Al Shindagha Sprint
| 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, 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.
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
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:
- 3 - Pat Dobbs 2017, 2018, 2019
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Doug Watson 2017, 2018, 2019
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Rashid bin Mohammed 2003, 2005
Winners
| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ "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.