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Dubai Camel Racing Festival 2013
Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, and organised by the Dubai Camel Racing Club, the 12-day festival will see thousands of highly-trained camels from all over the Middle East of different ages and breeds compete in rounds to win their owners’ jaw-dropping cash prizes and other highly-priced prizes.Dubai Camel Racing Festival is a traditional festival that all Emiratis as well as expatriates should come watch and experience. Dubai Camel Racing Club is the first club in the Dubai region concerned with camel racing at the local, regional, Arab and international level. Its mission is to preserve the folk heritage of camel racing and establish it as a popular sport. It aims at making the camel races a global event, with Dubai being the center for their organization.
The race, set to take place at Al Marmoum Camel Racetrack, Dubai Al Ain Road, will be open to the public daily 17th-28th February from 7am to 10am and from 2pm to 5pm.
