The stakes at the Dubai World Cup have been cranked up a notch with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, increasing the overall prize money for the 2021-2022 flat-racing season to US$40 million (which converts more than AED146 MILLION).

Our peasant brains can’t even begin to process this information.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Dubai Racing Club, said that the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed is,

“To increase the prize money for the 2021-2022 flat-racing season are part of Dubai’s commitment to support global horse racing in rebounding from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as enhancing the horizons of excellence in both domestic and international racing.”

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Under the directives of @HHShkMohd, the #Dubai Racing Club (DRC) announces that the overall prize money for the 2021-2022 flat-racing season will be in excess of US$40 million.https://t.co/uNPbZ0urwi pic.twitter.com/ex5jNe6McD

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 7, 2021

The 26th Dubai World Cup (DWC) meeting on 26 March 2022 now has a total purse of $30.5 million with all races securing at least $1 million in prize money!

The domestic racing season offers over $2.3 million while the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival (DWCC) is now valued at more than $7.5 million.

The 2021-2022 race season, which will kick off on Thursday, November 4, will include 22 meetings in all. Consequently, the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival (DWCC), one of the highlights of the racing season, which begins on Thursday, January 13, with 8 race meetings will culminate on the 5th of March’s Super Saturday.

No one:

Us: *Applies for horse riding lessons after seeing the grand prize money*

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