Dubai World Cup 2020

The Dubai World Cup 2020 and what you should know about it. This beautiful and popular the horse racing event attracts  every year  thousands to the golden city.

Horse racing Dubai

Horse racing in Dubai is a strong tradition that dates back decades, the first of the Dubai World Cup races (Dubai races live) taking place in 1996. Camels and horses have always been a big part of Dubai’s history, so it isn’t surprising to see this tradition supported all the way to present days.

 

The Dubai World Cup is organized by the Dubai Racing Club and boasts only the best equestrians from all over the world. It takes place from October to March every year and it’s considered the richest race in the world with a worth of 35 million dollars.

 

The winner of the Dubai World Cup takes home several millions, so it’s not hard to understand why this horse race is so in-demand and the competition is undoubtedly fierce.

Dubai horse racing live

If you want to see Dubai horse racing live, you need to head over to the Meydan Racecourse, that hosted all Dubai World Cups since its opening in 2010.

Dubai live racing

The Meydan is certainly a place of luxury: with its mile-long racecourse and its over 80.000 seats, it would already be a record-breaking stadium but it doesn’t end there. The complex also includes an exclusive 5-star hotel with view over the racetracks and a nine-hole golf course for those who wish to enjoy some leisure in-between horse races and Dubai live racing.

Dubai horse racing

For those westerners who are looking for some good old Dubai horse racing betting in Dubai, you might be disappointed in finding out that Dubai horse racing betting is illegal in Dubai just as many other gambling activities like casinos.

That’s not to say no one bets over horse races: if you’re there, it won’t probably be hard to find some native who will try to involve you in some illegal betting.

 

“Illegal” here is the keyword, because if you’re caught placing illegal bets you might be sentenced up to two years in prison or you must pay a fine of thousands of dollars. Probably not worth the shot, is it?

 

The difficult decision of postponing the Dubai World Cup 2020 came after the announcement that the race would go on as scheduled, just with no spectators and none of the other events that usually precede and follow the race, like the Post-Position Draw, the Breakfast with the Stars, the Welcome Reception and all the other entertainment-related events.

 

However, don’t despair! You will still be able to witness the 25th edition of the Dubai World Cup 2020 next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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