Al Rashidiya (horse race)

Al Rashidiya
Race information
Group Two race
Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated	2003
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance	1,800 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Purse	$200,000^[1]

The Al Rashidiya, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,800 metres (nine furlongs) on turf in late January or early February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after a locality in Eastern Dubai.

It was first run in 2002 Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It was transferred to Meydan in 2010.

The race distance was 2000 metres for the first two runnings before being reduced to 1800 metres in 2004.

The race began as a Listed event in 2002. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2005 and became a Group 2 event in 2015.

Records

Record time:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2002	Musha Merr	4	Ted Durcan	Kiaran McLaughlin	Rashid bin Mohammed	2:04.94
2003	Naheef	4	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:03.80
2004	Right Approach	5	Kerrin McEvoy	Mike de Kock	B Kantor	1:47.65
2005	Wolf Whistle	6	Weichong Marwing	Mike de Kock	Sargent, Egan, Enderie, Fenner & Harris	1:50.41
2006	Linngari	4	Ryan Moore	Herman Brown	James Atkinson & Peter Walichnowski	1:51.27
2007	Formal Decree	4	Mick Kinane	Ismail Mohammed	Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:50.34
2008	Lord Admiral	7	Mick Kinane	Charles O'Brien	Vincent O'Brien	1:49:34
2009	Silver Mist	4	Kevin Shea	Mike de Kock	Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi	1:50.70
2010	Alexandros	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:51.74
2011	Presvis	7	Ryan Moore	Luca Cumani	Leonidas Marinopoulos	1:49.56
2012	Musir	5	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum	1:54.00
2013	The Apache	5	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & Winston Chow	1:49.68
2014	Mujaarib	5	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:48.36
2015	Vercingetorix	4	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum	1:49.12
2016	Forries Waltz	4	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Gerber & De Kock	1:47.85
2017	Promising Run	4	Jim Crowley	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:49.43

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