Dubai Duty Free Stakes

Group One race
Dubai

Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated	1996
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Dubai World Cup
Race information
Distance	1,800 metres
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Northern Hemisphere 4yo+ & Southern Hemisphere 3yo+
Weight	SH 3yo: 54.5kg. NH & SH 4yo+: 57kg
Purse	US$5 million

The Dubai Duty Free 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.

It was first run in 1996 on dirt, with a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs). It was transferred to turf, and its present distance, in 2000. The race attained Group 1 status in 2002. The name of the race is taken from its sponsors, Dubai Duty Free. Between 1996 and 2009 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.

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

The Dubai Duty Free Stakes currently offers a purse of US$5 million, which places it and the Dubai Sheema Classic among the richest races on turf in the world.^{[citation needed] [1]}

Records

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

• 1:50.21 - Al Shemali (2011)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Gary Stevens (1996, 1998)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Saeed bin Suroor (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Godolphin Racing (1997, 1998) - Mansoor Al Maktoum (2009, 2010)

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 Racing	2:02.20
1998	Annus Mirabilis	6	Gary Stevens	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	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)	5	Weichong Marwing	Mike de Kock	Bernard Kantor et al.	1:49.36
2004	Paolini (DH)	7	Eduard Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	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 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

External links

• Dubai World Cup press release regarding Asian Mile Challenge

References

1. ^ Dubai World Cup - The Races