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New Dubai World Cup Bonus Scheme Unveiled

A new Dubai World Cup bonus scheme, featuring over $4 million in additional prize-money, was unveiled by the Dubai Racing Club on Wednesday.

A total of nine races, all slated for Meydan Racecourse between January and March of 2024, will carry automatic entry into the corresponding race on Dubai World Cup night on Mar. 30, with a chance of a 10% bonus if they win both races. Horses are only eligible for one bonus per season and race entry fees still apply. The qualifying races, and their purse bonuses are as follows:

G1 Al Maktoum Challenge, Jan 26: Winner Bonus to G1 Dubai World Cup – US $1.2 million
G1 Jebel Hatta, Jan 26: Winner Bonus to G1 Dubai Turf – US $500,000
G3 UAE 2000 Guineas, Jan 26: Winner Bonus to G2 UAE Derby – US $100,000
G3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy, Feb 23rd: Winner Bonus to G2 Gold Cup – US $100,000
G3 Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint, Mar. 2: Winner Bonus to G1 Al Quoz Sprint – US $150,000
G3 Mahab Al Shimaal, Mar. 2: Winner Bonus to the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen – US $200,000
G3 Burj Nahaar, Mar. 2: Winner Bonus to the G2 Godolphin Mile – US $100,000
G2 Dubai City of Gold, Mar. 2: Winner Bonus to the G1 Longines Sheema Classic – US $600,000
G2 Al Maktoum Classic, Mar. 2: Winner Bonus to the G1 Dubai World Cup – US $1.2 million

“We are exciting about launching the Dubai World Cup Bonus Series,” said Major General Dr. Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Executive Director of Dubai Racing Club. “History has shown, through the likes of Dubai Millennium, Curlin and California Chrome, among others, that racing in Dubai prior to the Dubai World Cup can be an advantage, so we would like to further encourage trainers to do this by offering an added 10% to the purse if horses win both races.”

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2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival Programme Announced

The nine-week Dubai World Cup Carnival programme was revealed by Dubai Racing Club on Thursday. Beginning on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 with the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge, the G2 Al Fahidi Fort, the G3 Dubawi S. and the Listed Ertijaal Dubai Dash, the 2023 DWCC also features additional enhancements.

Several new races have joined the lineup, including the 2000-metre Thunder Snow Challenge, and the 1400m Ipi Tombe S. for fillies and mares. In total, there are 21 group races for Thoroughbreds and Purebred Arabians, as well as 20 handicaps–10 dirt and 10 turf–complementing the Pattern races. The Jumeirah Turf Series for 3-year-olds returns for a second season with an enhancement of two Classic races for 3-year-old filly events also on turf.

Super Saturday will take place on Mar. 4, the official dress rehearsal for the $30.5-million Dubai World Cup meeting at the end of the month. There is also the new Ras Al Khor, which was oversubscribed for the inaugural running in 2022.

Major General Mohammed Al Essa, General Manager of Dubai Racing Club, explained the new look of the Carnival programme and said, “Under the guidance of Sheikh Rashid Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Racing Club, we have been working hard on the Carnival progamme for 2023. We have reintroduced several handicaps which will hope will increase overseas participation and work well with the established group-race calendar.

“We look forward to welcoming horses, trainers, jockeys and owners to Dubai for what we are sure will be an exciting and memorable 20th running of the Dubai World Cup Carnival.”

For the full programme, please visit the Dubai Racing Club website.

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Dubai Breeze-Up Sale Returns In 2023 With Partnership Between DRC & Goffs

The 2023 Dubai Breeze-Up Sale in association with Goffs, organised by the Dubai Racing Club in cooperation with Goffs, will return to the sales calendar in 2023. Slated for Meydan Racecourse in the week leading up to Dubai World Cup night, just like the 2022 inaugural edition, the sale will be confined to a maximum of 69 juveniles carefully selected by the Goffs inspection team. Travel subsidies will be available to vendors and all entries will again undergo a full veterinary examination prior to departure to ensure full transparency and buyer confidence.

This year's edition attracted a diverse buying bench of new and existing buyers. A colt by Curlin, consigned by Powerstown Stud, was purchased by Mohammed Al Subousi for AED2.5 million (€620,000) to top the sale. The average was AED609,412 (€158,000). Monday marked the first 2-year-old winner from the sale, the Dubawi (Ire) filly Dubai Jemila (GB). She ran out a half-length winner in the colours of Jaber Abdullah in an Ayr novice. The Kevin Ryan trainee was sold by Malcolm Bastard to Yousuf Salem Saeed Saqer Al Kaabi for AED1.4 million (€347,090).

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Racing Club, said, “The success of the inaugural Dubai Breeze Up Sale executed in collaboration with Goffs paid tribute to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. And in keeping with the success achieved by the region's first ever sale of its kind, we are pleased to announce the second edition in 2023 and we once again welcome Goffs aboard as partners in conducting the second edition of the sale during the week of the Dubai World Cup 2023. In partnership with Goffs, we look forward to another thrilling edition of the sale where again some of the world's top racing connections will go head-to-head in a bid to sign future champions.”

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby added, “It was an honour for Goffs to be selected by Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook, Chairman of the Dubai Racing Club, to conduct the inaugural Dubai Breeze-Up earlier this year. Following a superb start, it is a wonderful endorsement of the Goffs service to have been reappointed to grow and develop this world-class sale. Solid foundations are in place, and the Goffs inspection team led by Nick Nugent and Tom Taaffe along with our vendors will take the learnings from year one and fine tune the sale to ensure we present a catalogue that best matches what the Dubai Breeze-Up buyer seeks.

“Goffs was delighted to be involved in introducing a sale such as this on the eve of the world's most prestigious race and we look forward to working with the team of the Dubai Racing Club to deliver an exceptional bunch of 2-year-olds to Dubai next year.”

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Meydan’s Season To Begin On Nov. 4, As DWCC Enhanced

The 2022/2023 racing programme for Meydan Racecourse, as well as the enhanced $7.5-million Dubai World Cup Carnival programme, was revealed by the Dubai Racing Club (DRC) on Friday.

The UAE's signature racecourse will kickstart its season on Nov. 4, the first of 21 meetings planned for the upcoming season. Next year marks the 20th edition of the DWCC, which starts on Jan. 6. Some tweaks to the programme include the addition of two new races: the $150,000 Thunder Snow Challenge over 2000 metres on dirt and the $150,000 Ipi Tombe S. on turf for fillies and mares over 1400 metres. There are also 20 $75,000 handicaps split evenly between dirt and turf, and the Jumeirah Turf Series for 3-year-olds will also return for its second season. Super Saturday will take place on Mar. 4, and the seasonal finale, the $30.5-million Dubai World Cup night programme, is scheduled for the evening of Mar. 25.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmouk Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Racing Club, said, “We are delighted to announce an enhanced programme for the 2022/23 racing season in Meydan. We thank HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and the ERA team for their support, which has enabled us to enrich the fixture list and create a dynamic new programme that offers greater opportunities for international horses to compete here during the Carnival.

“We are also grateful for the support of our local horsemen and women, as well as our loyal racegoers, and look forward to welcoming them back to our iconic Meydan Racecourse for the first of our 'Racing In Dubai' meetings on Nov. 4.”

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