Group Three race | |
Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Inaugurated | 2000 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3yo |
Purse | $250,000[1] |
The UAE 2000 Guineas, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is restricted to three-year-olds.
It was first contested in 2000 on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It was transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]
The UAE 2000 Guineas began as an ungraded race before being promoted to Group 3 level in 2002.
Records
Record time:
- 1:34.80 - Bachir 2000, Honour Devil 2008
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Frankie Dettori 2001, 2002, 2009
- 3 - Mickael Barzalona 2011, 2012, 2014
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Saeed bin Suroor 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019
Most wins by an owner:
- 8 - Godolphin Racing 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Bachir | Sylvain Guillot | Saeed bin Suroor | [[Godolphin (racing}|Godolphin]] | 1:34.80 |
2001 | Street Cry | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:35:14 |
2002 | Essence of Dubai | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.60 |
2003 | Victory Moon | Wayne Smith | Mike de Kock | Madcap Syndicate | 1:37.40 |
2004 | Little Jim | Ted Durcan | Satish Seemar | Rashid Bin Mohammed | 1:37.63 |
2005 | Stagelight | Eddie Ahern | Jeremy Noseda | Fieldspring Racing | 1:40:42 |
2006 | Gold For Sale | Mick Kinane | Ian Jory | Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | 1:37.56 |
2007 | Asiatic Boy | Johnny Murtagh | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:36.25 |
2008 | Honour Devil | Johnny Murtagh | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:34.80 |
2009 | Desert Party | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.63 |
2010 | Musir | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:37.46 |
2011 | Splash Point | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:37.73 |
2012 | Kinglet | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 1:37.72 |
2013 | Soft Falling Rain | Paul Hanagan | Mike de Kock | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:36.70 |
2014 | Long John | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:36.23 |
2015 | Maftool | Paul Hanagan | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.69 |
2016 | Market Rally | Chris Hayes | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:38.08 |
2017 | Thunder Snow | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:38.48 |
2018 | Gold Town | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:37.77 |
2019 | Estihdaaf | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:39.87 |
2020 | Fore Left | William Buick | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing | 1:38.43 |
2021 | Mouheeb | Ryan Curatolo | Nicholas Bachalard | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:36.46 |
2022 | Azure Coast | Antonio Fresu | Pavel Vashchenko | Vladimir Kazakov | 1:39.21 |
2023 | Tall Boy | William Buick | Doug O'Neill | Calumet Farm | 1:37.32 |
See also
References
- ↑ UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
- ↑ Peter Scargill (14 May 2014). "Dirt to replace Tapeta at Meydan for next season". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
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