Flat Racing

The official start of flat races in the country was in 1983 at the track of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club. The racetrack has witnessed several stages of development to keep pace with the global development in the horse racing tracks

The club allocates a group of special stables for racehorse breeders and provides them with all needed services. The racing section also includes the racing Grand Stand and attached to it are 100 stables to host the visiting horses participating in the races organized by the club.

The naming of Sharjah Longines Racecourse 

As part of the strategic partnership between the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club and Longines, the distinctive brand that has long been providing support and care for equestrian sports in the United Arab Emirates and around the world, a new sponsorship agreement was signed to name the new Sharjah Racecourse - Sharjah Longines Racecourse. 

The management of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club has adopted the name of the races in honour of those who have had a great impact on the development of equestrian sports in the country:

• His Highness Ruler of Sharjah Cup Race

• His Highness Crown Prince of Sharjah Cup Race

• His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Cup Race - may God Almighty have mercy on him 

• His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Cup Race

• His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Cup Race

• His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan's Cup Race

• Gulf Cooperation Council Cup Race