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:

  • 3:17.92 – Vazirabad (2018)

Most wins: 3

  • Vazirabad: (2016, 2017,2018)

Most wins by a jockey (3):

Most wins by a trainer (3):

Most wins by an owner (3)

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
2016 Vazirabad 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Aga Khan IV 3:19.56
2017 Vazirabad 5 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Aga Khan IV 3:22.52
2018 Vazirabad 6 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Aga Khan IV 3:17.92

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greg Wood. "Dubai World Cup meeting is marred by deaths in Gold Cup". the Guardian.


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