The Dubai City of Gold is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1998 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Given the nickname for the city of Dubai, the Group 2 race is open to Northern and Southern Hemisphere bred horses age four years and up. It is raced on turf at a distance of 2400 metres (app. miles).
Initially a conditions race, it was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2001 and then to Group 2 status in 2009.
Records Time record: 2:26.83 - Walton Street 2021
Most wins by an owner: 16 - Godolphin 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most wins by a jockey: 6 - Frankie Dettori 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010 6 - William Buick 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026
Most wins by a trainer: 10 - Saeed bin Suroor 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017
Winners of the Dubai City of Gold Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time1998Happy Valentine4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorMaktoum Al Maktoum2:36:971999Sibling Rival5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorSheikh Mohammed2:28:912000High-Rise5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:29:302001Give The Slip4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:30.712002Narrative4Richard HillsSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.632003Highest4Frankie Dettori Saeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:30.152004Fair Mix4Olivier PeslierMarcel RollandEcurie Week-End2:29.242005Greys Inn5Weichong MarwingMike de KockBridget D. Oppenheimer2:30:182006Oracle West5Kevin SheaMike de KockKenny Geemooi2:33.892007Quijano5Andrasch StarkePeter SchiergenGestüt Fährhof2:33.072008Gower Song5Richard HillsDavid ElsworthUsk Valley Stud2:30.102009Front House4Kevin SheaMike de KockSue Magnier & Wilgerbodsdrift Stud2:31.702010Campanologist5Frankie DettoriSaeed Bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:37.362011Monterosso4Mickael BarzalonaMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin Racing2:36.092012Mikhail Glinka5Royston FfrenchHerman BrownRamzan Kadyrov2:33.682013Jakkalberry7Ryan MooreMarco BottiJakkalberry Syndicate et al.2:35.362014Excellent Result4Kieren FallonSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.872015Sky Hunter5James DoyleSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:32.882016Postponed5Andrea AtzeniRoger VarianMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:27.902017Prize Money4Adrie de VriesSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing2:29.332018Hawkbill5William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:26.852019 Old Persian4William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:32.682020 Loxley5Mickael BarzalonaCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:28.592021 Walton Street7William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing2:26.832022 Hukum5Jim CrowleyOwen BurrowsShadwell Stable2:28.56 2023 Global Storm 6 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:27.47 2024 Bold Act 4 Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:26.03 2025 Silver Knott 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:30.63 2026 Rebel's Romance 8 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:28.73
See also List of United Arab Emirates horse races
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