Dubai's World Cup costs less to stage than Trengganu Monsoon Cup!

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Unlike previous years, I did not receive a pair of VIP tickets to Dubai World Cup this year. It could be the person that used to invite me had returned to UK and his successor does not know me. Well, I may have missed those glamorous hats as I am not into horse racing.

Gulf News reports that the entire racing world will be watching today as the best horses on the planet face off in a battle to claim the honour of winning the sport's richest race.

Reputations are made and broken on the turf of Nad Al Sheba, venue for the world's richest race meeting. The moral fibre of the world's best thoroughbreds is put to the test in March every year. This is the site for them to meet and push each other's engines to the limit. The perfectionists refer to it as horsepower.

This is the setting in which unsung novices try to achieve instant notoriety. This is the turf where legends bid to endorse their reputations further. This is the racecourse where owners and trainers gather aiming to get their hands on a share of the huge purse, which at $6 million (Dh22.5 million) is the highest on offer.
Saturday 29 March, as every March, is the day which has been equated by some to an equine world summit. And all roads lead to the vibrant, pulsating, progressive city of Dubai that will host the rest of the world with a seven-card race menu. Each contest promises the best and is closely intertwined with the spirit of Dubai, which believes in taking ownership of nothing but that, which is unparalleled.

It is no small wonder, and in keeping with the quality race field, that the bookies are forecasting a new track record in the feature race today.

Blink and you will miss it.

Equally, the World Cup is not just a race meet. It is an extension of the dreams and aspirations of the emirate and its inhabitants. The realisation of one such vision will be the birth of the world's first racing city, Meydan, in 2009. Dubai showcases the best that is on offer. The speed of its growth is equivalent to that of the 13 magnificent animals who will try to be on top of the world today.

What Monsoon Cup?

Well, did I mention about comparing Dubai World Cup to Pak Lah's Terengganu Monsoon Cup? Idris Jusoh or Patrick Badawi or Khairy, or whoever related to Pak Lah had claimed arrogantly the annual yatch race was watched by billions of people around the world. It costs wang ehsan about RM300 million to run.

How come there was not even a single news on Monsoon Cup here?

I can guesstimate that even billed as world's richest race, Dubai's World Cup costs less to stage than Trengganu Monsoon Cup!



orangkita -

korang paham tak??? kalau paham.....lu pikir la sendiri....
dubai world cup ni lumba kuda je...tapi world class punye beb...kos penganjuran untuk acara yang berprestij ni, lagi murah dari monsoon cup yang dianjurkan oleh kerajaan Derih bersama Pak Lah tiap2 hujung tahun tu. Siap dia kata kat Dubai nun takde pun cerita pasal monsoon cup. Hehehe...kira syok sendiri la ni....janji masyuk!!!!rakyat jugak yang menganga tengok kapal layar tengah panas....apa dapat???habuk pun tarak.....memang betul la suruhanjaya yang mengkaji integriti monsoon cup ni cakap, penganjuran ni memang membazir. Tak bermanfaat untuk rakyat. Tapi, masa tu kerajaan pimpinan Derih Jusoh ni menafikan semua tu. Kononnya memberi keuntungan kepada kerajaan dan rakyat. Hujah yang diberikan cukup dangkal.
orangkita berharap, MB baru Mat Said ni tolongla....tolong perbetulkan semula apa yang dikatakan derih ni "memahat sejarah, mencipta tamadun" ni. Memang betul pun Derih Jusoh ni dah memahat sejarah di Terengganu. Semoga MB baru ni tidak membiarkan rakyat Terengganu terus menganga melihat kapal layar, belalah mereka. Berikan kesejahteraan kepada rakyat Terengganu dengan kos RM 300 juta untuk penganjuran piala yang sia-sia ini. Cukupla untuk memahat sejarah yang memberi luka kepada orang Terengganu. Gunakanlah peluang Dato' jadi MB untuk membela nasib rakyat Terengganu. Ingat!!!Tiada halangan, hanyalah peluang........
Tapi, sempat ke Dato' Ahmad???Insyaallah...sempat....Wallahualam.....