Meydan Sprint

The Meydan Sprint, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,000 metres (five furlongs) on turf in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It was first contested in 2012.

Meydan Sprint
Group 2 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2012
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
Purse$250,000[1]

The Meydan Sprint became a Listed race in 2013. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2013 and became a Group 2 event in 2019.

Records

Record time:

  • 0:55.90 - Ertijaal 2018

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • 2 - Shea Shea – 2013, 2014
  • 2 - Ertijaal – 2017, 2018

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - Mike de Kock 2013, 2014
  • 2 - Ali Al Rayhi 2017, 2018

Most wins by an owner:

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2012 Invincible Ash 7 Jamie Spencer Mick Halford P J Condron 0:59.28
2013 Shea Shea 5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack 0:57.02
2014 Shea Shea 6 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack 0:57.07
2015 Sir Maximilian 4 Kieren Fallon Ian Williams Paul Wildes 0:57.10
2016 Fityaan 8 Paul Hanagan Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:57.07
2017 Ertijaal 6 Jim Crowley Ali Al Rayhi Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.56[2]
2018 Ertijaal 7 Jim Crowley Ali Al Rayhi Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:55.90[3]
2019 Blue Point 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0:56.52[4]
2020 Waady 8 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.87

See also

References
  1. "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 16 February 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 February 2018.
  4. "2019 result". Racing Post. 14 February 2019.
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