| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Abu Dhabi Championship |
| Location: | Abu Dhabi Racecourse Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugurated: | 2005 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Distance: | 2,200 metres |
| Track: | Right-handed |
| Qualification: | 4-y-o+ |
| Purse: | $380,000[1] |
The Abu Dhabi Championship, is a horse race for horses aged four and over, run at a distance of 2,200 metres (eleven furlongs) on turf in March at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi.
The Abu Dhabi Championship was first contested in 2004 and became a Listed race in 2005 before being elevated to Group 3 class in 2011. The race reverted to Listed race again in 2022.
Record time:
Most successful horse:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bowman | 5 | Seamus O'Gorman | Erwan Charpy | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:15.30 |
| 2005 | Mutasallil | 5 | Richard Hills | Doug Watson | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:17.69 |
| 2006 | Morshdi | 8 | Daragh O'Donohoe | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:13.60 |
| 2007 | Great Plains | 5 | Richard Hills | Erwan Charpy | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:15.89 |
| 2008 | Mulaqat | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:16.67 |
| 2009 | Mr Brock | 5 | Kevin Shea | Mike de Kock | Mme Serge Seenyen | 2:15.73 |
| 2010 | Monte Alto | 6 | Richard Hills | Ali Rashid Al Rayhi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:15.12 |
| 2011 | Topclas | 5 | Pat Cosgrave | Mubarak bin Shafya | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:14.01 |
| 2012 | Al Shemali | 8 | Silvestre de Sousa | Ali Rashid Al Rayhi | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:15.36 |
| 2013 | Jutland | 6 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:16.94 |
| 2014 | Jamr | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Ahmed bin Harmash | Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum | 2:12.70 |
| 2015 | Dormello | 7 | Oisin Murphy | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 2:13.50 |
| 2016 | Khusoosy | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Ali Rashid Al Rayhi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:16.30 |
| 2017 | Zamaam | 7 | Jim Crowley | Erwan Charpy | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 2:14.28[2] |
| 2018 | Light the Lights | 6 | Adrie de Vries | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 2:14.06[3] |
| 2019 | GM Hopkins | 8 | Pat Cosgrave | Jaber Ramadhan | Ramadhan Stable | 2:19.30[4] |
| 2020 | GM Hopkins | 9 | Pat Cosgrave | Jaber Ramadhan | Ramadhan Stable | 2:14.15 |
| 2021 | Irish Freedom | 7 | Antonio Fresu | Satish Seemar | JW, J & MJ Moraes | 2:17.44 |
| 2022 | Law Of Peace | 5 | Antonio Fresu | Bhupat Seemar | Nasir Askar | 2:15.75 |