UAE 2000 Guineas
| Group Three race | |
| Location | Flat racing |
|---|---|
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3yo |
| Purse | $250,000[1] |
The UAE 2000 Guineas, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is restricted to three-year-olds.
It was first contested in 2000 on dirt at
Tapeta Footings surface. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]
The UAE 2000 Guineas began as an ungraded race before being promoted to Group 3 level in 2002.
Records
Record time:
- 1:34.80 - Bachir 2000, Honour Devil 2008
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Frankie Dettori 2001, 2002, 2009
- 3 - Mickael Barzalona 2011, 2012, 2014
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Saeed bin Suroor 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019
Most wins by an owner:
- 8 - Godolphin Racing2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bachir | Sylvain Guillot | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:34.80 |
| 2001 | Street Cry | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:35:14 |
| 2002 | Essence of Dubai | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.60 |
| 2003 | Victory Moon | Wayne Smith | Mike de Kock | Madcap Syndicate | 1:37.40 |
| 2004 | Little Jim | Ted Durcan | Satish Seemar | Rashid Bin Mohammed | 1:37.63 |
| 2005 | Stagelight | Eddie Ahern | Jeremy Noseda | Fieldspring Racing | 1:40:42 |
| 2006 | Gold For Sale | Mick Kinane
|
Ian Jory | Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | 1:37.56 |
| 2007 | Asiatic Boy | Johnny Murtagh | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:36.25 |
| 2008 | Honour Devil | Johnny Murtagh | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:34.80 |
| 2009 | Desert Party | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.63 |
| 2010 | Musir | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:37.46 |
| 2011 | Splash Point | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:37.73 |
| 2012 | Kinglet | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 1:37.72 |
| 2013 | Soft Falling Rain | Paul Hanagan | Mike de Kock | Hamdan Al Maktoum
|
1:36.70 |
| 2014 | Long John | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:36.23 |
| 2015 | Maftool | Paul Hanagan | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.69 |
| 2016 | Market Rally | Chris Hayes | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:38.08 |
| 2017 | Thunder Snow | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:38.48 |
| 2018 | Gold Town | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:37.77 |
| 2019 | Estihdaaf | Christophe Soumillon | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:39.87 |
| 2020 | Fore Left | William Buick | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing | 1:38.43 |
| 2021 | Mouheeb | Ryan Curatolo | Nicholas Bachalard | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:36.46 |
| 2022 | Azure Coast | Antonio Fresu | Pavel Vashchenko | Vladimir Kazakov | 1:39.21 |
| 2023 | Tall Boy | William Buick | Doug O'Neill | Calumet Farm | 1:37.32 |
| 2024 | Mendelssohn Bay | Patrick Cosgrove | Bhupat Seemar | Suited & Booted Racing Syndicate | 138.13 |
See also
References
- ^ UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
- ^ Peter Scargill (14 May 2014). "Dirt to replace Tapeta at Meydan for next season". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.