Saeed bin Suroor

Saeed bin Suroor (born October 10, 1967, Dubai), is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation.

He has been British Champion Trainer on four occasions.

Major wins

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* 1,000 Guineas - (2) - "Cape Verdi (1998), Kazzia (2002)"
* 2,000 Guineas - (2) - "Mark of Esteem (1996), Island Sands (1999)"
* Ascot Gold Cup - (4) - "Classic Cliché (1996), Kayf Tara (1998 & 2000), Papineau (2004)"
* Coronation Cup - (2) - "Daylami (1999), Mutafaweq (2001)"
* Derby - (1) - "Lammtarra (1995)"
* Eclipse Stakes - (4) - "Halling (1995 & 1996), Daylami (1998), Refuse to Bend (2004)"
* Golden Jubilee Stakes - (1) - "So Factual (1995)"
* Haydock Sprint Cup - (1) - "Diktat (1999)"
* International Stakes - (4) - "Halling (1995 & 1996), Sakhee (2001), Sulamani (2004)"
* King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (5) - "Lammtarra (1995), Swain (1997 & 1998), Daylami (1999), Doyen (2004)"
* Lockinge Stakes - (4) - "Cape Cross (1998), Fly to the Stars (1999), Aljabr (2000), Creachadoir (2008)"
* Nassau Stakes - (1) - "Zahrat Dubai (1999)"
* Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - "So Factual (1995)"
* Oaks - (2) - "Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002)"
* Prince of Wales's Stakes - (4) - "Faithful Son (1998), Dubai Millennium (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)"
* Queen Anne Stakes - (7) - "Charnwood Forest (1996), Allied Forces (1997), Intikhab (1998), Cape Cross (1999), Dubai Destination (2003), Refuse to Bend (2004), Ramonti (2007)"
* Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (4) - "Mark of Esteem (1996), Dubai Millennium (1999), Summoner (2001), Ramonti (2007)"
* Racing Post Trophy - (2) - "Medaaly (1996), Ibn Khaldun (2007)"
* St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - "Shamardal (2005)"
* St. Leger - (4) - "Classic Cliché (1995), Nedawi (1998), Mutafaweq (1999), Rule of Law (2004)"
* Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - "Echoes in Eternity (2003)"
* Sussex Stakes - (3) - "Aljabr (1999), Noverre (2001), Ramonti (2007)"
* Yorkshire Oaks - (1) - "Punctilious (2005)"----flagicon|Canada Canada
* Canadian International Stakes - (2) - "Mutafaweq (2000), Sulamani (2004)"
* E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - "Folk Opera (2008)"----flagicon|France France
* Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (3) - "Vettori (1995), Bachir (2000), Shamardal (2005)"
* Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (3) - "Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002)"
* Prix de la Forêt - (1) - "Caradak (2006)"
* Prix d'Ispahan - (2) - "Halling (1996), Best of the Bests (2002)"
* Prix Jacques Le Marois - (4) - "Dubai Millennium (1999), Muhtathir (2000), Dubawi (2005), Librettist (2006)"
* Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (1) - "Rio de la Plata (2007)"
* Prix Jean Prat - (1) - "Almutawakel (1998)"
* Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - "Shamardal (2005)"
* Prix Maurice de Gheest - (1) - "Diktat (1999)"
* Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (2) - "Slickly (2001), Librettist (2006)"
* Prix de la Salamandre - (1) - "Aljabr (1998)"
* Prix Vermeille - (1) - "Mezzo Soprano (2003)"----flagicon|Germany Germany
* Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (1) - "Kutub (2001)"
* Deutschland-Preis - (2) - "Mutafaweq (2000), Marienbard (2002)"
* Grosser Preis von Baden - (2) - "Marienbard (2002), Mamool (2003)"
* Preis von Europa - (2) - "Kutub (2001), Mamool (2003)"
* Rheinland-Pokal - (1) - "Cherry Mix (2006)"----flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Cup - (1) - "Fantastic Light (2000), Ramonti (2007)"
* Hong Kong Mile - (1) - "Firebreak (2004)"
* Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - "Overbury (1996)"----flagicon|Ireland Ireland
* Irish 2,000 Guineas - (2) - "Bachir (2000), Dubawi (2005)"
* Irish Champion Stakes - (4) - "Swain (1998), Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)"
* Irish St. Leger - (2) - "Kayf Tara (1998 & 1999)"
* National Stakes - (1) - "Dubawi (2004)"
* Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - "Flagbird (1995)"
* Tattersalls Gold Cup - (2) - "Daylami (1998), Fantastic Light (2001)"----flagicon|Italy Italy
* Derby Italiano - (2) - "Central Park (1998), Mukhalif (1999)"
* Gran Premio del Jockey Club - (2) - "Kutub (2001), Cherry Mix (2005)"
* Gran Premio di Milano - (1) - "Leadership (2003)"
* Premio Lydia Tesio - (2) - "Najah (2001), Dubai Surprise (2005)"
* Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (2) - "Flagbird (1995), Central Park (1999)"
* Premio Roma - (1) - "Cherry Mix (2006)"
* Premio Vittorio di Capua - (4) - "Muhtathir (1999), Slickly (2001 & 2002), Ancient World (2004)"----flagicon|Japan Japan
* Yasuda Kinen - (1) - "Heart Lake (1995)"----flagicon|Singapore Singapore
* Singapore Airlines International Cup - (1) - "Grandera (2002)"----flagicon|United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
* Dubai Duty Free Stakes - (4) - "Tamayaz (1997), Annus Mirabilis (1998), Altibr (1999), Rhythm Band (2000)"
* Dubai Golden Shaheen - (1) - "Kassbaan (1996)"
* Dubai Sheema Classic - (2) - "Stowaway (1998), Sulamani (2003)"
* Dubai World Cup - (5) - "Almutawakel (1999), Dubai Millennium (2000), Street Cry (2002), Moon Ballad (2003), Electrocutionist (2006)"----flagicon|United States United States
* Arlington Million - (1) - "Sulamani (2003)"
* Beldame Stakes - (2) - "Imperial Gesture (2002), Cocoa Beach (2008)"
* Beverly D. Stakes - (1) - "Crimson Palace (2004)"
* Breeders' Cup Turf - (2) - "Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001)"
* Cigar Mile Handicap - (1) - "Discreet Cat (2006)"
* Coaching Club American Oaks - (2) - "Jilbab (2002), Music Note (2008)"
* Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes - (1) - "Kazzia (2002)"
* Gazelle Stakes - (2) - "Imperial Gesture (2002), Music Note (2008)"
* Man o' War Stakes - (2) - "Daylami (1998), Fantastic Light (2000)"
* Mother Goose Stakes - (1) - "Music Note (2008)"
* Ruffian Handicap - (1) - "Stellar Jayne (2005)"
* San Juan Capistrano Handicap - (1) - "Red Bishop (1995)"
* Stephen Foster Handicap - (1) - "Street Cry (2002)"
* Turf Classic Invitational Stakes - (1) - "Sulamani (2003)"

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2952203.stm BBC Sport Horse Racing profile]
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2337 bio at NTRA.com]