Burj Nahaar

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Burj Nahaar
Group 3 race
African Story and Candy Boy.jpg
African Story, who won the race twice
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2002
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Purse$350,000[1]

The Burj Nahaar, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after the Burj Nahar, a fortified tower on Dubai's old city walls.

The Burj Nahaar was first contested in 2002 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It became a Listed race in 2005 and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. The race was relocated to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before reverting to dirt in 2015.

Records[]

Record time:

  • 1:34.99 - Muntazah 2019

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 4 - Hamdan Al Maktoum 2003, 2009, 2015, 2019
  • 4 - Godolphin 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2002 Conflict 6 Ted Durcan Nick Robb Marwan Al Maktoum 1:36.89
2003 Imtiyaz 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.43
2004 Cherry Pickings 7 Ryan Moore Mazin Al Kurdi Rashid bin Mohammed 1:36.64
2005 Jack Sullivan 4 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler International Carnival Partnership 1:37.73
2006 Marbush 5 Johnny Murtagh Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:35.79
2007 Boston Lodge 7 Eddie Ahern Doug Watson Fawzi Abdulla Nass 1:35.86
2008 Elusive Warning 4 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.43
2009 Snaafy 5 Richard Hills Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.00
2010 Cat Junior 5 Richard Hills Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd & Gold Property Investments 1:35.95
2011 Mendip 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:36.77
2012 African Story 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.93
2013 African Story 6 Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.89
2014 Shuruq 4 Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.36
2015 Tamarkuz 5 Paul Hanagan Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.38
2016 Cool Cowboy 5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Zaur Sekrekov 1:36.43
2017 Heavy Metal 7 Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:37.19[2]
2018 Kimbear 4 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi 1:36.81[3]
2019 Muntazah 6 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:34.99[4]
2020 Salute The Soldier 5 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass Victorious 1:37.27
2021 Midnight Sands 5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Cool Silk Partnership 1:37.78

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 9 March 2019.
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