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Dubai: Emirates airline and Breeders' Cup Limited announced on Monday a sponsorship agreement by which the Dubai-based international airline will become title sponsor of the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships, which consists of 14 races and $25.5 million in prize money, will be held on Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25 at Santa Anita Park in California and will be televised live to a worldwide audience.
Over the years, the event has established a reputation as one of the world's premier international races and has been won by horses representing England, Ireland, France, Germany, Canada and the United States.
Twelve winners of the event were later named North American champions.
In 2003, the last time the Breeders' Cup was held at Santa Anita, the event produced the first-ever dead heat in its history when Ireland's High Chaparral and the American Johar hit the wire together.
Emirates became the first event sponsor to acquire name-in-title rights to two Breeders' Cup races in 2005, when it signed on as sponsors of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
The company will also continue as title sponsor of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and as the official commercial airline of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group said: "Emirates is pleased to announce our continued commitment to the sport of horse racing in America and around the world.
"The Breeders' Cup Turf is one of the world's most prestigious races and we are very excited to be associated with this race," he added.
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