Dubai Gold Cup
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | Dubai World Cup |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3,200 metres (abt 2 miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
The Dubai Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2012 as part of Dubai World Cup night. It was initially a Group 3 race and has been run at Group 2 level since 2014.
The first running of the race was marred by the fatal injury sustained by Fox Hunt. The race was abandoned and rerun later that evening.[1]
Records
Speed record:
- 3:16.83 – Broome (2023)
Most wins: 3
- Vazirabad: (2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey (3):
- Christophe Soumillon: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer (3):
- Alain de Royer-Dupré: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by an owner (3)
- Aga Khan IV: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Godolphin: Opinion Poll (2012), Cavalryman (2013), Cross Counter (2019)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Opinion Poll | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin Racing | 3:23.73 | |||
| 2013 | Cavalryman | 7 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 3:25.31 | |||
| 2014 | Certerach | 6 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Halford | Paul Rooney | 3:23.14 | |||
| 2015 | Brown Panther | 7 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | A Black & Michael Owen | 3:18.84 | |||
| 2016 | Vazirabad | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:19.56 | |||
| 2017 | Vazirabad | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:22.52 | |||
| 2018 | Vazirabad | 6 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:17.92 | |||
| 2019 | Cross Counter | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 3:19.00 | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||
| 2021 | Subjectivist | 4 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Dr Jim Walker | 3:17.77 | |||
| 2022 | Stay Foolish | 7 | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshito Yahagi | Shadai Racehorse | 3:19.64 | |||
| 2023 | Broome | 7 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Masaaki Matsushima | 3:16:83 | |||
See also
References
- ^ Greg Wood. "Dubai World Cup meeting is marred by deaths in Gold Cup". The Guardian.
External links
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