Dubai World Cup returns, here is how to catch the action live

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The 25th edition as silver jubilee running of the Dubai World Cup takes place on Saturday at the Meydan Racecourse.

The Dubai World Cup is one of the most prestigious and celebrated horse racing events in the world and a key highlight on the UAE sports calendar.

This year will be the 25th edition after last year's event was cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 event will therefore celebrate the Dubai World Cup's silver jubilee.

Races:

The Dubai World Cup meeting is set to feature a total of 117 horses from 11 countries for a total prize fund of $26.5m across six Group 1 races, including a race for Purebred Arabians, and three Group 2s.

List of races with the prize funds and ( UAE time):

3.45pm: Dubai Kahayla Classic (Purebred Arabians) Group 1 - $750,000

4.15pm: Godolphin Mile Group 2 - $750,000

4.50pm: Dubai Gold Cup Group 2 - $750,000

5.30pm: Al Quoz Sprint Group 1 - $1m

6.05pm: UAE Derby Group 2 - $750,000

6.40pm: Dubai Golden Shaheen Group 1 - $1.5m

7.30pm: Dubai Turf Group 1 - $4m

8.10pm: Dubai Sheema Classic Group 1 - $5m

8.50pm: Dubai World Cup Group 1 - $12m

Where to watch:

The US$26.5million Dubai World Cup fixture will be showcased to a truly worldwide TV audience by 40 broadcasters.

Horses from more than a dozen countries will compete in nine top-class races, including six Group 1 contests, at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, billed as “the world’s most spectacular race day”. The feature race is the US$12m Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline, which celebrates its 25th running, during which period it has been won by some of the true horse racing greats

Dubai Racing Club and its appointed distribution and production company, Racecourse Media Group (RMG), have signed up a host of leading networks, which will be showing the event live.

There is unprecedented interest in the US, with Fox Sports showing the race-day live for the first time on FS1. TVG and NYRA will also broadcast the card live, while NBCSN will show highlights of the card. In addition, ESPN SportsCenter is set to show highlights in its flagship sports news programme.

Staying in the Americas, and CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and HPITV will cover the event live in Canada, while ESPN will screen the action in Latin America and Caribbean. SportsMax will also cover the Caribbean.

Far Eastern networks showing live broadcasts include the Green Channel and Fuji TV in Japan; TVB, Cable, Now TV and HKJC TV in Hong Kong; and STC TV in Singapore.

Africa is served by Super Sport (sub-Saharan Africa) and Tellytrack (South Africa), while Australasia is covered by Racing.com, Sky Thoroughbred Central (Australia) and Trackside (New Zealand).

European broadcasters include: Match (Russia); Equidia (France); Racing TV and Sky Sports Racing (UK, Republic of Ireland); Virgin Media (Republic of Ireland); SilkNet (Georgia); TVP (Poland); Sport Deutschland (Germany) and SSport and TJK TV (Turkey).

 The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region will be served by live coverage from Dubai Racing Channel and Yas TV (UAE).