The Al Shindagha Sprint, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,200 metres (six furlongs) on dirt in late January or early February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after Al Shindagha, a district in the city of Dubai.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Purse | $200,000[1] |
The Al Shindagha Sprint was first contested in 2000 on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It was moved to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface until reverting to dirt in 2015.
Records edit
Record time:
- 1:10.11 - Tropical Star 2007
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won the race more than once
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Pat Dobbs 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Doug Watson 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Rashid bin Mohammed 2003, 2005
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Snow Kid | 6 | Neil Pollard | Paddy Rudkin | Ali Saeed Bilhab | 1:11.80 |
| 2001 | Mutamayyaz | 5 | Richard Hills | Paddy Rudkin | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:12.96 |
| 2002 | Glad Master | 5 | Craig Williams | John D Sadler | Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:12.26 |
| 2003 | Feet So Fast | 4 | Ted Durcan | Satish Seemar | Rashid bin Mohammed | 1:11.90 |
| 2004 | National Currency | 5 | Weichong Marwing | Michael Azzie | Mr & Mrs G J Beck | 1:10.12 |
| 2005 | Estimraar | 8 | Richard Mullen | Mazin Al Kurdi | Rashid bin Mohammed | 1:10.88 |
| 2006 | Heart Alone | 4 | Mick Kinane | Antonio Cintra Pereira | C & T | 1:10.17 |
| 2007 | Tropical Star | 7 | Royston Ffrench | Ali Rashid Al Rayhi | Mohammed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:10.11 |
| 2008 | Asiatic Boy | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:11.27 |
| 2009 | Big City Man | 4 | Jose Verenzuela | Jerry Barton | Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | 1:10.31 |
| 2010 | War Artist | 6 | Olivier Peslier | James Eustace | Rupert Plersch | 1:10.74 |
| 2011 | Dynamic Blitz | 6 | Olivier Doleuze | Ricky Yiu | Lam Yin Kee | 1:10.47 |
| 2012 | Hitchens | 7 | Silvestre de Sousa | David Barron | Laurence O'Kane & Paul Murphy | 1:11.22 |
| 2013 | Mental | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 1:10.59 |
| 2014 | Russian Soul | 6 | Shane Foley | Mick Halford | A G Kavanagh | 1:10.61 |
| 2015 | Reynaldothewizard | 9 | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar | Zabeel Racing International | 1:12.14 |
| 2016 | Rich Tapestry | 8 | Gerald Mosse | Michael Chang | Silas Wong, Wong Tak Wai et al | 1:10.88 |
| 2017 | Cool Cowboy | 6 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Zaur Sekrekov | 1:11.49[2] |
| 2018 | My Catch | 7 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev | 1:12.50[3] |
| 2019 | Drafted | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Misty Hollow Farm | 1:12.34[4] |
| 2020 | Gladiator King | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Satish Seemar | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | 1:11.41 |
| 2021 | Al Tariq | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Abdulmohsen Al Abdulkareem | 1:10.56 |
| 2022 | Meraas | 5 | Antonio Fresu | Musabbeh Al Mheiri | Maitha Salem Mohammed Belobaida Alsuwaidi | 1:13.08 |
| 2023 | Tuz | 5 | Jose da Silva | Bhupat Seemar | Dakki Stable | 1:10.72 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 2 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 February 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 31 January 2019.