How Long Is The Dubai World Cup

The Dubai World Cup race program begins bright and early at 7:45am EST with the Dubai Kahayla Classic. The race card runs until 12:40pm EST which is the Dubai World Cup post time. Races from the Dubai World Cup card can be streamed online at Racing TV among other online wagering sites. 'The Dubai World Cup is a new event, it's only 17 years old. Some of the other big prestigious races around the world are 200 years old, so it can never compete with the sense of tradition. This season includes 19 meetings, seven of those comprise the Dubai World Cup Carnival, an international showcase taking place on six consecutive Thursdays, January 21– February 25, before culminating with Super Saturday, March 6, 2021. The 120km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, will be the final ride in a week-long Endurance Festival named for Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of the Executive Council.

Around 600 Para-athletes from 63 countries will take part in the event at Dubai Club for People of Determination grounds.

Dubai is all set to host the first Para-sport event after almost a year with the 12th Fazza Athletics Championships – Dubai 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix getting underway from Feb.10-13, 2021, following cancellation or postponement of major events due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The championships, hosted under the patronage of Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, will serve as the one of the seven qualifying Para Athletics events for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with over 600 Para-athletes from 63 countries confirmed for it.

This week, several top names including world champions will be back in their favourite hunting ground at the Dubai Club for People of Determination grounds. The event is also the biggest Para Athletics Championships to be hosted after the Dubai 2019 World Championships.

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Teams from Uzbekistan and Chile have arrived and have been training here for the last one month.

Thani Juma Berregad says we are happy to host the 2021 edition of the Fazza Championships.

While Uzbekistan are one of the largest contingents in the event with 39 players, the other biggest teams, including Kenya with 69 players and France with 41 para-athletes, have arrived here on Feb. 6.

India (39), Kazakhstan (38) and Russia (36) will also be hoping to secure some slots for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Team Switzerland, who arrived on Sunday morning, are confident of a good event despite the COVID-19 scare. “We trust Dubai that they will host a successful event. The safety measures look great around the Stadium. We are just waiting for our players to compete in an international event after so long,” said the Swiss team coach Georg Pfarrwaller.

All precautionary measures have been put in place, including sanitization of the stadium and seating areas, PCR tests, hoardings and boards of safety measures inside the area etc.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) were well aware of the challenges but they said they are ready to host another fruitful Championships after the Dubai 2019 Worlds.

Thani Juma Berregad, Chairman of the Championships said: “After a difficult last year, we are happy to host the 2021 edition of the Fazza Championships. The event is also a testament that Dubai is ready to host successful competitions and welcome athletes from all over the world.

“The health and safety of the visiting teams are our priority and Dubai has always taken precautionary measures. This time also we are following all the measures and happy to see the numbers of teams coming here. I wish them luck in the Championships.”

Given that this week is the Kentucky Derby, I figured it was time for me to recap my most recent horse racing adventure: traveling to Dubai for the Dubai World Cup.

The Dubai World Cup is known as the richest race in horse racing, as the purse totals $10 million. What does that mean? The purse is the total amount of money paid out to the owners of the horses that do well in the race. Typically, the winner gets 60 percent of the purse, with the remainder being split among the runners-up. So, for the Dubai World Cup, the owners of the winner horse get $6 million.

How does that compare to the Kentucky Derby? Well, as Americans, we are biased to think that the Kentucky Derby is the biggest and best horse race in the world. While it is an extraordinary event full of tradition and great sporting, the purse for the Kentucky Derby is $2 million – one-fifth of the purse for the Dubai World Cup. So, that should put into perspective the magnitude of the Dubai World Cup.

Not only is the race the largest monetarily, the events surrounding the race cannot be rivaled. As with everything in Dubai, the occasion is marked with over-the-top celebrations in which His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum himself actively participates, as he is a passionate proponent of horse racing.

This trip was my second time to visit Dubai. My first visit was back in 2013, also to attend the Dubai World Cup. On that trip, we allocated a nice long chunk of time (almost two weeks, if I recall correctly) for our visit to the region. We started out with a jaunt to Oman and a stay at the beautiful Six Senses Zighy Bay beach resort. We then journeyed to the desert for a stay at Banyan Tree Al Wadi, a true oasis with its tented pool villas and amazing spa facilities. Finally, we made it to Dubai where we spent a week soaking in the city and the Dubai World festivities.

This trip to Dubai, though, was squeezed in between other travel plans. So, while we were traveling for a full week (left on a Tuesday, returned on a Monday), our time in Dubai was really limited to four days – arrived on Wednesday night and left early Monday morning. Once I realized that fact and thought of this trip as a “long weekend” in Dubai, it stripped the trip of unrealistic expectations. The focus turned from obligatory sightseeing (which I had already done) to simply enjoying a long weekend in the fabulous city of Dubai.

So how did we spend our weekend? In addition to the horse racing festivities, here are some highlights of the weekend:

• We stayed at Mina A’Salam and loved it! The beach provided an amazing view of its sister property the Burj Al Arab – known to be the most luxurious hotel in the world. The entire Jumeirah beach area is wonderful.
• We enjoyed a beach day.
• We visited Talise Spa several times. I received perhaps the best massage I’ve ever had in my life. Take me back!
• We danced the night away at Pacha, a fun rooftop nightclub with great music and even better views.
• We ate at Pierchic – a wonderful seafood restaurant set over the water, known at the most romantic restaurant in Dubai
• We went on a fabulous desert adventure with Arabian Adventures, who I highly recommend. We had done this last time, and it was so fun and so well done that we did it again. Two words: dune bashing Dubai!

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As you can tell, the trip turned into a relaxing, stress-free weekend getaway, even amidst the busyness of the racing activities. This was a big lesson to me in letting go of expectations and preconceived notions of what all we should cram into a trip. It was really quite freeing.

Dubai truly is a city like no other. What the people have created from the nothingness of the desert is awe striking. I have really enjoyed my trips there and hope to go back soon.

How Long Is The Dubai World Cup

Have you been to Dubai? Do you have any questions about traveling to the region?I’m happy to answer based on my experiences…

As usual, I’ll be attending the Kentucky Derby later this week. The greatest two minutes in sports carries with it a weekend jam-packed full of horse racing, fashion, and events. Be sure to follow along on my social media channels – especially Instagram (username: @carriec) and Snapchat (username: wearwherewell) for live coverage.

Fun fact: did you know that the Kentucky Derby weekend actually encompasses two days of racing? You know what that means: two days of outfits! Yes, indeed double the dresses and hats.

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Wishing you a great day!