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MiddleEast
Racing and theway the racing industry
operates in theMiddle East are verydifferent
to the rest of the world. The industry has
no reliance or even interest in gambling,
whichmakes it an anomaly. Prizemoney for
international guests ismouthwatering but it
is nothing compared to the challenge felt by
locals tobreedwinners of big races. For Arab
stables likeGodolphin, it isapassionmorethan
a business. Racing syndicates likeGodolphin
have been breeding, racing and challenging
theworld’s best for decades and themoney
that they have poured into the racing scene
has played a large role in the industryboom.
They send their best all around theworld to
compete inall themajorblue ribbonevents.
DubaiWorldCup:26March2012
Race type: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country:UnitedArabEmirates
Racecourse:MeydanGrandstand
andRacecourse
Meetingprizemoney:US$26.25million
Feature raceprizemoney:US$10million
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Prizemoney is staggering and attracts top
quality international fields
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FirstheldatNadAl-Sheba racecourseon27
March1996
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American horse Cigar won the first Dubai
WorldCup
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Previously runondirt tracks, 2010was first
year itwas runon syntheticTapeta
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Crowdsofmore than50,000attend
US
The US has often been criticised for
havingblinkersonwhen itcomestoevaluating
anything outside their own country. Horse
racing follows that trend and Americans
consider theonlyhorse racesworthwatching
are thoseheld in theirowncountry.Theyhave
arichhistoryofracingandtheyhaveproduced
someof theworld’sbest horses.Most of their
racing is on dirt not grass which is a major
pointofdifference to the restof theworld.
Breeder’sCupWorldChampionships:
4and5November2011
Race type: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country:US
Racecourse: Churchill Downs in Louisville,
Kentucky (homeof theKentuckyDerby)
Meetingprizemoney:US$26million
Feature race prize money: US$5 million
(Breeder’sCupClassic)
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Manyconsider this thebest raceheld in the
USeveryyear
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Hugemoneyonoffer
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1.25miles (2012metres)
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Inaugural meeting held at Hollywood Park
in1984asaone-daymeeting
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Expanded to two-daymeeting in2007
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114,353 fansattendedover twodays in2010
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2011 is28th runningof theBreeder’sCup
KentuckyDerby:5May2012
RaceType: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country:US
Racecourse: Churchill Downs in Louisville,
Kentucky
Feature race prizemoney: US$1.4million for
2011winner
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Most historic thoroughbred race in the US
(firstheld in1875)
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1.25miles (2012metres)
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In the US the race is known as “Themost
exciting twominutes in sports”
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Animal Kingdom won the 2011 derby in
frontof 164,858people
Australasia
Australasianhorse racingoffers someof
thebestracing intheworld.Thepublic loves it,
theprizemoney is lucrativeandthegoverning
bodies controlling the sport tend tomanage
it reasonably well. Gambling on racing in
Australasia isalsobigbusiness.Theonlydown
side is that in recentyears theyhave increased
theamountof racing toapoint that the lower
end of racing is suffering from a distinct lack
of class.
MelbourneCup:1November2011
(alwaysfirstTuesday inNovember)
RaceType: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country: Australia
Racecourse: Flemington,Melbourne
Feature raceprizemoney: AU$6million
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First raced1861andwonbyArcher
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Isknownas“The race that stops thenation”
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Truly international carnival
•
World’s greatest two-mile race (3,200
metres)
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4-daycarnivalwherearound500,000people
attend
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Multiplegroupone races
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The Emirates Melbourne Cup trophy is
crafted from 18 karat gold and is worth
AU$125,000
CoxPlate:22October2011
RaceType: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country: Australia
Racecourse:MooneeValley,Melbourne
Feature raceprizemoney: AU$3million
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2040metres
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Setweight-for-age
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Considered the best horse race in the
country
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International race
•
2009and2010wonbychampionstallionSo
YouThinkwhowas sold for anundisclosed
record price and is expected to take on
Europe’sbest thisyear
NewZealandDerby:3March2012
RaceType: Flat/Thoroughbred
Country:NewZealand
Racecourse: AucklandRacingClub
Feature raceprizemoney:NZ$2.2million
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New Zealand is better known for breeding
champions than their racing
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All the goodNew Zealand horses travel to
Australia for thebiggermoney
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2400m
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The race is the combination of the New
Zealand derby and the Great Northern
Derby - first run in1973
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Biggestpurse for aNewZealand race
