This is the Olympics of horseracing with nine races (eight for thoroughbreds and one for Arabians) carrying total prize money of $30 million (R457 million)!

Race 1 goes off at 1.45pm with the $10-million Dubai World Cup – the richest race on Earth – the last of the nine races at 7pm South African time.

All the Dubai action will be screened live in TAB branches and on Tellytrack and TAB will operate a full range of tote bets on the meeting: Win, Place, All To Come, Swinger, Exacta, Trifecta, Quartet, BiPot, Place Accumulator, Pick 6, Jackpot and Pick 3.

The Pick 6 on Dubai World Cup is a must-be-won pool with special rules. Here are the details:
> Races 4 – 9 Meydan
> Pool must be won
> All 6 winners: 70% of pool
> Any 5 winners: 30% of pool
* If no outright winners, full pool shared by any 5 winners or, if necessary, any 4 winners, any 3 winners etc
> R1 unit, R6 minimum, NO fractional betting
> Couplings, first-timer rules do not apply.