The world’s richest horse race, Dubai World Cup, will start in a less than two days. The 2013 edition will be the 18th since its establishment in 1996.
In this post, we are going to present you with 10 interesting facts about this year’s Dubai World Cup. Here we go:
- Dubai World Cup’s prize amounts to $10 million. The contestants who are going to race for them are 13. Among them is also Godolphin’s Monterosso, last year’s winner. Nevertheless, the horse is not really expected to win since no other champion has won the race Dubai twice.
- Each of the contestants represents a different country. Those include New Zealand, the U.S., Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, as well as Japan.
- The promotion video for this year’s Dubai World Cup enjoys YouTube views of over 173,246 and counting.
- Dubai World Cup 2013 will be held at Meydan. This is Dubai’s main racecourse. It is 2,000 meters long and it offers 60,000 seats.
- A prize will be given not only to the runners in the race, but also to the best-dressed attendees. For that purpose, there will be a special competition called Jaguar Style Stakes. The winners will be chosen by an experienced jury and then rewarded with a 2013 Jaguar XK Coupe car. In addition, the most elegant lady at the event will get a rose-gold watch with 30 diamonds.
- The full number of rewards and prizes included in the event amount to more than $27 million.
- The first race will begin at 4.30pm. The prices of the tickets start at Dhs350 and reach up to Dhs3750.
- The most promising horses at Dubai World Cup 2013 are said to be Englishman Graham Motion’s Animal Kingdom, Royal Delta from the U.S. with trainer Bill Mott and Hunter’s Light, trained by Godolphin.
- Behind the organization of the event is the Dubai Racing Club. Part of the special offers during the championship includes “Breakfast with the Stars.” Through it, fans were given the opportunity to see the contenders before the show. They can also try out the Dhs295-worth al fresco buffet breakfast. Note that this is the price for only one person.
- World-known singer Seal will perform at this year’s Dubai World Cup. He will be joined by local musicians Greg Stainer and Olly Wood.
This information should be enough to prepare you for the Dubai World Cup 2013, if you are about to attend the event for the first time or if you simply want to get updated on this year’s highlights of the horse racing championship.
