The World Cup field is headed by Country Grammer, victorious 12 months ago and seeking to make history as only the second horse to win the great race twice, after Thunder Snow in 2018-2019
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With the prestigious Dubai World Cup, the biggest sporting and social event, set to take place on Saturday, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the parking spaces within the Meydan Racecourse facility as well as other parking areas and free shuttle buses from parking areas.
It will be operational from 1pm to 12 midnight.
The authority said that there will be 6,400 parking spaces for permit holders in the parking lots of the Meydan Racecourse.
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RTA also said that there will be 5,000 additional parking spaces opposite the Dubai Falcon Hospital.
RTA has released a map showing the traffic route to the Meydan public parking, traffic route to the Meydan car park pass holders parking, the shuttle bus holding area and the public parking area.
Check the map below:
The event features nine races with the Dubai World Cup, the final race of the night, worth a whopping $12 million, playing out at 8.35pm.
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The World Cup field is headed by Country Grammer, victorious 12 months ago and seeking to make history as only the second horse to win the great race twice, after Thunder Snow in 2018-2019
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There are a plethora of Group 1 winners in the race, including Jugurtha De Monlau, winner of the G1 Maktoum Challenge R3 over course and distance last time out, Rajeh and Mujeeb, winner of the valuable President’s Cup in Abu Dhabi
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Winner of his last two races at Meydan — the six-year-old gelding is second favourite for the race behind defending champion Country Grammer
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The wide draw will be a very hard challenge for him from barrier 15, says trainer Yoshito Yahagi
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The ace handler believes that Rebel's Romance, which contests the $6m Dubai Sheema Classic, would be the horse of the night
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The six-year-old gelding lines up for the $6 million Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic
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He has nine runners — two in Dubai World Cup, three each in Dubai Golden Shaheen and Godolphin Mile and one in Al Quoz Sprint
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Winner of the 2,000-metre dirt affair at Meydan last March, American-trained Country Grammer will start from post 14
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