Godolphin Mile
Godolphin Mile | |
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Group 2 race | |
Location |
Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Inaugurated | 1994 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | |
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: 55 kg - NH 4yo: 57 kg. Allowance fillies & mares 2kg |
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, and renamed in 2000, 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:
- 7 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 9 - Saeed bin Suroor (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Most wins by an owner:
- 7 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Winners of the Godolphin Mile
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2015 | Tamarkuz | 5 | Paul Hanagan | Musabah Al Muhairi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | |
2014 | Variety Club | 6 | Anton Marcus | Joey Ramsden | I & M Jooste | 1:37.28 |
2013 | Soft Falling Rain | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Mike de Kock | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:39.97 |
2012 | African Story | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:37.52 |
2011 | Skysurfers | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:37.65 |
2010 | Calming Influence | 5 | Ahmad Ajtebi | Mahmoud Al Zarooni | Godolphin Racing | 1:36.57 |
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 Maktoum | 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 Rashid | 1:34:91 |
1998 | Allied Forces | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:39:10 |
1997 | Kassbaan | 7 | Jerry Bailey | Saeed bin Suroor | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:36:48 |
1996 | Tereshkova | 4 | Olivier 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 |