Saeed bin Suroor, with 21 winners this Dubai International Racing Carnival, has an unassailable lead in the DIRC Trainers' Reward Program, having accumulated 615 points, 312 ahead of his closest rival Mike De Kock, who has saddled 13 firsts.
There is prize-money totaling US$200,000 on offer to the top six trainers at the 2008 Dubai International Racing Carnival (DIRC).
For the second year running, the DIRC Rewards' Program offers trainers the chance to earn points during the first 10 race-nights of the DIRC from January 17 to March 6.
Bin Suroor will collect $120,000 as the trainer with the most points, and prize-money goes down to the sixth highest earner, who collects $4,000.
Prize-money pool:
1st place $120,000
2nd place $40,000
3rd place $20,000
4th place $10,000
5th place $6,000
6th place $4,000
Points System:
1st place 17 points
2nd place 8 points
3rd place 5 points
4th place 3 points
5th place 2 points
6th place 1 point
In addition, special commemorative trophies will be presented to the owner, trainer and jockey, who register most wins during the first 10 nights of the Dubai International Racing Carnival. These awards will be presented on Dubai World Cup night on March 29.
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