Godolphin Mile

Group 2 race
Godolphin Mile

Location	Meydan 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	Tapeta, 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 Meydan 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.

Records

Speed record: (Tapeta racetrack)

1:36:82 - Calming Influence (2010)

Most wins:

2 - Lost Soldier (1994, 1995)
2 - Firebreak (2003, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:

6 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011)

Most wins by a trainer:

8 - Saeed bin Suroor (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011)

Most wins by an owner:

7 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Winners of the Godolphin Mile

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Skysurfers	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:37.65
2010	Calming Influence	5	Ahmad Ajtebi	Mahmoud Al Zarooni	Godolphin Racing	1:36.82
2009	Two Step Salsa	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:36.82
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