Counting Down to 25th Anniversary of
The Dubai World Cup


The Dubai World Cup meeting celebrates its’ historic 25th anniversary on March 27, 2021, with six Group 1 races and three Group 2s, including one of the world's premier races -its namesake feature-the $12million Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline.
The Dubai World Cup, first held in 1996, is an annual event which has placed the UAE on the map and is home to one of the world’s top racing challenges, drawing the attention of millions of enthusiasts around the globe. The 25th running will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 and will showcase nine races, featuring some of the best-known names in horseracing.
The highlight of the city’s sporting and social calendar and a fitting event to showcase an activity that has long been known as the ‘Sport of Kings’. Yet, it’s not just horse connections that make the trip to Dubai; with the added attraction of the Dubai World Cup Ceremony, racegoers also fly in from all over the globe to enjoy the unique spectacle that is the Dubai World Cup.


CIGAR WINS THE FIRST RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 1996


WATCH CIGAR’1996 DUBAI WORLD CUP WIN

Cigar trained by William Mott and ridden by Jerry Bailey won the inaugural edition of the Dubai World Cup in 1996. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)
Over the next three weeks we will pay tribute to each of the previous Dubai World Cup winners. We rewind back to 1996, and the very first winner of the Dubai World Cup race – worth $4 million at the time, won in thrilling fashion by America’s Cigar.

SINGSPIEL WINS THE SECOND RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 1997


WATCH SINGSPIEL’1997 DUBAI WORLD CUP WIN

Singspiel trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Jerry Bailey won the second edition of the Dubai World Cup in 1997. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

SILVER CHARM WINS THE THIRD RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 1998


WATCH SILVER CHARM’1998 DUBAI WORLD CUP WIN

Silver Charm trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens (left) won the third edition of the Dubai World Cup by a narrow margin ahead of Swain in 1998. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

ALMUTAWAKEL WINS THE FOURTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 1999


WATCH ALMITAWAKEL’1999 DUBAI WORLD CUP WIN

Almutawakel, ridden by Richard Hills, won in 1999 to become the first Dubai World Cup winner for Godolphin and Saeed bin Suroor. (Credit: Gulf News Archives)

DUBAI MILLENNIUM WINS THE FIFTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2000


WATCH DUBAI MILLENNIUM’S SENSATIONAL WIN HERE

Dubai Millennium, who won nine out of ten races in his career, seen here winning one of the most memorable Dubai World Cup races, in the year 2000 (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

CAPTAIN STEVE WINS THE SIXTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2001


WATCH CAPTAIN STEVE’S 2001 DUBAI WORLD CUP WIN

Captain Steve trained by Bob Baffert won the 2001 Dubai World Cup handing jockey Jerry Bailey a third title in the race. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

STREET CRY WINS THE SEVENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2002


WATCH STREET CRY WIN THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2002

We rewind to 2002 when Street Cry gave jockey Jerry Bailey his fourth and trainer Saeed bin Suroor his third Dubai World Cup title. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

MOON BALLAD WINS THE EIGHTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2003


WATCH MOON BALLAD WIN THE 2003 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Moon Ballad seen here winning the Dubai World Cup in 2003, under Frankie Dettori for Saeed bin Suroor and Godolphin (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

PLEASANTLY PERFECT WINS THE NINTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2004


WATCH PLEASANTLY PERFECT WIN THE 2004 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Pleasantly Perfect seen here winning the Dubai World Cup in 2004, for trainer Richard Mandella (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

ROSES IN MAY WINS THE TENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2005


WATCH ROSES IN MAY WIN THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2005

Roses In May seen here winning the Dubai World Cup in 2005 for American trainer Dale Romans and ridden by 2004 US Champion Jockey John Velazquez (Credit: DRC)

ELECTROCUTIONIST  WINS THE ELEVENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2006


WATCH ELECTROCUTIONIST WIN THE 2006 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Electrocutionist wins the 2006 Dubai World Cup, with Frankie Dettori, aboard and trained by Saeed bin Suroor (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

INVASOR WINS THE TWELFTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2007

WATCH INVASOR WIN THE 2007 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Invasor lived up to his reputation as the world's best horse at the time and won the 2007 Dubai World Cup for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and jockey Fernando Jara (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

CURLIN WINS THE THIRTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2008


 WATCH CURLIN WIN THE 2008 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Curlin won the 2008 Dubai World Cup for trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Robby Albarado  (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

WELL ARMED WINS THE FOURTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2009


WATCH WELL ARMED WIN THE 2009 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Well Armed trained by Eoin Harty and ridden by Aaron Gryder won the Dubai World Cup in 2009 by a massive 14 lengths. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

GLÓRIA DE CAMPEÃO WINS THE FIFTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2010

WATCH GLORIA DE CAMPEAO WIN THE 2010 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Glória de Campeão was the first Dubai World Cup winner at the newly inaugurated Meydan Racecourse. Trained by Pascal Bary and ridden by Tiago Josué Pereira. (Credit: Dubai Racing Club)

Bred in Brazil (Haras Santarém, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná) trained in France and owned in partnership by Swede Stefan Friborg, Glória de Campeãoepitomizes the international era. Having won on the dirt at Nad Al Sheba, Glória de Campeãofollowed his Dubai World Cup second in 2009 with a defeat of Presvis and Bankable in the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup on the turf at Kranji before returning to Dubai and showing his liking for the All Weather Tapeta surface.

VICTOIRE PISA WINS THE SIXTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2011

WATCH VICTOIRE PISA WIN THE 2011 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Victoire Pisa won the 2011 Dubai World Cup for Japanese trainer Katsuhiko Sumii under a superb ride from Mirco Demuro (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

MONTEROSSO WINS THE SEVENTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2012


WATCH MONTEROSSO WIN THE 2012 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Monterosso, winner of the 2012 Dubai World Cup for Godolphin, under Mickael Barzalona for trainer Mahmoud Al Zarooni.(credit: Dubai Racing Club)

ANIMAL KINGDOM WINS THE EIGHTEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2013


WATCH ANIMAL KINGDOM WIN THE 2013 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Animal Kingdom (LEROIDESANIMAUX x DALICIA by ACATENANGO) won the 2013 Dubai World Cup for American trainer Graham Motion under jockey Joel Rosario (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

AFRICAN STORY WINS THE NINETEENTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2014


WATCH AFRICAN STORY WIN THE 2014 DUBAI WORLD CUP

African Story won the 2014 Dubai World Cup for Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor under Brazilian jockey Silvestre de Sousa (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

PRINCE BISHOP WINS THE TWENTIETH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2015


WATCH PRINCE BISHOP WIN THE 2015 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Prince Bishop won the 2015 Dubai World Cup for Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor under jockey William Buick. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

CALIFORNIA CHROME WINS THE TWENTY-FIRST RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2016


WATCH CALIFORNIA CHROME WIN THE 2016 DUBAI WORLD CUP

California Chrome won the 2016 Dubai World Cup for California Chrome LLC trainer Art Sherman under jockey Victor Espinoza. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

ARROGATE WINS THE TWENTY-SECOND RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2017


WATCH ARROGATE WIN THE 2017 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Arrogate, ridden by jockey Mike Smith wins the Dubai World Cup 2017 race. Trained in the US by Bob Baffert, he recovered from a poor start to win the title race on the world's richest horse racing night in the world. Credit: Feroz Khan/Alamy Live News

THUNDER SNOW WINS THE TWENTY-THIRD RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2018

WATCH THUNDER SNOW WIN THE 2018 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Thunder Snow wins the Dubai World Cup in 2019 for Godolphin  Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Christophe Soumillon. (credit: Dubai Racing Club)

THUNDER SNOW WINS THE TWENTY-FOURTH RUNNING OF
THE DUBAI WORLD CUP IN 2019

WATCH THUNDER SNOW WIN THE 2019 DUBAI WORLD CUP

Thunder Snow wins the Dubai World Cup in 2019 for trainer Saeed bin Suroor and jockey Christophe Soumillon, for a record second time.

2020 – THE DUBAI WORLD CUP WAS CANCELLED
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Source: Dubai Racing Club

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