Al Rashidiya (horse race)
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Group Two
| horse race = Al Rashidiya
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| location = Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| inaugurated = 2003
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website =
| distance = 1,800 metres
| track = Left-handed
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| weight =
| purse = $200,000[http://www.tjcis.com/pdf/icsc15/ICSC-partI_UAE.pdf UAE races, IFHA Blue Book]
| bonuses =
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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:
- 1:47.41 - Barney Roy (2020)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Christophe Soumillon 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Most wins by a trainer:
- 8 - Mike de Kock 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Most wins by an owner:
- 11 - Godolphin 2003, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (January), 2023 (December), 2024
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |
| style="width:36px" | Year ! style="width:110px" | Winner ! Age ! style="width:135px" | Jockey ! style="width:120px" | Trainer ! style="width:310px" | Owner ! Time |
|---|
| 2002
| Musha Merr | 4 | Rashid bin Mohammed | 2:04.94 |
| 2003
| Naheef | 4 | 2:03.80 |
| 2004
| Right Approach | 5 | B Kantor | 1:47.65 |
| 2005
| Wolf Whistle | 6 | Sargent, Egan, Enderie, Fenner & Harris | 1:50.41 |
| 2006
| Linngari | 4 | 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 | Charles O'Brien |1:49:34 |
| 2009
|Silver Mist |4 |Kevin Shea |Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi |1:50.70 |
| 2010
|Alexandros |5 |1:51.74 |
| 2011
|7 |Leonidas Marinopoulos |1:49.56 |
| 2012
| Musir |5 |Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum |1:54.00 |
| 2013
| The Apache |5 |Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & Winston Chow |1:49.68 |
| 2014
| Mujaarib |5 |1:48.36 |
| 2015
|Vercingetorix |4 |Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum |1:49.12 |
| 2016
|Forries Waltz |4 |Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Gerber & De Kock |1:47.85 |
| 2017
|Promising Run |4 |1:49.43 |
| 2018
|4 |1:48.42 |
| 2019
|Dream Castle |4 |1:48.24 |
| 2020
|6 |1:47.41 |
| 2021
|Zakouski |5 |1:48.39 |
| 2022
|Desert Fire |7 |Hector Crouch |1:46.16 |
| 2023 (Jan)
|Valiant Prince |5 |James Doyle |1:46.92 |
| 2023 (Dec)
|Measured Time |4 |1:46.97 |
| 2024
|Measured Time |4 |1:45.11 |
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- {{Racing Post|312766|2002|02|03|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|328313|2003|02|06|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|346489|2004|02|21|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|378756|2005|02|24|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|400702|2006|02|02|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|424873|2007|02|01|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|449412|2008|01|31|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|474590|2009|01|29|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|498908|2010|02|04|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|523495|2011|01|27|1231|meydan}}
- {{Racing Post|547152|2012|01|26|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|572118|2013|01|31|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|595261|2014|01|30|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|618267|2015|01|29|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|643351|2016|01|28|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|667958|2017|01|26|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|693531|2018|02|01|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|721177|2019|01|24|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|750255|2020|01|30|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|778054|2021|02|11|1231|meydan}}
- {{Racing Post|803421|2022|01|21|1231|meydan}}, (January) {{Racing Post|830898|2023|01|13|1231|meydan}}, (December) {{Racing Post|857184|2023|12|22|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|884614|2024|12|20|1231|meydan}}
Category:Horse races in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Horse races established in 2002