The opening meeting will also feature three Australian runners now all trained by Saaed Bin Suroor in Desuetude, Aichi & Imvula.

The carnival runs for the next two months culminating with the Dubai World Cup Night on March 27th. The meeting is also run on the newly built & unraced Meydan Racecourse for the first time.

Leading online bookmaker IASBET will be offering live odds on all races.

The 2010 Dubai International TVN Coverage Dates & estimated On -Air Times:

Thursday, 28th January 2010 - (Friday 29th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Thursday, 4th February 2010 - (Friday 5th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Friday, 5th February 2010 - (Saturday 6th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Thursday, 11th February 2010 - (Friday 12th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Thursday, 18th February 2010 - (Friday 19th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Friday, 19th February 2010 - (Saturday 20th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Thursday, 25th February 2010 - (Friday 26th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Thursday, 4th March 2010 - (Friday 5th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Friday, 5th March 2010 - (Saturday 6th 2.00am to 6.00am)
Saturday, 27th March 2010 - World Cup - to be advised