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2026 Dubai World Cup Preview
The Dubai World Cup comes with the status of being the richest horse race in the world with approximately $12m in prize money!
It is scheduled to take place in March of each year at the Meydan racecourse and is open to 3yo+ (southern hemisphere) and 4yo+ (northern hemisphere) and is run over a trip of one mile and two furlongs on dirt.
Dubai World Cup Information:
Our dedicated Meydan tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Dubai World Cup but will also have predictions for each meeting at Meydan throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Dubai World Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Dubai World Cup, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Dubai World Cup Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Dubai World Cup Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Dubai World Cup over the last 10 renewals:
- Thunder Snow (2:01.38) in 2018
- Mystic Guide (2:01.61) in 2021
- California Chrome (2:01.83) in 2016
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Dubai World Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 8 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.20. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Dubai World Cup.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2022 renewal when Country Grammer from Bob Baffert under the guidance of Frankie Dettori, won in a time of 2:04.97, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Thunder Snow, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Christophe Soumillon set the quickest time of 2:01.38 in the 2018 renewal.
Dubai World Cup Past Winners
Here are the Dubai World Cup past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Dubai World Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:03.50 | Hit Show (USA) 5yo 9-0 (7 of 11) 66/1 | Florent Geroux Brad H Cox (USA) |
| 2024 2:02.31 | Laurel River (USA) 6yo 9-0 (12 of 12) 17/2 | Tadhg O'Shea B Seemar (UAE) |
| 2023 2:03.25 | Ushba Tesoro (JPN) 6yo 9-0 (8 of 15) 10/1 | Yuga Kawada Noboru Takagi (JPN) |
| 2022 2:04.97 | Country Grammer (USA) 5yo 9-0 (4 of 10) 15/2 | Frankie Dettori Bob Baffert (USA) |
| 2021 2:01.61 | Mystic Guide (USA) 4yo 9-0 (6 of 12) 6/4F | Luis Saez Michael Stidham (USA) |
| 2019 2:03.87 | Thunder Snow (IRE) 5yo 9-0 (11 of 12) 4/1 | Christophe Soumillon Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2018 2:01.38 | Thunder Snow (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (10 of 10) 8/1 | Christophe Soumillon Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2017 2:02.15 | Arrogate (USA) 4yo 9-0 (9 of 14) 1/3F | Mike E Smith Bob Baffert (USA) |
| 2016 2:01.83 | California Chrome (USA) 5yo 9-0 (11 of 12) 15/8F | Victor Espinoza Art Sherman (USA) |
| 2015 2:03.24 | Prince Bishop (IRE) 8yo 9-0 (1 of 9) 14/1 | William Buick Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Dubai World Cup have been based:
- USA: 5 winners with an additional 11 placings from 41 runners
- GB: 3 winners with an additional 1 placing from 9 runners
- JPN: 1 winner with an additional 4 placings from 26 runners
- UAE: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 26 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
- KSA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- BHR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- BRZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- KOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Dubai World Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Dubai World Cup over the last 10 renewals is Saeed bin Suroor who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Prince Bishop (2015) and Thunder Snow (2018 & 2019). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Dubai World Cup is Bob Baffert (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Dubai World Cup trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed bin Suroor | 7-3-3 | +22.00 | +11.60 |
| Bob Baffert | 8-2-5 | +1.83 | +5.62 |
| Noboru Takagi | 4-1-2 | +7.00 | +4.00 |
| B Seemar | 4-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.10 |
| Art Sherman | 2-1-2 | +0.88 | +0.75 |
| Brad H Cox | 1-1-1 | +66.00 | +39.60 |
| Michael Stidham | 1-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.90 |
| S bin Ghadayer | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -4.70 |
| Todd Pletcher | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -3.00 |
| Doug O'Neill | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | +0.40 |
Dubai World Cup Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Dubai World Cup over the last 10 renewals is Christophe Soumillon who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Thunder Snow (2018 & 2019).
Here are some of the top Dubai World Cup jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Soumillon | 8-2-3 | +6.00 | +3.30 |
| William Buick | 5-1-2 | +10.00 | +5.35 |
| Frankie Dettori | 5-1-2 | +3.50 | +5.00 |
| Yuga Kawada | 4-1-3 | +7.00 | +5.90 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 4-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.10 |
| Victor Espinoza | 3-1-3 | -0.12 | +3.05 |
| Mike E Smith | 3-1-1 | -1.67 | -1.80 |
| Florent Geroux | 2-1-2 | +65.00 | +39.80 |
| Luis Saez | 2-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.10 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -7.00 |
2026 Dubai World Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, (1, 5), 1, 2, 12, 1, 4, 7, 8, 3
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (53%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Place)
- 10 / 10 (54%) - Break of 20 - 56 days (Last Place)
- 10 / 10 (56%) - Not on HY/GS/GD/SLW/STD (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (56%) - Achieved an RPR of 117+ (Last 5)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Had 1 - 3 placings (Season)
- 10 / 10 (68%) - Beaten no more -3½l (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (68%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - Not in a G1-2/LST/Cl3/Cl5 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - No bigger than 19/2 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - Off a break of 20 - 56 days
- 10 / 10 (80%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Dam is not ARG/AUS/BRZ/CAN/CHI/FR/GER/IRE bred
- 10 / 10 (81%) - Had 3 - 11 wins (Career)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (89%) - Not on SFT/GD/GF/FM (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Meydan racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Dubai World Cup. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Dubai World Cup Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +66.83 is when runners had 2 career starts over the trip.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 season places, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-38.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 7 (8,5) [11 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 12 (5,10) [12 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 8 (13,2) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (6,3) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 6 (3,12) [12 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Dubai World Cup is Meydan, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Meydan last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 114 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 3 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Dubai World Cup, that stallion Helmet has produced 2 winners (2019,2018).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Dubai World Cup despite multiple attempts:
- King Kamehameha (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Medaglia dOro (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Hit Show in 2025, winning for Brad H Cox at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Florent Geroux. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2026 Dubai World Cup. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Races Covered at Dubai World Cup Night
Remember to head over to the Meydan predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Dubai World Cup and don't forget we also cover the following races at Dubai World Cup Night.
| Dubai World Cup Night Races | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Al Quoz Sprint | Believing (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | George Boughey William Buick |
| Dubai Gold Cup | Dubai Future (GB) 9yo - 17/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Silvestre De Sousa |
| Dubai Golden Shaheen | Dark Saffron (USA) 3yo - 40/1 | A bin Harmash Connor Beasley |
| Dubai Sheema Classic | Danon Decile (JPN) 4yo - 14/1 | Shogo Yasuda Keita Tosaki |
| Dubai Turf | Soul Rush (JPN) 7yo - 14/1 | Yasutoshi Ikee Cristian Demuro |
| Dubai World Cup | Hit Show (USA) 5yo - 66/1 | Brad H Cox Florent Geroux |
| Godolphin Mile | Raging Torrent (USA) 4yo - 3/1 | Doug O'Neill Frankie Dettori |
| UAE Derby | Admire Daytona (JPN) 3yo - 11/1 | Yukihiro Kato Christophe-Patrice Lemaire |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Dubai World Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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