Dubai World Cup, Three Additional Races at Meydan Join Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

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Four Group 1 races on the Dubai World Cup card this coming April will all offer 'Win and You're In' benefits for the 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, the organization announced Sunday afternoon.

The marquee G1 Dubai World Cup, G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, G1 Dubai Sheema Classic, and the G1 Dubai Turf join the list of top international races which provide complimentary entries into the World Championships. The World Cup serves as an automatic qualifier for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic; the Golden Shaheen for the GI Cygames Breeders' Cup Spring; the Sheema Classic for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf; and the Dubai Turf for the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile.

“Breeders' Cup Limited is very pleased to expand our international Breeders' Cup Challenge Series with the addition of the Dubai World Cup, the Dubai Golden Shaheen, the Dubai Sheema Classic, and the Dubai Turf,” said Drew Fleming, president and CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited.

“This partnership with our friends at the Dubai Racing Club speaks to continued progress made toward the global unification of our great sport and rewards international contenders for competing at the highest level. We appreciate the spirit of collaboration and the shared pursuit of excellence that brought this opportunity about and look forward to welcoming four Breeders' Cup Challenge winners from Meydan to Del Mar.”

Now in its 19th year, the 'Win and You're In' program gives horses from around the globe the opportunity to qualify for the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Included in the benefits of the arrangement between the Breeders' Cup and the Dubai Racing Club, the winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic will receive an automatic starting position and free entry into the 2026 Dubai World Cup. Similarly, The '25 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner will gain entry into the into the 2026 Dubai Golden Shaheen; the Turf winner to the 2026 Sheema Classic; and the Mile winner into the Dubai Turf.

“The Breeders' Cup is one of the biggest and most important international meetings on the calendar,” commented Sheikh Rashed Bin Dalmook Bin Juma Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Racing Club. “We are delighted to enter into this partnership, allowing four winners from the Breeders' Cup an automatic place at the Dubai World Cup meeting.”

As part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for the winners of the Dubai quartet to start in their respective divisions at the World Championships. Breeders' Cup will also provide a travel allowance for all starters based outside of North America to compete. The Challenge winner must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the pre-entry deadline of Oct. 20, 2025, to receive the rewards.

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