Dubai World Cup returns to dirt

The world’s richest race, the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse, will return to conventional dirt track running for the first time since 2009 after replacing the controversial synthetic Tapeta surface
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0 Race starts

New dirt track

Length: 8¾ furlongs

Composition:

88% sand

12% silt/clay

Turf track

Length: 12 furlongs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Finish

1 furlong = 200m
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2014 winner: African Story

Jockey: Silvestre de Sousa

Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor

African Story could become first horse to win successive World Cup titles. Victory would give Godolphin trainer Bin Suroor (left), his seventh triumph
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DUBAI RACE NIGHT

1 Dubai Kahayla Classic

2 Godolphin Mile

3 Dubai Gold Cup

4 UAE Derby

5 Al Quoz Sprint

6 Dubai Golden Shaheen

7 Dubai Duty Free

8 Dubai Sheema Classic

9 Dubai World Cup

Prize

$250,000

$1 million

$1 million

$2 million

$1 million

$2 million

$6 million

$6 million

$10 million

Surface

Dirt

Dirt

Turf

Dirt

Turf

Dirt

Turf

Turf

Dirt

Group

1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Distance

10 furlongs

8 furlongs

16 furlongs

9.5 furlongs

5 furlongs

6 furlongs

9 furlongs

12 furlongs

10 furlongs
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Source: Dubai Jockey Club

Picture: Getty Images

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