2019 Dubai World Cup

2019 Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date30 March 2019
Distance2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)
Winning horseThunder Snow
Winning time2:03.87
JockeyChristophe Soumillon
TrainerSaeed bin Suroor
OwnerGodolphin
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 2019 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March 2019. It was the 24th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was US$12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. This was an increase of $2 million on the previous year, making it the world's richest horse race in 2019.[1][2]

The race was won for the second year running by Thunder Snow, who became the first horse to win the Dubai World Cup twice.[3]

  1. ^ "Dubai World Cup Purse Raised to $12 Million for 2019". BloodHorse. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Dubai World Cup: The richest race day returns with $35 million prize purse". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Thunder Snow makes history as the only horse to win Dubai World Cup twice". Racing Post. Retrieved 31 March 2019.