Dubai Gold Cup

Dubai Gold Cup
Group 2 race
Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated 2012
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website Dubai World Cup
Race information
Distance 3,200 metres (abt 2 miles)
Surface Turf
Track left-handed
Qualification Three=years-old and up

The Dubai Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2012 as part of Dubai World Cup night. It was initially a Group 3 race and has been run at Group 2 level since 2014.

The first running of the race was marred by the fatal injury sustained by Fox Hunt. The race was abandoned and rerun later that evening.[1]

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey(1):

Most wins by a trainer(2):

Most wins by an owner (2):

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2012 Opinion Poll 6 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin Racing 3:23.73
2013 Cavalryman 7 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 3:25.31
2014 Certerach 6 Jamie Spencer Michael Halford Paul Rooney 3:23.14
2015 Brown Panther 7 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe A Black & Michael Owen 3:18.84

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