- Dubai Sheema Classic
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Group 1 race
Dubai Sheema ClassicLocation Meydan Racecourse
DubaiInaugurated 1998 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website emiratesracing.com Race information Distance 2,400 metres (1½ miles) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Four-years-old & up
(N. & S. Hemisphere)Weight 54 kg Purse US$5,000,000 The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1½ miles) ( 2410 metres in 2010 ) on the turf track at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, and it takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.
The race was first run in 1998, and it was initially titled the Dubai Turf Classic. The present name was introduced two years later. The event attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.
The Dubai Sheema Classic currently offers a purse of US$5 million, making it and the Dubai Duty Free race the two richest turf races in the world.[citation needed] [1]
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 2,410 metres and Meydan Racecourse)
- 2:29.01 - Rewilding (2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 2003, 2011)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Saeed bin Suroor (1998, 2003)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2003, 2011)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1998 Stowaway 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:29.01 1999 Fruits of Love 4 Kieren Fallon Mark Johnston Michael Doyle 2:28.45 2000 Fantastic Light 4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:27.70 2001 Stay Gold 7 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee Shadai Racehorse 2:28.23 2002 Nayef 4 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:29.64 2003 Sulamani 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:27.67 2004 Polish Summer 7 Gary Stevens André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:31.09 2005 Phoenix Reach 5 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding Winterbeck Manor Stud 2:30.54 2006 Heart's Cry 5 Christophe Lemaire Kojiro Hashiguchi Shadai Racehorse 2:31.89 2007 Vengeance of Rain 6 Anthony Delpech David E. Ferraris R. G. Chow Hon Man 2:31.03 2008 Sun Classique 5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock L. Cohen / W. V. Rippon 2:27.45 2009 Eastern Anthem 5 Ahmed Ajtebi Mubarak bin Shafya Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:31:84 2010 Dar Re Mi 5 William Buick John H. M. Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 2:31:84 2011 Rewilding 4 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin Racing 2:29.01 References
Categories:- Open middle distance horse races
- Horse races in the United Arab Emirates
- Recurring events established in 1998
- Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
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