin]]
|4
|[[Robby Albarado]]
|[[Steve Asmussen]]
|[[Stonestreet Stables|Stonestreet]]/[[Midnight Cry Stables|Midnight Cry S]]
|2:00.15
|-
|}
==External links==
* [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.gohorsebetting.com/dubaiworldcup/2007/ 2007 Dubai World Cup Information]
[[Category:Open middle distance horse races]]
[[Category:Horse races in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1996]]
[[Category:Nad Al Sheba Racecourse]]
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[[ja:ドバイワールドカップ]]
[[zh:杜拜世界盃]]