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2017 Dubai World Cup

The Dubai Turf is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.[1]

History

The race, initially named Dubai Duty Free, was first run in 1996 on dirt, with a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs). It was transferred to turf, and a distance of 1,777 metres, in 2000. The race attained Group 1 status in 2002. Between 1996 and 2009 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. Since 2010 it has been run in Meydan, where it is run at 1,800 metres.

In 2006, the race became the second leg of the four race Asian Mile Challenge.

The race currently offers a purse of US$6 million, which places it and the Dubai Sheema Classic among the richest races on turf in the world.[2][3]

In 2015, DP World signed a sponsorship agreement with Meydan Group and the race name was renamed to Dubai Turf.[4]

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1,800 metres and Meydan Racecourse)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1996 Key of Luck 5 Gary Stevens Kiaran McLaughlin Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:03.77
1997 Tamayaz 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:02.20
1998 Annus Mirabilis 6 Gary Stevens Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:04.32
1999 Altibr 4 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:00.79
2000 Rhythm Band 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor Rashid Al Maktoum 1:48.60
2001 Jim And Tonic 7 Gerald Mosse François Doumen John D. Martin & Roger Barby 1:47.83
2002 Terre a Terre 5 Christophe Soumillon Eric Libaud Mmes H. Devin & B. Ashbrooke 1:48.75
2003 Ipi Tombe 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock Team Valor et al. 1:47.61
2004 Right Approach (dh)
Paolini (dh) 		5
7 		Weichong Marwing
Eduard Pedroza 		Mike de Kock
Andreas Wöhler 		Bernard Kantor et al.
Carde Ostermann-Richter 		1:49.36
2005 Elvstroem 5 Nash Rawiller Tony Vasil Elvstroem Syndicate 1:50.54
2006 David Junior 4 Jamie Spencer Brian J. Meehan Roldvale Ltd & Gold Group Int’l 1:49.65
2007 Admire Moon 4 Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo 1:47.94
2008 Jay Peg 5 Anton Marcus Herman Brown M. Shirtliff et al. 1:46:20
2009 Gladiatorus 4 Ahmed Ajtebi Mubarak bin Shafya Mansoor Al Maktoum 1:46.92
2010 Al Shemali 6 Royston Ffrench Ali Rashid Al Raihe Mansoor Al Maktoum 1:50.84
2011 Presvis 7 Ryan Moore Luca Cumani Leonidas Marinopoulous 1:50.21
2012 Cityscape 6 James Doyle Roger Charlton Khalid Abdullah 1:48.65
2013 Sajjhaa 6 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:47.93
2014 Just A Way 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Naosuke Sugai Akatsuki Yamatoya 1:45.52
2015 Solow 5 Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:47.76
2016 Real Steel 4 Ryan Moore Yoshito Yahagi Sunday Racing Co Ltd 1:47.13
2017 Vivlos 4 João Moreira Yasuo Tomomichi Kazuhiro Sasaki 1:50.20
2018 Benbatl 4 Oisin Murphy Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 1:46.08
2019 Almond Eye 4 Christophe Lemaire Sakae Kunieda Silk Racing 1:46.78
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Lord North 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Zayed bin Mohammed 1:46.46
2022 Lord North (dh)
Panthalassa (dh) 		6
5 		Frankie Dettori
Yutaka Yoshida 		John & Thady Gosden
Yoshito Yahagi 		Zayed bin Mohammed
Hiroo Race Co Ltd 		1:45.77
2023 Lord North 7 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Zayed bin Mohammed 1:47.39
2024 Facteur Cheval 5 Maxime Guyon Jerome Reynier Team Valor International, Gary Barber 1:45.91
2025 Soul Rush 7 Cristian Demuro Yasutoshi Ikee Tatsue Ishikawa 1:45.84
2026 Ombudsman 5 William Buick John & Thady Gosden Godolphin 1:47.46

Incidents

  • 2024: Catnip (USA) broke down in the final furlong and had to be euthanized on the track. Jockey Christophe Lemaire was taken to the hospital for examination.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ “Dubai Turf | Past Winners | Results | United Arab Emirates”. www.racingandsports.com.au. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ “In pictures: The Dubai World Cup, one of the richest events in horse racing”. CNN. 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ Freeman, Ben (4 April 2020). “Dubai’s Big Prize. The World’s Richest Horse Race is the Dubai World Cup”. Beau Monde Traveler.
  4. ^ Emmet, James (16 January 2015). “DP World signs five-year racing deal”. SportsPro. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ “Facteur Cheval hangs on for upset in Dubai Turf”. www.drf.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.