Dubai Golden Shaheen

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Dubai Golden Shaheen
ClassGroup 1
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated1996
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor Gulf News
Website
Race information
Distance1200 Metres (about 6 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
Qualification Northern & Southern Hemisphere
3-year-olds & up
WeightNH 3yo: 55kg. - SH 3yo: 58.5kg -
NH & SH 4yo+: 60kg
PurseUS$2,000,000
Bonusessee Global Sprint Challenge

The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late March.

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It was first run in December 1993 as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint, and its place in the calendar was moved in 1996 to be included in the Dubai World Cup Night held annually in March. The race took its present name in 2000 and it attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. From 2012, Dubai Golden Shaheen joined Global Sprint Challenge and represents the third leg of the ten-race series.

The Dubai Golden Shaheen currently offers a purse of US$2 million.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Casualties and incidents

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1996 Kassbaan 6 John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.04
1997 Atraf 4 Jerry Bailey Kiaran McLaughlin Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:11.24
1998 Mudallel 5 Willie Supple Dhruba Selvaratnam Ziad Galadari1:10.61
1999 Ramp and Rave 5 Gary Stevens Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:09.97
2000 Big Jag 7 Alex Solis Tim Pinfield Julius Zolezzi1:08.10
2001 Caller One 4 Corey Nakatani James Chapman C. Chapman, T. McArthur1:08.38
2002Caller One5Gary StevensJames ChapmanC. Chapman, T. McArthur1:09.91
2003 State City 4 Michael Hills Paddy Rudkin S M R M1:09.95
2004 Our New Recruit 5Alex Solis John W. Sadler CRK Stable1:10.30
2005 Saratoga County 4 Javier Castellano George Weaver Evelyn Pollard1:11.21
2006 Proud Tower Too 4 David Cohen Sal Gonzalez Tricar Stables1:09.86
2007 Kelly's Landing 6 Frankie Dettori Eddie Kenneally Summerplace Farm1:10.34
2008 Benny the Bull 5 Edgar Prado Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. IEAH Stables et al.1:08.70
2009 Big City Man 4 Jose Verenzuela Jerry Barton Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer 1:08:93
2010 Kinsale King 5 Garrett K. Gomez Carl O'Callaghan Super Horse Inc. 1:10.85
2011 Rocket Man 6 Felix Coetzee Patrick Shaw Alfredo L. A. Crabbia1:11.28
2012 Krypton Factor 4 Kieren Fallon Fawzi Abdulla Nass Fawzi Abdulla Nass1:10.79
2013Reynaldothewizard7 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Zabeel Racing1:12.46
2014 Sterling City 5 João Moreira John Moore Ling Chiu Shing and Gary Ling Kay Wai1:10.88
2015 Secret Circle 6 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman1:10.64
2016Muarrab7 Paul Hanagan Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum1:10.59
2017Mind Your Biscuits4 Joel Rosario Chad Summers J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al1:10.91
2018Mind Your Biscuits5Joel RosarioChad SummersJ Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al1:10.17
2019X Y Jet7 Emisael Jaramillo Jorge Navarro Rockingham Ranch & Gelfenstein Farm1:10.75
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021Zenden5Antonio FresuCarlos DavidLLP Performance Horse1:09.01
2022 Switzerland 8 Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat SeemarRRR Racing1:11.13
2023Sibelius5 Ryan Moore Jeremiah O'DwyerJun Park & Delia Nash1:10.69
2024Tuz7Tadhg O'SheaBhupat SeemarDakki Stable1:10.19
2025Dark Saffron3Connor BeasleyAhmad bin HarmashSultan Ali1:11.40

See also

References

  1. "Monterosso wins for gleeful Sheik | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. "A Tragic End To a Dubai World Cup Day Triumph". Horse Network. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2024-05-27.