Russian horses will compete for the prizes of the world's most expensive tournament Dubai World Cup.
Dubai, UAE. Russian horses will compete for the prizes of the world's most expensive tournament Dubai World Cup, which will be held in Dubai, at the Maidan Racecourse, March 26. The race traditionally consists of 9 races: the first - for the Arabian horses, the remaining eight - for representatives of the thoroughbred horse breed.
Three horses of Russian origin will be represented at the Maidan Hippodrome this year (according to preliminary information, prior to the draw). So, in the Godolphin Mile race at a distance of 1600 meters (prize pool of US $ 1 million), the red stallion Kul Cowboy (Kodiak Cowboy - Grand Breeze), which belongs to Zaur Sekrekov, will compete for the title of best horse.
The Bay Mare Polar River (Congrats - Beiju Tortuga), owned by Valentin Bukhtoyarov and Evgeni Kappushev, is announced for the UAE Derby race at a distance of 1900 meters, where the prize pool is US $ 2 million.
Finally, the 5-year-old stallion of Ramzan Kadyrov, Candy Boy, who won the first place and won US $ 500 thousand at the same distance of 2000 meters sponsored by Emirates Airline, will compete for the main prize of the competition - US $ 10 million.
The competition starts at 14.00, the final race starts late in the evening. After the end of the race day, guests of the Dubai World Cup will receive a salute and concert by American singer Janet Jackson.
