Dubai, UAE, December 29, 2011– Saturday’s racemeeting at Meydan is sponsored by Al Basti Equiworld and will kick off at 4.30pm. The meeting will be the final racing of 2011 with admission gates to open at 3pm for the six-race programme.

Racing will continue at Meydan on January 5 – 6, 2012 as the Dubai World Cup Carnival will begin with 16 racemeetings including the Dubai World Cup on March 31, 2012.

Meydan Chairman of the Board and CEO Saeed H Al Tayer said: “We are pleased to offer an exciting evening of racing to end the year, 2011. We wish to thank the generous support of our racing through the sponsorship of Al Basti Equiworld. They are a significant part of the success of racing at Meydan. Their feeds and products assist the horsemen’s care for the horses and their sponsorship promotes racing to our spectators in the UAE and international visitors. “

Arun Menon, General Manager of Al Basti Equiworld added: “We at Al Basti Equiworld are proud & honored to be part of Meydan Racecourse by yet again sponsoring the fifth meeting of the Racing at Meydan on 31st December, 2011. We continue to sponsor the Best Turned Out for the entire season, and Al Basti Equiworld Raffle for the Meydan race goers, to encourage and support Racing in Dubai. For over 15 years Al Basti Equiworld has been distributing quality feeds, supplements and other equine requisites in the whole Middle East region.

“We continue to support various equestrian events as sponsors, presenter for racing, polo and show jumping to mention a few. We assure our continuous support to Meydan and Equine industry & wish all the very best for all the future endeavors”.