The purse for the G1 Dubai World Cup will be boosted to $12-million in 2019, up from $10-million. While it still sits behind the $16-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational on the scale of the world's richest races, its $7.2-million first-place prize will be the largest winner's prize in the sport.
The Dubai World Cup is the feature race on Meydan's Dubai World Cup card each March, and the entire fixture-the world's richest day of racing-will be up to $35-million next year from $30-million.
The G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen over six furlongs on the dirt gets a $500,000 purse hike to $2.5-million. The purse for the G1 Al Quoz Sprint over six furlongs on the grass will double to $2-million.
The remaining Group 1s-the $6-million Sheema Classic and Dubai Turf-maintain their purses in 2019, while the three Group 2s on the card will each be up by $500,000. The UAE Derby will be the second-richest race in the world for 3-year-olds at $2.5-million, while the $1.5-million Godolphin Mile becomes the second-richest mile race. The Dubai Gold Cup for stayers will be worth $1.5-million.
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