The Higher Organizing Committee, directed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and President of the Presidential Court, has revealed the agenda for the 32nd edition of the UAE President’s Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses in 2025.
This year’s edition boasts the largest and most valuable prize pool in the history of Arabian horse racing, totaling over Dhs15 million.
UAE President’s Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses
The 32nd edition of the UAE President’s Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses kicks off in Tunisia on April 20, with a prize of 500,000 Tunisian Dinars. The series continues in Morocco on April 26, offering a prize of 250,000 Euros, followed by France on May 11, where the prize will be 350,000 Euros. The United States will host the race on May 17, with a prize of $200,000.
On May 18, the series moves to Italy, where the prize will be 300,000 Euros. Sweden follows on June 6, with a prize of 100,000 Euros, and Germany will host the race on July 6, offering 250,000 Euros. The Netherlands will have its race on August 3, with a prize of 100,000 Euros, and Spain will follow on August 15, with a prize of 200,000 Euros.
Russia will hold a race on August 30, offering a prize of $100,000, and Belgium will follow on September 2 with 200,000 Euros. Turkey will host the race on September 7, with a prize of 250,000 Dollars. The series then moves to England on September 13, where the prize will be 400,000 GBP.
Poland’s race is scheduled for September 28, with a prize of 200,000 Euros. Egypt will follow on October 25, offering a prize of Dhs 500,000, and Libya will host the race on October 26, with a prize of Dhs 1 million. Finally, Saudi Arabia will close the series on November 21, with a prize of 1.5 million SAR.
All praise for the leadership
Matar Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee, expressed gratitude for the wise leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, appreciating his generous support and continuous care that lead the UAE President’s Cup to become the most prestigious in the history of Arabian horse racing.
He said, “We express our gratitude to the wise leadership on the announcement of the 2025 agenda for the UAE President’s Cup, appreciating their boundless support for this esteemed event in its 32nd edition, which spans 17 countries. This progress each year is a direct result of the generous care from the leadership and their significant interest in advancing the race series to the highest global standards, serving the UAE’s mission to support the broadest community of Arabian horse owners and breeders worldwide.”
Faisal Al Rahmani, Secretary-General of the UAE President’s Cup Series, remarked, “I am pleased on this occasion to extend the highest expressions of gratitude and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and President of the Presidential Court, for his substantial endowment and pioneering role leading our series to the highest international ranks, and for his significant interest in encouraging owners and breeders to elevate the status of Arabian horses.”
Adding, “The 32nd edition will be the grandest and most valuable in the history of global Arabian horse racing, confirming that His Highness’s generous support has achieved an advanced status for the UAE President’s Cup, making it a gateway for champions and one of the major global races.”
Al Rahmani continued, “We value His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed’s generous gesture towards the UAE President’s Cup with its new prizes, representing a historic turn and a qualitative leap in the history of Arabian horse racing, elevating it to broad and grand horizons, making it the strongest and most valuable race series in the world since its inception.”
He concluded, “We take pride and boast to the world about our race series, which holds a dear name to all of us and now stands at the forefront of the major global races by the value of its prizes since the beginning of the era of Arabian horse racing, representing an important gain and a motivating source for owners and Arabian horse stables worldwide to participate with the elite champion horses alongside the support provided for developing horse stables around the world.
The UAE President’s Cup contributes to offering exceptional opportunities for breeders, trainers, and jockeys to enhance their presence in the new era of the Arabian horse system in its prestigious and advanced form.” Al Rahmani extended congratulations to the Arabian horse community, associations, tracks, and elite stables of horse owners around the world on the launch of the new edition, thanking them all for their cooperation each year, and wishing for a successful and distinctive racing season.
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