The Mahab Al Shimaal, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,200 metres (six furlongs) on dirt in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

Mahab Al Shimaal
Group 3 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2001
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackStraight
Qualification3-y-o+
Purse$350,000[1]

The Mahab Al Shimaal was first contested in 2001 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

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Record time:

  • 1:09.59 - Diabolical 2008

Most successful horse:

  • 3 - Conroy 2002, 2003, 2004

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Mohammed Al Jamali 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 3 - Godolphin 2008, 2009, 2010

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2001 Active Bo Bo 6 Robert Burke Y T Lam Wong Chiu Ying 1:10.14
2002 Conroy 4 Gary Hind Adi Selvaratnam Mohammed Al Jamali 1:09.92
2003 Conroy 5 Kerrin McEvoy Adi Selvaratnam Mohammed Al Jamali 1:11.30
2004 Conroy 5 Frankie Dettori Adi Selvaratnam Mohammed Al Jamali 1:11.04
2005 Estimraar 8 Richard Mullen Mazin Al Kurdi Rashid bin Mohammed 1:10.71
2006 Tropical Star 6 Royston Ffrench Ali Rashid Al Rayhi Mohammed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:10.92
2007 Terrific Challenge 5 Ryan Moore Doug Watson Rashid bin Mohammed 1:09.66
2008 Diabolical 5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:09.59
2009 Gayego 4 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:11.19
2010 Desert Party 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:10.82
2011 Bankable 7 Ryan Moore Herman Brown Ramzan Kadyrov 1:11.52
2012 Krypton Factor 4 Kieren Fallon Fawzi Abdulla Nass Fawzi Abdulla Nass 1:11.56
2013 Reynaldothewizard 7 Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Zabeel Racing International 1:11.89
2014 Rich Tapestry 6 Olivier Doleuze Michael Chang Silas Yang, Wong Tak Wai et al 1:11.70
2015 Shaishee 5 Silvestre de Sousa Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.13
2016 Muarrab 7 Paul Hanagan Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:10.20
2017 Morawij 7 Chris Hayes Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:11.23[2]
2018 Jordan Sport 5 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass Fawzi Abdulla Nass 1:10.18[3]
2019 Drafted 5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Misty Hollow Farm 1:11.66[4]
2020 Wafy 5 Tadhg O'Shea Satish Seemar Nasir Askar 1:11.89
2021 Canvassed 6 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 1:10.20
2022 Eastern World 5 Ray Dawson Ahmad bin Harmash Mohammed Ahmad Ali Al Subousi 1:11.14
2023 Sound Money 5 Mickael Barzalona Bhupat Seemar RRR Racing 1:11.05
2024 Leading Spirit 8 Patrick Cosgrave Bhupat Seemar Touch Gold Racing 1:11.59

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 9 March 2019.