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Dubai World Cup

Last Saturday of March· Meydan Racecourse, Dubai

Sport Private jet Helicopter

Why the circuit stops here

The Gulf season’s grand finale: one night of racing under floodlights at Meydan with the world’s richest purse and a grandstand built like a terminal for the people who own the horses.

The money signal

A $30.5M card makes it the planet’s richest race night.

Journal

Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.

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Who's there

Gulf royalty, racing syndicates, Dubai’s resident millionaire class in full plumage.

How they arrive

  • Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
  • Short-hop helicopter transfers beat the road traffic. This stop is built around its helipads.

On the calendar

Also in March: St. Barths Bucket Regatta · TEFAF Maastricht · Academy Awards · Bal de la Rose · Art Basel Hong Kong · Hong Kong Sevens