Dubai City of Gold explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 2
Horse Race:Dubai City of Gold
Location:Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated:1998
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website:Emirates Racing Association
Distance:2400 meters (app. miles) (12 Furlongs)
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:NH & SH bred Four-Years-Old+
Weight:NH bred 4YO: 55.5 kg
NH bred 5YO+ 56 kg
SH bred 4YO+ : 56 kg
Purse:US$250,000

The Dubai City of Gold is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1998 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Given the nickname for the city of Dubai, the Group 2 race is open to Northern and Southern Hemisphere bred horses age four years and up. It is raced on turf at a distance of 2400 metres (app. miles).

Initially a conditions race, it was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2001 and then to Group 2 status in 2009.

Records

Time record:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Dubai City of Gold

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1998Happy Valentine4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorMaktoum Al Maktoum2:36:97
1999Sibling Rival5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorSheikh Mohammed2:28:91
2000High-Rise5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:29:30
2001Give The Slip4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:30.71
2002Narrative4Richard HillsSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.63
2003Highest4Saeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:30.15
2004Fair Mix4Olivier PeslierMarcel RollandEcurie Week-End2:29.24
2005Greys Inn5Weichong MarwingMike de KockBridget D. Oppenheimer2:30:18
2006Oracle West5Kevin SheaMike de KockKenny Geemooi2:33.89
2007Quijano5Andrasch StarkePeter SchiergenGestüt Fährhof2:33.07
2008Gower Song5Richard HillsDavid ElsworthUsk Valley Stud2:30.10
2009Front House4Kevin SheaMike de KockSue Magnier & Wilgerbodsdrift Stud2:31.70
2010Campanologist5Frankie DettoriSaeed Bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:37.36
2011Monterosso4Mickael BarzalonaMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin Racing2:36.09
2012Mikhail Glinka5Royston FfrenchHerman BrownRamzan Kadyrov2:33.68
2013Jakkalberry7Ryan MooreMarco BottiJakkalberry Syndicate et al.2:35.36
2014Excellent Result4Kieren FallonSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.87
2015Sky Hunter5James DoyleSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.88
2016Postponed5Andrea AtzeniRoger VarianMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:27.90
2017Prize Money4Adrie de VriesSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:29.33
2018Hawkbill5William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:26.85
2019Old Persian4William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:32.68
2020Loxley5Mickael BarzalonaCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:28.59
2021Walton Street7William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:26.83
2022Hukum5Jim CrowleyOwen BurrowsShadwell Stable2:28.56
2023Global Storm6William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin2:27.47
2024Bold Act4Mickael BarzalonaCharlie ApplebyGodolphin2:26.03

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