Godolphin Mile
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| Group 2 race | |
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| Godolphin Mile | |
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| Location | Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | The Godolphin Mile at Emirates Racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds & Northern Hemisphere 4-year-olds |
| Weight | SH 3yo: 54.5 kg - NH 4yo: 57 kg |
| Purse | US$1,000,000 |
The Godolphin Mile is a Group 2 flat Thoroughbred horse race in the United Arab Emirates for Southern Hemisphere three-year-old horses and Northern Hemisphere four-year-olds. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai.
Inaugurated in 1994 as the Nad Al Sheba Mile, the race takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March and currently offers a purse of US$1 million.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:34:91 - Lend A Hand (1999)
Most wins:
- 2 - Lost Soldier (1994, 1995)
- 2 - Firebreak (2003, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Saeed bin Suroor (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004)
[edit] Winners of the Godolphin Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2008 | Diamond Stripes | 5 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Four Roses Thoroughbreds | 1:36:96 |
| 2007 | Spring at Last | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Douglas F. O'Neill | Reddam & WinStar | 1:36:16 |
| 2006 | Utopia | 6 | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Makoto Kaneko | 1:35:88 |
| 2005 | Grand Emporium | 5 | Weichong Marwing | Mike de Kock | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:37:78 |
| 2004 | Firebreak | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:35:82 |
| 2003 | Firebreak | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:36:20 |
| 2002 | Grey Memo | 5 | Gary Stevens | Warren Stute | R. Manzani et al | 1:36:69 |
| 2001 | Festival of Light | 4 | David Flores | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:35:42 |
| 2000 | Conflict | 4 | Ted Durcan | Nick Robb | Sheikh Marwan | 1:36:40 |
| 1999 | Lend A Hand | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:34:91 |
| 1998 | Allied Forces | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:39:10 |
| 1997 | Kassbaan | 7 | Jerry Bailey | William Mather | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:36:48 |
| 1996 | Tereshkova | 4 | Oliver Peslier | Saeed bin Suroor | Sheikh Hamdan | 1:38:53 |
| 1995 | Lost Soldier | 5 | Gary Hind | Kiaran McLaughlin | Sheikh Mohd Obaid | 1:41:46 |
| 1994 | Lost Soldier | 4 | Anthony McGlone | Kiaran McLaughlin | Sheikh Mohd Obaid | 1:40:90 |
