Dubai Golden Shaheen

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Dubai Golden Shaheen
Group 1 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated1996
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorGulf News
Website[1]
Race information
Distance1,200 metres (6 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationNorthern & Southern Hemisphere
3-year-olds & up
WeightNH 3yo: 55kg. - SH 3yo: 58.5kg -
NH & SH 4yo+: 60kg
PurseUS$2,000,000
Bonusessee Global Sprint Challenge

The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late March.

It was first run in December 1993 as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint, and its place in the calendar was moved in 1996 to be included in the Dubai World Cup Night held annually in March. The race took its present name in 2000 and it attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. From 2012, Dubai Golden Shaheen joined Global Sprint Challenge and represents the third leg of the ten-race series.

The Dubai Golden Shaheen currently offers a purse of US$2 million.

Records[]

Speed record:

  • 1:08.10 - Big Jag (2000) (at Nad al Sheba)
  • 1:09.01 - Zenden (2021) (at Meydan)

Most wins:

  • 2 - (2001, 2002)
  • 2 - Mind Your Biscuits (2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - (1998, 1999)
  • 2 - (2001, 2002)
  • 2 - Chad Summers (2017, 2018)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Carolyn Chapman & Theresa McArthur (2001, 2002)
  • 2 - J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al (2017, 2018)

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1996 6 Saeed bin Suroor Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.04
1997 Atraf 4 Jerry Bailey Kiaran McLaughlin Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:11.24
1998 5 Ziad Galadari 1:10.61
1999 5 Gary Stevens Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:09.97
2000 7 Alex Solis Julius Zolezzi 1:08.10
2001 4 Corey Nakatani C. Chapman, T. McArthur 1:08.38
2002 5 Gary Stevens C. Chapman, T. McArthur 1:09.91
2003 4 Michael Hills S M R M 1:09.95
2004 5 Alex Solis John W. Sadler CRK Stable 1:10.30
2005 4 Javier Castellano Evelyn Pollard 1:11.21
2006 4 Tricar Stables 1:09.86
2007 6 Frankie Dettori Summerplace Farm 1:10.34
2008 Benny the Bull 5 Edgar Prado Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. IEAH Stables et al. 1:08.70
2009 4 Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer 1:08:93
2010 Kinsale King 5 Garrett K. Gomez Carl O'Callaghan 1:10.85
2011 6 Felix Coetzee Alfredo L. A. Crabbia 1:11.28
2012 4 Kieren Fallon Fawzi Abdulla Nass 1:10.79
2013 Reynaldothewizard 7 Zabeel Racing 1:12.46
2014 5 João Moreira John Moore Ling Chiu Shing and Gary Ling Kay Wai 1:10.88
2015 Secret Circle 6 Victor Espinoza Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman 1:10.64
2016 Muarrab 7 Paul Hanagan Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:10.59
2017 Mind Your Biscuits 4 Joel Rosario J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al 1:10.91
2018 Mind Your Biscuits 5 Joel Rosario J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al 1:10.17
2019 X Y Jet 7 Rockingham Ranch & Gelfenstein Farm 1:10.75
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Zenden 5 Antonio Fresu Carlos David LLP Performance Horse 1:09.01

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