| RICHEST | Its purse of $12 million makes the Dubai World Cup the world's ___ horse racing event |
| SUDIRMAN | The ... Cup, the World Mixed Team Championships in badminton which takes place every two years. (8) |
| PARISSE | Sergio ....... , Italy captain in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; the country's most-capped player (7) |
| TURF | The ___ , (horse racing) (4) |
| KEMPT | Maintained holding millions makes it neat (5) |
| KARMALEGISLATION | Law requiring positive energy from citizens? (Lobbying expenses: $12 million!) |
| NDA | Zach Bryan offered Brianna LaPaglia $12 million to sign one |
| SNOW | Second half of the name of the first horse to win the Dubai World Cup twice, in 2018 and 2019 |
| CUP | One of these is awarded to the winner of the Dubai World Cup |
| FLAT | The Dubai World Cup is an example of racing "on the ___" |
| SINGSPIEL | The first UAE-owned horse to win the Dubai World Cup |
| JAPAN | In 2011 Victoire Pisa, owned by Yoshimi Ichikawa, became the first horse bred in this country to win the Dubai World Cup |
| ANNUAL | Frequency of the Dubai World Cup |
| CIGAR | First horse to win the Dubai World Cup, in 1996 |
| METRES | The Dubai World Cup will be run over 2000 of these |
| JANET | Famous Jackson who performed after the Dubai World Cup in 2016 |
| DIRT | Surface on which the Dubai World Cup is run |
| LEFT | The Dubai World Cup is run on a ___-handed track |
| MARCH | Month in which the Dubai World Cup is held |
| SOLHEIM | The Cup, the women's equiv- alent of the Ryder Cup, concludes today in Virginia, USA (7) |
