Dubai Majesty (foaled March 19, 2005) is a retired Champion racemare best known for winning the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and being the only two-time winner of the Winning Colors Stakes.[1]

Dubai Majesty
SireEssence of Dubai
GrandsirePulpit
DamGreat Majesty
DamsireGreat Above
SexStallion
Foaled2005
CountryUnited States
ColourDark Bay
BreederHarold J. Plumley
OwnerMartin Racing Stable LLC (William & Stephanie Martin) & Dan Morgan
TrainerW. Bret Calhoun
Record34: 12-7-6
EarningsUS$1,509,643
Major wins
Franklin County Stakes (2009)
Winning Colors Stakes (2009, 2010)
Incredible Revenge Stakes (2010)
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (2010)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2010)

Awards
American Champion Female Sprint Horse (2010)

Background edit

Dubai Majesty is a dark bay nearly black mare sired by Essence of Dubai, whose sire was Pulpit. Her dam Great Majesty's descendants include U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Ta Wee.

Racing career edit

2-3-year-old-season edit

Dubai Majesty only had 1 victory as a two-year-old, but as a 3-year-old she began to run in stakes race company starting with a second-place finish in the Azalea Stakes at Florida's Calder Race Course. She then ran third in the Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland as well as in the Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Park.

4-year-old-season edit

After a second-place finish, Dubai Majesty won the Franklin County Stakes at Keeneland start the 2009 season. Trainer Bret Calhoun them moved her up to G1 stakes races and she finished fourth in the Vinery Madison Stakes and third place in the Humana Distaff Handicap. After that, she got the first of her two victorys in the Winning Colors Stakes. Winning once in her next four starts, Dubai Majesty's four-year-old season was over.

5-year-old season edit

After four straight defeats, Dubai Majesty went on to repeat in the Winning Colors Stakes before a third-place result in the Princess Rooney Handicap. She then won a non-graded stakes race and followed that with a second in the G3 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes. Her last two races would be her best wins as she won the 2010 Raven Run Stakes. In her last start before being retired Dubai Majesty won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, held that year on November 5 at Churchill Downs. Two days later she was sold at the Fasig-Tipton stock sale by Shunsuke Yoshida [ja] of Northern Farm for $1.1 million.[2]

Stud Career edit

As of 2023, Dubai Majesty has foaled 10 crops.[3] Of these, her most successful crop is Shahryar by Deep Impact, who won the Japanese Derby in 2021 as well as the Dubai Sheema Classic in 2022.[4] Another crop, Al Ain, who is also a full brother of Shahryar, also won the Satsuki Sho in 2017 and the Osaka Hai in 2019.[5]

Pedigree edit

Pedigree of Justify, chestnut colt, March 28, 2015
Sire
Essence of Dubai
Pulpit A. P. Indy Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Preach Mr. Prospector
Narate
Epitome Summing Verbatim
Sumatra
Honest and True Mr. Leader
Teel Meno Lies
Dam
Great Majesty
Great Above Minnesota Mac Rough'n Tumble
Cow Girl
Ta Wee Intentionally
Aspidistra
Mistic Majesty His Majesty Ribot
Flower Bowl
Necara's Miss Ambernash
Saracen Miss (family: 2-s)

References edit

  1. ^ "Dubai Majesty". Equibase Co. LLC. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. ^ "Dubai Majesty Brings $1.1 million at F-T". The Blood-Horse. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. ^ "Family | Dubai Majesty(USA) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ "Shahryar(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Al Ain(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.