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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 Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Minister of Presidential Affairs of Dubai. The race was the creation of the Ruler of Dubai 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 is the world's richest horse race, with a purse of USD 6 million since 2004. It is a Group 1 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 Hall Of Fame thoroughbred, Cigar , owned by Allen E. Paulson . In 2006 the Dubai World Cup was broadcast live on TVG Network and HRTV and taped later for showing on ABC . It was the first time that the race was shown on national TV in the United States . WINNERS EXTERNAL LINK |
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