Burj Nahaar

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Burj Nahaar
Group 3 race
African Story and Candy Boy.jpg
African Story, who won the race twice
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2002
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Purse$350,000 [1]

The Burj Nahaar, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after the Burj Nahar, a fortified tower on Dubai's old city walls.

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The Burj Nahaar was first contested in 2002 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It became a Listed race in 2005 and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. The race was relocated to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before reverting to dirt in 2015.

Records

Record time:

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2002Conflict6 Ted Durcan Nick RobbMarwan Al Maktoum1:36.89
2003Imtiyaz4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.43
2004Cherry Pickings7 Ryan Moore Mazin Al KurdiRashid bin Mohammed1:36.64
2005Jack Sullivan4 Eddie Ahern Gerard ButlerInternational Carnival Partnership1:37.73
2006Marbush5 Johnny Murtagh Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:35.79
2007Boston Lodge7 Eddie Ahern Doug WatsonFawzi Abdulla Nass1:35.86
2008Elusive Warning4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.43
2009Snaafy5 Richard Hills Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.00
2010Cat Junior5 Richard Hills Brian MeehanRoldvale Ltd & Gold Property Investments1:35.95
2011Mendip4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:36.77
2012 African Story 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.93
2013 African Story 6 Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.89
2014Shuruq4 Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.36
2015 Tamarkuz 5 Paul Hanagan Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.38
2016Cool Cowboy5 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonZaur Sekrekov1:36.43
2017Heavy Metal7 Mickael Barzalona Salem bin GhadayerHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:37.19 [2]
2018Kimbear4 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonRashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi1:36.81 [3]
2019Muntazah6 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:34.99 [4]
2020Salute The Soldier5Adrie de VriesFawzi Abdulla NassVictorious1:37.27
2021Midnight Sands5 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonCool Silk Partnership1:37.78

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References

  1. ↑ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 result". Racing Post. 10 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "2019 result". Racing Post. 9 March 2019.
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