Jebel Hatta

Jebel Hatta
Group 1 race
Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated	2000
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Emirates Racing Association
Race information
Distance	1800 meters (app. 1 1⁄8 miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	NH bred Four-Year-Olds & up & SH bred Three-Year-Olds & up
Weight	SH bred 3YO : 55kg. NH & SH bred 4YO+ : 59kg
Purse	US$300,00

The Jebel Hatta is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Raced on turf, it is open to horses four-years-old and up who were bred in the Northern Hemisphere and to horses three-years-old and up who were bred in the Southern Hemisphere.

Inaugurated in 2000, it was run that year at a distance of 1700 meters. Since 2001 it has been raced over a distance of 1777 meters (app. 1.1 miles). Start from 2012, the race updated to Group One, become first two (within Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3) UAE Group one races outside than Dubai World Cup Night.

Records

Time record: (at current 1777 meters distance)

• 1:47:69 - Surveyor (2004)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2000, 2001, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Frankie Dettori (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Saeed bin Suroor (2000, 2001, 2002, 2013)

Winners of the Jebel Hatta

References

• The Jebel Hatta at the Emirates Racing Association