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Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,(AP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith, who rode Arrogate, celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Horse Racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith rides Arrogate to the finish line to win the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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celebrates with the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as he holds the golden whip after winning the U.S. $ 10,000,000 Dubai World Cup horse racing at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. (AP)
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Organisers attend to horse Stormaral, ridden by jockey Adrie de Vries, after falling during the Godolphin Mile horse race at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse Dubai.(AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event Dubai. (AFP)
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Jockey Francois-Xavier Bertras (C) rides Thunder Snow to win the al-Quoz Sprint at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse on Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Riders compete in the final race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai -Mike Smith rodes Arrogate to the finish line to win the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai Mike Smith rides Arrogate to the finish line to win the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Jockey Christophe Soumillon rides Vazirabad (Front-Left) to win the Dubai Gold Cup at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith riding Arrogate celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event . (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai -Mike Smith, who rode Arrogate, celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse , Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith rides Arrogate to the finish line to win the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Jockey Mike Smith rides Arrogate to win the Dubai World Cup race in the Meydan Racecourse , Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Joao Moreira rides Vivlos to the finish line to win the seventh race. (REUTERS)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith who rodes Arrogate celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Jockey Christophe Soumillon (R-2) rides Thunder Snow to win the UAE derby at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. (AFP )
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith riding Arrogate celebrates after winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Horse Racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Francois-Xavier Bertras rides The Right Man to the finish line to win the fifth race. (REUTERS)
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Mike Smith with horse Arrogate celebrates after winning the U.S. $ 10,000,000 Dubai World Cup horse racing at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, . (AP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai -Francois-Xavier Bertras rides The Right Man to the finish line to win the fifth race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith who rodes Arrogate celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Horse Racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith riding Arrogate celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - William Buick rides Jack Hobbs to the finish line to win the eighth race. (REUTERS)
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TOPSHOT - Stormaral, ridden by jockey Adrie de Vries, falls during the Godolphin Mile horse race at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event in Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event ,Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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Horse Racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai- Harry Bentley rides Reda to the finish line to win the second race. (REUTERS)
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rides Arrogate to win the Dubai World Cup race in the Meydan Racecourse , Dubai. (AFP)
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celebrates with Jockey William Buick after they won the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse (AFP)
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rider of Thunder Snow carries the trophy after winning the al-Quoz Sprint at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse , Dubai.(AFP)
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celebrates with Jockey William Buick after they won the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic at the Dubai World Cup in the Meydan Racecourse (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event, Dubai. (AFP)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith, who rode Arrogate, celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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Meydan Racecourse, Dubai - Mike Smith riding Arrogate celebrates winning the ninth and final race. (REUTERS)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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A guest wearing a hat arrives at the Meydan Racecourse to attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event in Dubai. (AFP)
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Two guests sit under an umbrella at the Meydan Racecourse as they attend the Dubai World Cup day horse racing event , Dubai. (AFP)
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UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum arrives to visit the Meydan Racecourse Dubai. (AFP )
Updated 26 March 2017
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