UAE Oaks
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | UAE Racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1900 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3yo fillies |
| Purse | $250,000[1] |
The UAE Oaks is a flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over 1900 metres on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late February or early March.
It was first contested in 2001 over 1800 metres on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface and the distance extended. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]
The UAE Oaks began as an ungraded race before promoted to Listed level in 2006. It was elevated to Group 3 in 2011.
Records[edit]
Record time:
- 1:48.59 - Folk 2007 (1800 metres)
- 1:58.35 - Down On Da Bayou 2020 (1900 metres)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Frankie Dettori (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 10 - Saeed bin Suroor (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 11 - Godolphin Racing (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manama Gold | Adrie de Vries | Fawzi Nass | Victorious Racing | 2:00.08 |
| 2023 | Mimi Kakushi | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 2:00:01 |
| 2022 | Shahama | Adrie De Vries | Fawzi Nass | KHK Racing | 2:02.25 |
| 2021 | Mnasek | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Al Rashid Stables | 1:59.18 |
| 2020 | Down On Da Bayou | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:58.35 |
| 2019 | Divine Image | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:01.76 |
| 2018 | Rayya | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | 1:59.66 |
| 2017 | Nomorerichblondes | Antonio Fresu | A bin Harmash | Buti Bintooq Almarri | 2:01.85 |
| 2016 | Polar River | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev | 2:00.57 |
| 2015 | Local Time | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:00.90 |
| 2014 | Ihtimal | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.51 |
| 2013 | Shuruq | Paul Hanagan | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.72 |
| 2012 | Falls of Lora | Mickael Barzalona | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 2:01.12 |
| 2011 | Khawlah | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:58.51 |
| 2010 | Raihana* | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1:58.71 |
| 2009 | Devotee | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:51.09 |
| 2008 | Cocoa Beach* | Ted Durcan | Saeed bin Suroor | Princess Haya of Jordan | 1:49.09 |
| 2007 | Folk | Kerrin McEvoy | Ismail Mohammed | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:48.59 |
| 2006 | Imperial Ice* | Kevin Shea | Herman Brown | Rupert Plersch & Robert Harrison | 1:52.14 |
| 2005 | Satin Kiss | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:53.28 |
| 2004 | Tamarillo | Ted Durcan | Mazin Al Kurdi | Rashid bin Mohammed | 1:51.51 |
| 2003 | Danuta | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:49.69 |
| 2002 | Imperial Gesture | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:49.61 |
| 2001 | Laoub | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:50.21 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
- ^ Peter Scargill (14 May 2014). "Dirt to replace Tapeta at Meydan for next season". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.