First, the trainer reduces the camel's diet a week before the race. The camel's race diet consists of oats, bran, dates, honey and cow's milk. Second, they warm up the camel one day before the race by bringing them to the track to remove the nervousness from the camels and to make them familiar with the track. The last step is bringing them to the race track and waiting for their turn because the race is divided by age and gender. Camel racing usually is held in the early morning or late afternoon on Fridays and on national holidays between October and March each year.
Camel racing gets a lot of people's attention, the locals and the tourists.
For example, their instruction would include holding the camel back in the beginning of the race, giving the camel free reign in the middle of race and whipping it at the right time near the end of race. There are certain famous names in the camel-racing world in the UAE, those who are professional in this field and who have a lot of experience in training and taking care of the camels. Moreover, there are some camels which are famous, which always win the races, and which make the camel owners think before they participate in the same race, like the camel called Mahna ,which finished the eight kilometer race in Dubai in 13 minutes 56.8 seconds. The first ten winners in the race get a lot of valuable prizes. The government and the local companies give these prizes.