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Godolphin Mile

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Inaugurated
  
1994

Surface
  
Dirt

Purse
  
1 million USD

Website
  
[1][2]

Distance
  
1,600 m

Location
  
Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Qualification
  
Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds & Northern Hemisphere 4-year-olds

Dwc 2016 race 2 godolphin mile sponsored by meydan sobha


The Godolphin Mile is a Group 2 flat Thoroughbred horse race in the United Arab Emirates for Southern Hemisphere three-year-old horses and Northern Hemisphere four-year-olds. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

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Inaugurated in 1994 as the Nad Al Sheba Mile, and renamed in 2000, the race takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March and currently offers a purse of US$1 million.

2015 godolphin mile sponsored by meydan sobha group 2


Records

Speed record:

  • 1:36:82 - Calming Influence (2010) Tapeta
  • 1:34.91 - Lend a Hand (1999) dirt

    • Most wins:

  • 2 - Lost Soldier (1994, 1995)
  • 2 - Firebreak (2003, 2004)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 7 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 9 - Saeed bin Suroor (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 7 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

    • References

    Godolphin Mile Wikipedia
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