The Dubai Turf, known as Dubai Duty Free 1996 to 2014. is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.
[1] It was first run in 1996 on dirt, with a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs).
The name of the race is taken from its sponsors, Dubai Duty Free.
The race currently offers a purse of US$5 million, which places it and the Dubai Sheema Classic among the richest races on turf in the world.
[2][3] From 2015, DP World Signs sponsorship with Meydan Group, the race name renamed to Dubai Turf.