NO, SPEECH WILL NOT GO ABOUT A CIRCUS SHOW AND NOT ABOUT OPERET. Today we’ll talk about what pleased the current DUBAI WORLD CUP 2008. SOME TIMES THE JUMPING WAS EXCLUSIVELY ROYAL PRIVILEGES, NOW THEY ARE REST IN ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS OF THE RICH. The race industry is an unrecognizable empire. JUMPING TODAY IS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SPORTS, AND BUSINESS, AND ART ARISING AS A TEST OF HORSES OF PURE BLOOD BREEDS.
The Dubai World Cup 2008 was held on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. Consisting of six races with a total prize pool of US $ 21.25 million, they are the most expensive purebred race competitions in the world. It was here that one could again see the best horses of the planet, the most beautiful women in the world and the richest men in the oil and gas business. And it is with the Dubai World Cup that the season of world racing starts. So the legendary British Ascot in Windsor County, the races in Baden-Baden and the Melbourne Cup are just a sequel. It is also worth recalling that the Dubai World Cup completes the program and is essentially the culmination event of the Dubai Equestrian Carnival, which usually begins in mid-January and comes to its logical conclusion on the last Sunday of March.
The Dubai Race World Cup was first played in 1996, although the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse was built in 1986. However, immediately after completion of the construction, the racetracks were destroyed by a downpour that had not ceased for almost a day. The soil at the 2200-meter-long hippodrome circle was re-laid in 1997. Today, in the Nad Al Sheba area, a grand construction of a new equestrian town, called Meydan, is underway, and according to the promise of developers, it will consist of a new ultra-modern hippodrome, and stables, and will include many other amenities. However, this is not the case now.
As always, seven races were included in the program of the Dubai World Cup 2008. Arabian horses took part in one of them, and the remaining six were held for thoroughbred horses. The entry fee to the Dubai World Cup is US $ 60 thousand. But not every horse can participate in the most prestigious start. The prize in Dubai Kahayla Classic races for Arabian horses is usually $ 250,000, in Godolphin Mile races there is a prize pool of US $ 1 million, in the United Arab Emirates Derby - US $ 2 million, in Dubai Golden Shaheen - US $ 2 million, in Dubai Sheema Classic is US $ 5 million and Dubai Duty Free has a prize pool of US $ 5 million.
The crown of the race becomes directly the Dubai World Cup with a prize pool of US $ 6 million, of which almost the winner receives US $ 4 million. More precisely, the owner of the horse. A huge cup for the winner is being prepared by the British jewelry legend, the world's oldest jewelry house Garrard. Only purebred riding horses older than 4 years are allowed to this start. The distance of the race is 2000 meters and lasts a little more than two minutes. In two minutes, a fortune is played out, and much larger amounts win and lose in sweepstakes around the world. In Dubai, tote games, however, like all other gambling, are forbidden, therefore, viewers are content with just guessing the name of the winner’s horse, and in case of the correct answer they can receive a prize from the organizers.
The 2008 Dubai World Cup won the Carlin stallion under the saddle of the famous American jockey Robbie Alborado. It was Robbie who received the Dubai World Cup from the hands of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and the horse owners - the British stable Stonestreet Stables LLC & Midnight Cry Stables - a prize check.
The Asian Boy under John Murth’s saddle was almost eight corps behind the winner; the third was the well-armed Aaron Grider’s stallion. The Dubai Duty Free Cup was won by Jay Peg under the saddle of South African Anton Marcus, and in the horse race for the Dubai Sheema Classic prize, the first to finish the San Classic under the saddle of Kevin Shea.
Owners of elite thoroughbred horses bring to Dubai not only their stellar horses, but also entire teams of service personnel - by analogy with the Formula 1 races. The team includes trainers, a jockey and even special chefs who own recipes for proper nutrition of horses. The local airport on the eve of the races this year took dozens of aircraft from 19 countries around the world, in which they brought sleek horses.
And finally, about hats and feathers. The Dubai World Cup is not only a sporting event, it is also a grandiose show, and a social event, 
and general party. A month before the race day, amazing metamorphoses begin to occur in the world of high fashion. Not a single self-respecting agency is left aside: all efforts are aimed at ensuring that the models of each of them take part in the evening toilets and hats show at the Dubai World Cup.
The Dubai Ladies Club hosts a presentation of exclusive models of evening dresses, hats, and model shoes from leading brands. You can fully enjoy the craftsmanship and fantasies of couturiers only by visiting the stands of Nad Al Sheba. Choosing clothes for the audience is a ritual. Tuxedos and luxurious dresses, stunning hats - evidence that among the public at the races are “rich and famous”.
The organizers of the Dubai World Cup are holding a contest for the most elegantly dressed lady - the prize for the most sophisticated outfit is 5 thousand dollars. The winners of the competition of the most beautiful couples receive 4 thousand, and a separate prize for the best hat of the race day - three thousand dollars. It is customary to come to the races not just in a hat (this is not even discussed), but in an unusual hat, sometimes even provocative. The main principle of the hippodrome fashion is to impress others.
Dubai World Cup 2008 once again demonstrated secular habits, and a craving for luxury, and the beauty and grace of thoroughbred horses. Those who did not have time to visit the racetrack in Nad al-Sheba can only wait patiently for the next year.
