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Zabeel Mile

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Zabeel Mile
Group Two race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2007
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Purse$250,000[1]

The Zabeel Mile, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late February or early March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after a locality in Western Dubai. Not related with New Zealand stallion Zabeel.

It was first contested in 2007 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.

The Zabeel Mile began as a Listed race. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.

Records

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Record time:

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Safety Check – 2015, 2016

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2007 Kapil 4 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Fullard, Drew, Watson-Smith & Gabler 1:37.70
2008 (div. 1) Wise Dennis 6 Ted Durcan Alan Jarvis Allen B Pope, Andrew J King 1:39:27
2008 (div. 2) Third Set 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:39:63
2009 Archipenko 5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & A H Parker 1:39.89
2010 Imbongi 5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & B Clements 1:38.64
2011 Rileyskeepingfaith 5 Ahmed Ajtebi Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:37.89
2012 Do It All 5 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.98
2013 Trade Storm 5 Jamie Spencer David Simcock Universal Racing 1:38.74
2014 Mshawish 4 Richard Hughes Mikel Delzangles Al Shaqab Racing 1:37.16
2015 Safety Check 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.53
2016 Safety Check 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.45
2017 Championship 6 Colm O'Donoghue A bin Harmash Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum 1:35.19
2018 Janoobi 4 Jim Crowley Mike de Kock Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.27
2019 Mythical Magic 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.39
2020 Zakouski 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.93
2021 D'Bai 7 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.94
2022 Real World 5 Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.36
2023 Master of The Seas 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:34.28
2024 San Donato 8 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 1:34.46

See also

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References

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