The Mahab Al Shimaal, is a
horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,200 metres (six furlongs) on dirt in March at
Meydan Racecourse
Meydan Racecourse is a racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The grandstand is over a mile in length, and can accommodate over 60,000 spectators.
Meydan opened on 27 March 2010, replacing Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, which formerly occupi ...
in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
.
The Mahab Al Shimaal was first contested in 2001 on dirt at
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse was Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It had a 2,200 m left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance. It operated from November through March ...
. It was moved to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a
synthetic Tapeta surface until reverting to dirt in 2015.
Records
Record time:
* 1:09.59 - Diabolical ''2008''
Most successful horse:
* 3 - Conroy ''2002, 2003, 2004''
Most wins by a
jockey:
* 2 -
Frankie Dettori
Lanfranco Dettori (; born 15 December 1970), better known as Frankie Dettori, is an Italian horse racing jockey based in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been British flat racing Champion Jockey three times and has ...
''2004, 2010''
* 2 -
Kerrin McEvoy
Kerrin McEvoy (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian jockey who is best known for winning three Melbourne Cups. In Europe, McEvoy rode several big winners for Godolphin including Rule of Law in the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 2004 and Ibn ...
''2003, 2008''
* 2 - Richard Mullen ''2005, 2013''
* 2 -
Ryan Moore ''2007, 2011''
Most wins by a
trainer:
* 3 -
Saeed bin Suroor
Saeed bin Suroor (born 16 November 1968 in Dubai) is a horse racing trainer in Great Britain. He took out his training licence in 1993 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation.
He has been ...
''2008, 2009, 2010''
* 3 - Adi Selvaratnam ''2002, 2003, 2004''
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 - Mohammed Al Jamali ''2002, 2003, 2004''
* 3 -
Godolphin ''2008, 2009, 2010''
Winners
See also
*
List of United Arab Emirates horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in the United Arab Emirates, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Listed races
References
– ''Flat races in UAE, ...
References
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Open sprint category horse races
Horse races in the United Arab Emirates
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
2001 establishments in the United Arab Emirates