Dubai World Cup Carnival to be held in March 2021

The 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival (DWC) is back after being postponed due to the pandemic. The Carnival has begun on the 21^st of January this year and will finish with Super Saturday on March 6, which is the official rehearsal for the 25th running of the Dubai World Cup on March 27 according to the Dubai Racing Club (DRC)

158 horses, trained by 63 trainers from 12 countries will be competing in the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival (DWC) at the Meydan Racecourse.

In 2020 the DWC Carnival saw horses to either win or finish placed from Great Britain, Ireland, Oman, Sweden, UAE, USA, South Africa, Bahrain, Denmark, Korea, Japan, Spain, France and Norway. However, in 2021 just like 2020, there will be a variety of international horses to participate that have been approved.

The carnival consists of a total of 42 Pure-bred races and 3 groups of Arabian affairs.

International stars to most likely compete in the race are group 1 winners led by the Roger Teal-trained Oxted, winner of the Darley July Cup Stakes (G1) and David O’Meara’s trainee Lord Glitters, who won the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) at Ascot winner in 2019 following his third place finished to Almond Eye in the Dubai Turf (G1) at Meydan.

Also, group 3 led by the 2020 Bahrain International Trophy winner, Fawzi-Nass’s Simsir, is leading the list of returning DWCC stars, alongside Prince Of Arran (Placed thrice in the Melbourne Cup, 2018-19-20), Certain Lad (G3 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes winner, York, 2020, 6th in Bahrain International Trophy), Equilateral (Group 1 placed in King’s Stand Stakes at Ascot, 2020), Doug Watson’s –Midnight Sands (2 wins in DWCC 2020, back under Watson’s tutelage after a stint in America) and Suzanne Berneklint’s Plata O Plomo. Including others like Australian Group 3 winner Halvorsen, and Berkshire Rocco who was placed second in the Group St Leger Stakes earlier this year.

Races will be conducted with the consideration of UAE’s rules and regulations with regards to the pandemic, following strict safety measures such as social distancing, full sanitization ad thermal screening of attendees.