UAE Oaks
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | UAE Racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1900 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3yo fillies |
| Purse | $250,000[1] |
The UAE Oaks is a flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over 1900 metres on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late February or early March.
It was first contested in 2001 over 1800 metres on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface and the distance extended. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]
The UAE Oaks began as an ungraded race before promoted to Listed level in 2006. It was elevated to Group 3 in 2011.
Records
Record time:
- 1:48.59 - Folk 2007 (1800 metres)
- 1:58.35 - Down On Da Bayou 2020 (1900 metres)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Frankie Dettori 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011
Most wins by a trainer:
- 10 - Saeed bin Suroor 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Most wins by an owner:
- 11 - Godolphin Racing 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Laoub | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:50.21 |
| 2002 | Imperial Gesture | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:49.61 |
| 2003 | Danuta | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:49.69 |
| 2004 | Tamarillo | Ted Durcan | Mazin Al Kurdi | Rashid bin Mohammed | 1:51.51 |
| 2005 | Satin Kiss | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:53.28 |
| 2006 | Imperial Ice* | Kevin Shea | Herman Brown | Rupert Plersch & Robert Harrison | 1:52.14 |
| 2007 | Folk | Kerrin McEvoy | Ismail Mohammed | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:48.59 |
| 2008 | Cocoa Beach* | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | Princess Haya of Jordan | 1:49.09 |
| 2009 | Devotee | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:51.09 |
| 2010 | Raihana* | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:58.71 |
| 2011 | Khawlah | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.51 |
| 2012 | Falls of Lora | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 2:01.12 |
| 2013 | Shuruq | Paul Hanagan | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.72 |
| 2014 | Ihtimal | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.51 |
| 2015 | Local Time | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:00.90 |
| 2016 | Polar River | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev | 2:00.57 |
| 2017 | Nomorerichblondes | Antonio Fresu | A bin Harmash | Buti Bintooq Almarri | 2:01.85 |
| 2018 | Rayya | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | 1:59.66 |
| 2019 | Divine Image | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:01.76 |
| 2020 | Down On Da Bayou | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:58.35 |
See also
References
- ^ UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
- ^ Peter Scargill (14 May 2014). "Dirt to replace Tapeta at Meydan for next season". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.