Meydan Racecourse, Dubai

Meydan Racecourse is able to accommodate over 60,000 spectators in a 1-mile-long grandstand. When not used for races, it will serve as a business and conference integrated facility. The development also includes a 9-hole golf course. The 7.5 million square meter Meydan Racecourse includes Meydan Marina, The Meydan the world's first 5-star trackside hotel with 285 rooms, 2 racetracks and the Grandstand, which comprises a hotel, restaurants, a racing museum and 72 corporate suites for entertaining throughout the year.

Meydan Free Zone also operates from the premises of the hotel. The Grandstand of the racecourse has a 2,400-metre left-handed turf racetrack and a left-handed 8.75-furlong (1,750 metres) Tapeta synthetic dirt course. It operates from November through March and features the Winter Racing Challenge, Dubai International Racing Carnival and the Dubai World Cup Night. The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest race day with over US$26.25 million in prize money. The Racecourse district occupies 67 million square feet (620 ha), the overall Meydan City development however is 200 million square feet (1,900 ha). It is divided into four sub-districts: Meydan Racecourse, Meydan Metropolis, Meydan Horizons, and Meydan Godolphin Parks.