5-623: The Dubai Turf , known as Dubai Duty Free 1996 to 2014. is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup Night in March. It was first run in 1996 on dirt, with a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs). It
10-534: A purse of US$ 5 million, which places it and the Dubai Sheema Classic among the richest races on turf in the world. From 2015, DP World Signs sponsorship with Meydan Group, the race name renamed to Dubai Turf . Speed record: (at current distance of 1,800 metres and Meydan Racecourse) Most wins: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Conditions races Conditions races are horse races in which
15-533: The weights carried are laid down by an official handicapper to equalise the difference in ability between the runners. In Great Britain, for example, the British Horseracing Authority 's rules define a conditions race as being one "which is none of the following; a Handicap Race or a Novice Race, a race restricted to Maiden Horses, or a race governed by Selling or Claiming provisions." Conditions races are staged at all levels of horse racing. As all of
20-535: The weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving weight from older runners to allow for relative maturity, referred to as weight for age ; and the quality of the runners, with horses that have won certain values of races giving weight to less successful entrants. Conditions races are distinct from handicap races , for which
25-469: Was transferred to turf, and a distance of 1,777 metres, in 2000. The race attained Group 1 status in 2002. The name of the race is taken from its sponsors, Dubai Duty Free . Between 1996 and 2009 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse . Since 2010 it has been run in Meydan, where it is run at 1,800 metres. In 2006, the race became the second leg of the four race Asian Mile Challenge . The race currently offers
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