Meydan Racecourse is a racecourse in

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. The grandstand is a half mile in length, and can accommodate over 60,000 spectators. Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, replacing

Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Nad Al Sheba Racecourse was Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It had a 2,200 m left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed grass, turf course of the same distance. It operated from November throug ...

, which formerly occupied the same site. It includes a

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racing

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, gallery and five-star hotel and nine-hole

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course. When not in use for racing it serves as a

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and conference centre. The track's interior was also used as a filming location for the film ''

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'', depicting the docking bay where the USS ''Enterprise'' is moored, including the bar scene during the film's climax which contains a ship construction bay. On February 16, 2024, Saffie Osborne became the first female jockey to win a race at Meydan, winning the Lord Glitters Handicap.

The Meydan grandstand

The Meydan Racecourse includes Meydan Marina, The Meydan, the world's first five-star trackside hotel with 285 rooms, two race tracks and the Grandstand, which consists of a

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, a racing

and 72 corporate suites for entertaining throughout the year. It has a 2,400 m left-handed turf

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and a left-handed 8.75-furlong (1,750 m) dirt course. It operates from November through March and features the Winter Racing Challenge, Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup Night. The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest race day with over US$26.25 million in prize money. The Racecourse district occupies 67 million ft² (620 ha); the overall Meydan City development however is 200 million ft² (1,900 ha). The Meydan Racecourse and Meydan City were master planned by Teo A. Khing Design Consultants (TAK). The Racecourse is divided into four sub-districts: Meydan Racecourse, Meydan Metropolis, Meydan Horizons, and Meydan Godolphin Parks. Meydan is closely affiliated with

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, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

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performed there on 10 September 2014 as part of her world tour, ArtRave: The Artpop Ball, in support of her third studio album ARTPOP. The racecourse has also hosted concerts by

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and Sia.

Major Thoroughbred races

Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is operate ...

* Dubai Golden Shaheen * Dubai Sheema Classic * Dubai Turf *

Godolphin Mile The Godolphin Mile is a Group 2 flat Thoroughbred horse race in the United Arab Emirates for Southern Hemisphere three-year-old horses and Northern Hemisphere four-year-olds. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately ...

* Jebel Hatta * Al Maktoum Challenge

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Meydan RacecourseDubai Racing Club
{{Authority control Horse racing venues in the United Arab Emirates Sports venues completed in 2010 Sports venues in Dubai 2010 establishments in the United Arab Emirates

The Meydan grandstand

Major Thoroughbred races

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