Jebel Ali Mile

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Jebel Ali Mile
Group 3 race
Location Jebel Ali Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2010
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Purse$575,000 [1]

The Jebel Ali Mile, is a horse race for horses aged four and over, run at a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in January at Jebel Ali Racecourse in Dubai.

Contents

The Jebel Ali Mile was first contested in 2010 as a Listed race before being elevated to Group 3 class in 2013.

Records

Record time:

Most successful horse:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2010Jet Express7Royston FfrenchAli Rashid Al RayhiAhmed Al Falasi1:37.84
2011Snaafy7 Richard Hills Mussabeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:38.01
2012Treble Jig5Wayne SmithMussabeh Al MheiriFathi Esaed Mohammed Egziama1:39.09
2013Treble Jig6Wayne SmithMussabeh Al MheiriFathi Esaed Mohammed Egziama1:36.25
2014Forjatt6 James Doyle Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:37.00
2015Silver Galaxy4 Silvestre de Sousa Mussabeh Al MheiriFathi Esaed Mohammed Egziama1:36.67
2016Sefri6 Paul Hanagan Erwan Charpy Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:38.06
2017Forjatt9 Chris Hayes Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:36.21 [2]
2018Shamaal Nibras9 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonEERC1:37.97 [3]
2019Secret Ambition6Richard MullenSatish SeemarNasir Askar1:36.88 [4]
2021Blown By Wind5Xavier ZianiSalem bin Ghadayer Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:37.97 [5]
2022Algiers5James DoyleSimon & Ed CrisfordRabbah Racing1:37:10
2023Fanaar7Dane O'NeillDoug WatsonShadwell1:37:36

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References

  1. "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 20 January 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 26 January 2018.
  4. "2019 result". Racing Post. 25 January 2019.
  5. "2021 result". Racing Post. 22 January 2021.