Zabeel Mile

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Zabeel Mile
Group Two race
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2007
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Purse$250,000 [1]

The Zabeel Mile, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late February or early March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after a locality in Western Dubai. Not related with New Zealand stallion Zabeel.

Contents

It was first contested in 2007 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.

The Zabeel Mile began as a Listed race. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.

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
2007Kapil4 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Fullard, Drew, Watson-Smith & Gabler1:37.70
2008 (div. 1)Wise Dennis6 Ted Durcan Alan JarvisAllen B Pope, Andrew J King1:39:27
2008 (div. 2)Third Set5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:39:63
2009Archipenko5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & A H Parker1:39.89
2010Imbongi5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & B Clements1:38.64
2011Rileyskeepingfaith5Ahmed Ajtebi Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:37.89
2012Do It All5 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.98
2013Trade Storm5 Jamie Spencer David Simcock Universal Racing1:38.74
2014Mshawish4 Richard Hughes Mikel Delzangles Al Shaqab Racing1:37.16
2015Safety Check4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.53
2016Safety Check5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.45
2017Championship6 Colm O'Donoghue A bin HarmashSheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum1:35.19
2018Janoobi4 Jim Crowley Mike de Kock Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.27
2019Mythical Magic4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.39
2020Zakouski4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.93
2021D'Bai7 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.94
2022Real World5 Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.36
2023 Master of The Seas 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:34.28
2024San Donato8 Pat Dobbs Doug WatsonSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:34.46
2025Poker Face6 Pat Dobbs Simon & Ed CrisfordEdward Ware1:36.45

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References

  1. UAE races, IFHA Blue Book