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Dubai Sheema Classic

Field	Value
surface	Turf
class	Group 1
horse race	Dubai Sheema Classic
location	Meydan Racecourse
Dubai
inaugurated	1998
sponsor	Longines
race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
website	emiratesracing.com
distance	2,410 metres ( miles)
(2,400 metres prior to 2010)
track	Left-handed
qualification	For Southern Hemisphere 3 year olds and Northern Hemisphere four year olds
weight	3YO 54.5kg, NH & SH 4YO+ 57kg
purse	US$6,000,000

Dubai (2,400 metres prior to 2010) The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, and it takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in March.

The race was first run in 1998, and it was initially titled as the Dubai Turf Classic. The present name was introduced two years later. The event attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.

The Dubai Sheema Classic currently offers a purse of US$6 million making it and the Dubai Turf race two of the most valuable turf races in the world.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 2,410 metres and Meydan Racecourse)

2:25.65 – Equinox (2023)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 – William Buick (2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)

Most wins by a trainer:

3 – John Gosden (2010, 2017, 2021)
3 – Charlie Appleby (2018, 2019, 2024) Most wins by an owner:
7 – Godolphin (1998, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time

1998	Stowaway	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:29.01
1999	Fruits of Love	4	Kieren Fallon	Mark Johnston	Michael Doyle	2:28.45
2000	Fantastic Light	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:27.70
2001	Stay Gold	7	Yutaka Take	Yasuo Ikee	Shadai Racehorse	2:28.23
2002	Nayef	4	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:29.64
2003	Sulamani	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:27.67
2004	Polish Summer	7	Gary Stevens	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:31.09
2005	Phoenix Reach	5	Martin Dwyer	Andrew Balding	Winterbeck Manor Stud	2:30.54
2006	Heart's Cry	5	Christophe Lemaire	Kojiro Hashiguchi	Shadai Racehorse	2:31.89
2007	Vengeance of Rain	6	Anthony Delpech	David E. Ferraris	R. G. Chow Hon Man	2:31.03
2008	Sun Classique	5	Kevin Shea	Mike de Kock	L. Cohen / W. V. Rippon	2:27.45
2009	Eastern Anthem	5	Ahmed Ajtebi	Mubarak bin Shafya	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:31:84
2010	Dar Re Mi	5	William Buick	John H. M. Gosden	Lord Lloyd-Webber	2:31:84
2011	Rewilding		4	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	Godolphin Racing	2:29.01
2012	Cirrus des Aigles		6	Olivier Peslier	Corine Barande-Barbe	Dupouy/Niel	2:31.30
2013	St Nicholas Abbey		6	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:27.70
2014	Gentildonna		5	Ryan Moore	Sei Ishizaka	Sunday Racing	2:27.25
2015	Dolniya	4	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:28.29
2016	Postponed	5	Andrea Atzeni	Roger Varian	Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	2:26.97
2017	Jack Hobbs	5	William Buick	John Gosden	Godolphin Racing	2:32.39
2018	Hawkbill	5	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin Racing	2:29.45
2019	Old Persian	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin Racing	2:27.17
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Mishriff	4	David Egan	John Gosden	Prince Abdul Rahman al Faisal	2:26.65
2022	Shahryar	4	Cristian Demuro	Hideaki Fujiwara	Sunday Racing	2:26.88
2023	Equinox	4	Christophe Lemaire	Tetsuya Kimura	Silk Racing	2:25.65
2024	Rebel's Romance	6	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin Racing	2:26.72
2025	Danon Decile	4	Keita Tosaki	Shogo Yasuda	Danox Co Ltd	2:27.05

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