- What? Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup 2009 (some press reports said 2008 but that was presumably a typo), an annual 160 km horse marathon, happens the day after the Dubai Marathon (for humans, only 40 km)
- Where? Dubai International Endurance City
- Date? Saturday 17 January 2009
- Start time? 0600 (6 am)
- How much? AED 1.5 milllion prize money makes it the richest endurance race in the world. Entry for spectators is free.
- Tickets from where? Free entry, shouldn't need tickets, just turn up at the gate and walk in.
- Organisers? Dubai Equestrian Club (DEC). DEC General Manager is Ali Moosa Al Khamiri
- Main Sponsors? Omega
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Dubai Endurance Cup 2008 - last year's event
Participating riders include FEI world number 1 for 2008 Jack Begaud (France), Laurent Mosti (France) (2008 world ranking 3rd), and top ranked female in 2008 Meg Wade (Australia) (overall world ranking 6th)
The Endurance course is six loops: two at 32km, two at 28km, one each at 21 km and 19 km
As with last year's event, DEC will run 4x4 vehicles to take you on a tour of the course and chase after the jogging horses.