The Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan carries one of the largest single-day prize funds in world racing, and the card is international by design — horses are shipped in from Japan, the United States, Europe and Australia for a night meeting under lights on dirt and turf.
The Dubai Racing Club publishes the prize fund, not the attendance. The world's richest race day is documented by its purse and not by its crowd, and no attendance figure is recorded here.
The meeting is the climax of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, a series of fixtures from January that exists to bring international stables to the emirate for the winter.
Betting is not permitted; the prize money comes from the state. The dress code is enforced, the hats are a visible feature, and the grandstand is a kilometre long. It is anchored to the last Saturday in March.
PlanningAnchored to the last Saturday in March; the whole Carnival season leads to it from January.