1996 year: tournament budget was US $ 4 million1997 year: The Nad Al Shiba Hippodrome was flooded by heavy rain, and the cup had to be moved 5 days later. During this time, the UAE Air Force managed to drain the race track
1999 year: trainer Saeed Al Surur, rider Richard Hills and stallion Almutawakel brought the first UAE world cup (a total of 8 cups in the trainer's asset)
year 2000 : the stallion Dubai Millenium, which its owner Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum called "the best horse that I had to own," opened a series of victories for the royal stables "Godolfin"
2002-2003: For two years in a row, cups were taken by the horses of the Godolfin stables - Street Cry and Moon Ballad grown in Ireland
2004 year : Carnival of the World Cup races started (held annually in winter at the Maidan Racecourse)
2008 year: announced plans for the construction of Maidan, the largest hippodrome in the world
year 2009 : the last race at the Nad al-Shiba race track
2010 year: For the first time, the Dubai World Cup was held on a synthetic-coated track, and the tournament prize pool grew to US $ 10 million. In addition, the horse belonging to the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov was among the prize winners
2011 : the cup for the first time went to a team from Japan
year 2012 : the legendary victory of the stallion Monterosso, owned by the stables of “Godolfin”, the first for the trainer Mahmoud Al Zaruni and the rider Michael Barzalona
year 2014 : seven-year-old African Story gelding brought victory to its owner, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, setting a new world speed record - 2.01.61 seconds at a distance of 2000 meters.
