UAE Oaks

The UAE Oaks is a flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over 1900 metres on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late February or early March.

UAE Oaks
Group 3 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2001
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteUAE Racing
Race information
Distance1900 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3yo fillies
Purse$250,000[1]

It was first contested in 2001 over 1800 metres on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface and the distance extended. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]

The UAE Oaks began as an ungraded race before promoted to Listed level in 2006. It was elevated to Group 3 in 2011.

Records

Record time:

  • 1:48.59 - Folk 2007 (1800 metres)
  • 1:58.35 - Down On Da Bayou 2020 (1900 metres)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 10 - Saeed bin Suroor 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

Most wins by an owner:

  • 11 - Godolphin Racing 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2001 Laoub Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:50.21
2002 Imperial Gesture Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:49.61
2003 Danuta Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:49.69
2004 Tamarillo Ted Durcan Mazin Al Kurdi Rashid bin Mohammed 1:51.51
2005 Satin Kiss Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:53.28
2006 Imperial Ice* Kevin Shea Herman Brown Rupert Plersch & Robert Harrison 1:52.14
2007 Folk Kerrin McEvoy Ismail Mohammed Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:48.59
2008 Cocoa Beach* Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor Princess Haya of Jordan 1:49.09
2009 Devotee Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:51.09
2010 Raihana* Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 1:58.71
2011 Khawlah Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:58.51
2012 Falls of Lora Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 2:01.12
2013 Shuruq Paul Hanagan Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:58.72
2014 Ihtimal Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:58.51
2015 Local Time James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:00.90
2016 Polar River Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev 2:00.57
2017 Nomorerichblondes Antonio Fresu A bin Harmash Buti Bintooq Almarri 2:01.85
2018 Rayya Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi 1:59.66
2019 Divine Image William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:01.76
2020 Down On Da Bayou Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 1:58.35

See also

References
  1. UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
  2. Peter Scargill (14 May 2014). "Dirt to replace Tapeta at Meydan for next season". Racing Post.
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