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Dubai Sheema Classic

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Dubai Sheema Classic
Group 1 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai
Inaugurated1998
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
SponsorLongines
Websiteemiratesracing.com
Race information
Distance2,410 metres (1+12 miles)
(2,400 metres prior to 2010)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFor Southern Hemisphere 3 year olds and Northern Hemisphere four year olds
Weight3YO 54.5kg, NH & SH 4YO+ 57kg
PurseUS$6,000,000

The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1+12 miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, and it takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.

The race was first run in 1998, and it was initially titled the Dubai Turf Classic. The present name was introduced two years later. The event attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.

The Dubai Sheema Classic currently offers a purse of US$6 million making it and the Dubai Turf race the two of the most valuable turf races in the world.

Records

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Speed record: (at current distance of 2,410 metres and Meydan Racecourse)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 7 – Godolphin (1998, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1998 Stowaway 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:29.01
1999 Fruits of Love 4 Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston Michael Doyle 2:28.45
2000 Fantastic Light 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:27.70
2001 Stay Gold 7 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee Shadai Racehorse 2:28.23
2002 Nayef 4 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:29.64
2003 Sulamani 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:27.67
2004 Polish Summer 7 Gary Stevens André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:31.09
2005 Phoenix Reach 5 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding Winterbeck Manor Stud 2:30.54
2006 Heart's Cry 5 Christophe Lemaire Kojiro Hashiguchi Shadai Racehorse 2:31.89
2007 Vengeance of Rain 6 Anthony Delpech David E. Ferraris R. G. Chow Hon Man 2:31.03
2008 Sun Classique 5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock L. Cohen / W. V. Rippon 2:27.45
2009 Eastern Anthem 5 Ahmed Ajtebi Mubarak bin Shafya Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:31:84
2010 Dar Re Mi 5 William Buick John H. M. Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 2:31:84
2011 Rewilding 4 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin Racing 2:29.01
2012 Cirrus des Aigles 6 Olivier Peslier Corine Barande-Barbe Dupouy/Niel 2:31.30
2013 St Nicholas Abbey 6 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 2:27.70
2014 Gentildonna 5 Ryan Moore Sei Ishizaka Sunday Racing 2:27.25
2015 Dolniya 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:28.29
2016 Postponed 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:26.97
2017 Jack Hobbs 5 William Buick John Gosden Godolphin Racing 2:32.39
2018 Hawkbill 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin Racing 2:29.45
2019 Old Persian 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin Racing 2:27.17
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Mishriff 4 David Egan John Gosden Prince Abdul Rahman al Faisal 2:26.65
2022 Shahryar 4 Cristian Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara Sunday Racing 2:26.88
2023 Equinox 4 Christophe Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura Silk Racing 2:25.65
2024 Rebel's Romance 6 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin Racing 2:26:72

See also

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References

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