Ladies were out in force today in an array of outrageous hats and bright dresses at Dubai World Cup at Meydan . It is the world 's richest horse race with a total prize money of £20million including a cool £6.7million for the winner . But the stakes were just as high for those going head-to-head in the fashion competition as those racing for glory . The event was held on the first day of the tournament which will run until Sunday, but it had been moved to Saturday because of heavy rain.
Ladies were out in force today in an array of outrageous hats and bright dresses at Dubai World Cup at Meydan . It is the world 's richest horse race with a total prize money of £20million including a cool £6.7million for the winner . But the stakes were just as high for those going head-to-head in the fashion competition as those racing for glory . Race produced an unexpected winner with Prince Bishop an eight-year-old trained by Saeed bin Suroor .