Godolphin Mile

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Godolphin Mile
Group 2 race
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated1994
Race type ThoroughbredFlat racing
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Race information
Distance1,600 metres (8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Qualification Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds &
Northern Hemisphere 4-year-olds
WeightSH 3yo: 55 kg – NH 4yo: 57 kg. Allowance fillies & mares 2kg
PurseUS$1,000,000

The Godolphin Mile is a Group 2 flat Thoroughbred horse race in the United Arab Emirates for Southern Hemisphere three-year-old horses and Northern Hemisphere four-year-olds. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

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Inaugurated in 1994 as the Nad Al Sheba Mile, and originally run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It was renamed in 2000 to its current name, and was moved to Meydan Racecourse in 2010. The race takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March and currently offers a purse of US$1 million.

Records

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Most wins:

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Most wins by an owner:

Winners of the Godolphin Mile

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1994 Lost Soldier 4Anthony McGlone Kiaran McLaughlin Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:40:90
1995Lost Soldier5Gary HindKiaran McLaughlinMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:41:4
1996Tereshkova4 Olivier Peslier Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:38:53
1997Kassbaan7 Jerry Bailey Saeed bin Suroor Sheikh Mohammed 1:36:48
1998Allied Forces5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 1:39:10
1999 Lend A Hand 4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin Suroor Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:34:91
2000Conflict4 Ted Durcan Nick Robb Marwan Al Maktoum1:36:40
2001Festival of Light4 David Flores Saeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:35:42
2002Grey Memo5 Gary Stevens Warren Stute R. Manzani et al.1:36:69
2003 Firebreak 4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:36:20
2004Firebreak5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:35:82
2005Grand Emporium5 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:37:78
2006Utopia6 Yutaka Take Kojiro Hashiguchi Makoto Kaneko 1:35:88
2007Spring at Last4 Garrett Gomez Douglas F. O'Neill Reddam & WinStar 1:36:16
2008Diamond Stripes5 Edgar Prado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Four Roses Thoroughbreds1:36:96
2009Two Step Salsa4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:36.82
2010Calming Influence5 Ahmad Ajtebi Mahmoud Al Zarooni Godolphin Racing1:36.57
2011Skysurfers5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:37.65
2012 African Story 5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing1:37.52
2013 Soft Falling Rain 4 Paul Hanagan Mike de Kock Hamdan Al Maktoum1:39.97
2014 Variety Club 6Anton MarcusJoey RamsdenI & M Jooste1:37.28
2015 Tamarkuz 5Paul HanaganMusabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:36.81
2016One Man Band5Sam HitchcottDoug WatsonSaeed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:35.21
2017Second Summer5 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonRashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi1:35.82
2018Heavy Metal8 Ryan Moore Salem bin Ghadayer Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:36.22
2019Coal Front5 José Ortiz Todd Pletcher Robert V. LaPenta & Head Of Plains Partners1:36.51
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021Secret Ambition8 Tadhg O'Shea Satish SeemarNasir Askar1:35.36
2022Bathrat Leon4 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Hiroo Race Co Ltd1:36.03
2023Isolate5 Tyler Gaffalione Doug WatsonRRR Racing1:35.71
2024Two Rivers Over4Edwin Maldonado Douglas F. O'Neill Todd Cady & Ty Leatherman1:37.49

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