The Dubawi Stakes, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,200 metres (six furlongs) on dirt in January at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after the successful racehorse and breeding stallion Dubawi.

Dubawi Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2014
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackStraight
Qualification3-y-o+
Purse$200,000[1]

The Dubawi Stakes was first contested in 2014 as a Listed race and was elevated to Group 3 level in 2018. The first running was contested on a synthetic Tapeta surface but was switched to dirt a year later.

Records

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Record time:

  • 1:10.42 - Tuz 2024

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • 3 - Reynaldothewizard 2015, 2016, 2017

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - Richard Mullen 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 6 - Satish Seemar 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Zabeel Racing International 2015, 2016, 2017

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2014 United Color 5 James Doyle Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:11.75
2015 Reynaldothewizard 9 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Zabeel Racing International 1:12.23
2016 Reynaldothewizard 10 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Zabeel Racing International 1:10.97
2017 Reynaldothewizard 11 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Zabeel Racing International 1:10.66[2]
2018 Comicas 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:12.44[3]
2019 Raven's Corner 6 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Touch Gold Racing & Sean Ewing 1:11.68[4]
2020 Gladiator King 4 Mickael Barzalona Satish Seemar Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi 1:11.29
2021 Switzerland 7 Tadhg O'Shea Satish Seemar RRR Racing 1:10.86
2022 Al Tariq 6 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Abdul Mohsen Al Abdul Kareem 1:11.75
2023 Switzerland 9 Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar RRR Racing 1:10.82
2024 Tuz 7 Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar Dakki Stable 1:10.42

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 3 January 2019.