Mahab Al Shimaal

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Mahab Al Shimaal
Group 3 race
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2001
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackStraight
Qualification3-y-o+
Purse$350,000 [1]

The Mahab Al Shimaal, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,200 metres (six furlongs) on dirt in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

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The Mahab Al Shimaal was first contested in 2001 on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It was moved to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface until reverting to dirt in 2015.

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
2001Active Bo Bo6Robert BurkeY T LamWong Chiu Ying1:10.14
2002Conroy4Gary HindAdi SelvaratnamMohammed Al Jamali1:09.92
2003Conroy5 Kerrin McEvoy Adi SelvaratnamMohammed Al Jamali1:11.30
2004Conroy5 Frankie Dettori Adi SelvaratnamMohammed Al Jamali1:11.04
2005Estimraar8Richard MullenMazin Al KurdiRashid bin Mohammed1:10.71
2006Tropical Star6Royston FfrenchAli Rashid Al RayhiMohammed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum1:10.92
2007Terrific Challenge5 Ryan Moore Doug WatsonRashid bin Mohammed1:09.66
2008Diabolical5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:09.59
2009Gayego4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:11.19
2010Desert Party4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:10.82
2011Bankable7 Ryan Moore Herman BrownRamzan Kadyrov1:11.52
2012 Krypton Factor 4 Kieren Fallon Fawzi Abdulla NassFawzi Abdulla Nass1:11.56
2013Reynaldothewizard7Richard MullenSatish SeemarZabeel Racing International1:11.89
2014Rich Tapestry6Olivier DoleuzeMichael ChangSilas Yang, Wong Tak Wai et al1:11.70
2015Shaishee5 Silvestre de Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.13
2016Muarrab7 Paul Hanagan Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:10.20
2017Morawij7 Chris Hayes Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:11.23 [2]
2018Jordan Sport5Adrie de VriesFawzi Abdulla NassFawzi Abdulla Nass1:10.18 [3]
2019Drafted5 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonMisty Hollow Farm1:11.66 [4]
2020Wafy5Tadhg O'SheaSatish SeemarNasir Askar1:11.89
2021Canvassed6 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:10.20
2022Eastern World5Ray DawsonAhmad bin HarmashMohammed Ahmad Ali Al Subousi1:11.14
2023Sound Money5 Mickael Barzalona Bhupat SeemarRRR Racing1:11.05
2024Leading Spirit8Patrick CosgraveBhupat SeemarTouch Gold Racing1:11.59

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References

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  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 3 March 2018.
  4. "2019 result". Racing Post. 9 March 2019.