4. Dubai World Cup (Horse Racing): $10 million
Next up on our top 10 cash prize list is won not by a person, but by a horse. The Dubai World Cup horse racing event’s cash prize goes to the winning horse. Of course the owner takes the money. Otherwise, the horse will just eat them.
Dubai World Cup is an annual series of eight thoroughbred horse races and one purebred Arabian race held at Meydan Racecourse. The event was inaugurated in 1996. But only since 2010, it settles the highest cash prize in horse racing event.
The winner of Dubai World Cup takes $10 million cash prize. This makes it the world’s richest horse race. Imagine that a horse takes bigger cash prize than world class tennis players and football teams.
This year’s winner is California Chrome, a 5 years old horse owned, foaled, and trained by USA. The jockey was Victor Espinoza. The trainer is Art Sherman. And the $10 million richer owner is California Chrome LLC.
