Meydan Sprint Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 2
Horse Race:Blue Point Sprint (formerly Meydan Sprint)
Location:Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated:2012
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:1,000 metres
Track:Straight
Purse:$250,000[1]

The Blue Point Sprint formerly Meydan Sprint, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,000 metres (five furlongs) on turf in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It was first contested in 2012.

The Meydan Sprint became a Listed race in 2013. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2013 and became a Group 2 event in 2019. Since 2022, it has been run as the Blue Point Sprint.

Records

Record time:

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2012Invincible Ash7Jamie SpencerMick HalfordP J Condron0:59.28
2013Shea Shea5Christophe SoumillonMike de KockBrian Joffee & Myron C Berzack0:57.02
2014Shea Shea6Christophe SoumillonMike de KockBrian Joffee & Myron C Berzack0:57.07
2015Sir Maximilian4Kieren FallonIan WilliamsPaul Wildes0:57.10
2016Fityaan8Paul HanaganMusabbeh Al MheiriHamdan Al Maktoum0:57.07
2017Ertijaal6Jim CrowleyAli Al RayhiHamdan Al Maktoum0:56.56[2]
2018 Ertijaal7Jim CrowleyAli Al RayhiHamdan Al Maktoum0:55.90[3]
2019 Blue Point5 William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin0:56.52[4]
2020 Waady8 Jim CrowleyDoug WatsonHamdan Al Maktoum0:56.87
2021Equilateral6Andrea AtzeniCharles HillsMrs Fitri Hay0:57.25
2022Lazuli6William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin0:56.95
2023Miqyaas8Oscar ChavezRashed BoureslyBouresly Racing Syndicate0:57.10

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UAE races, IFHA Blue Book.
  2. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 16 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 22 February 2018.
  4. Web site: 2019 result. Racing Post. 14 February 2019.