Dubawi (foaled 7 February 2002) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. He has proven himself a top-class sire.
Background Dubawi is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. He was one of the only crop of foals sired by Dubai Millennium, an outstanding racehorse. His dam, Zomaradah was a top class racemare who won the Oaks d'Italia, E. P. Taylor Stakes, Premio Lydia Tesio and the Royal Whip Stakes. As a descendant of the broodmare Sunbittern, Zomaradah, who also produced the Lancashire Oaks winner Emirates Queen, was closely related to In the Wings, High-Rise and Virginia Waters. The colt raced in the blue colours of Godolphin and was trained by Saeed bin Suroor. He was ridden in all but one of his races by Frankie Dettori.
Racing career Dubawi was undefeated as a two-year-old in 2004. He won a maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse in June, the Group Three Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in July and the Group One National Stakes at the Curragh in September.
In the following year he started favourite for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but finished fifth behind Footstepsinthesand. He defeated Oratorio in the Irish 2000 Guineas and then moved up in distance to finish third to Motivator in The Derby. He returned to one mile to win the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville Racecourse in August and ended his career by finishing second to Starcraft in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot a month later.
Stud record Dubawi stands as a breeding stallion at his owner's Dalham Hall Stud at a fee of £350,000 for the 2023 season.
Notable stock
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
Foaled Name Sex Major wins 2007 Dubawi Heights f Gamely Stakes, Yellow Ribbon Stakes 2007 Happy Archer f Garden Province Stakes, The Durban Thekwini Stakes 2007 Lucky Nine g Hong Kong Sprint, KrisFlyer International Sprint (twice) 2007 Makfi c 2000 Guineas Stakes, Prix Jacques Le Marois 2007 Monterosso c Dubai World Cup 2007 Poet's Voice c Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 2007 Prince Bishop c Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3, Dubai World Cup 2007 Secret Admirer f Flight Stakes, Epsom Handicap 2007 Tiger Tees c The Galaxy 2008 Al Kazeem c Tattersalls Gold Cup (twice), Prince of Wales's Stakes, Eclipse Stakes 2008 Hunter's Light c Premio Roma, Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3, Jebel Hatta 2008 Red Dubawi c Premio Vittorio di Capua 2008 Waldpark c Deutsches Derby 2009 Akeed Mofeed c Hong Kong Cup 2009 Shamal Wind f Oakleigh Plate 2009 Sheikhzayedroad g Northern Dancer Turf Stakes 2010 Srikandi f Stradbroke Handicap, Tattersall's Tiara 2010 Willow Magic c The South African Nursery 2011 Night of Thunder c 2000 Guineas Stakes, Lockinge Stakes 2011 Postponed c King George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes, Dubai Sheema Classic, International Stakes 2012 Almanaar c Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap 2012 Arabian Queen f International Stakes 2012 Bateel f Prix Vermeille 2012 Erupt c Grand Prix de Paris 2012 Journey f British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes 2012 Mubtaahij c Awesome Again Stakes 2012 New Bay c Prix du Jockey Club 2012 North America g Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3 2013 Left Hand f Prix Vermeille 2013 Nezwaah f Pretty Polly Stakes 2013 Zarak c Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 2014 Benbatl c Dubai Turf, Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Ladbrokes Stakes 2014 Coronet f Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Prix Jean Romanet 2014 Kitesurf f Prix Vermeille 2014 Sobetsu f Prix Saint-Alary 2014 Wuheida f Prix Marcel Boussac, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 2015 Ghaiyyath c Grosser Preis von Baden, Coronation Cup, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes 2015 Old Persian c Dubai Sheema Classic, Northern Dancer Turf Stakes 2015 The Revenant g Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 2015 Wild Illusion f Prix Marcel Boussac, Nassau Stakes, Prix de l'Opéra 2016 Quorto c Vincent O'Brien National Stakes 2016 Too Darn Hot c Dewhurst Stakes, Prix Jean Prat, Sussex Stakes 2016 Lord North g Prince of Wales's Stakes, Dubai Turf (thrice) 2016 Space Blues c Prix Maurice de Gheest, Prix de la Forêt, Breeders' Cup Mile 2018 Albahr c Summer Stakes 2018 Creative Force g British Champions Sprint Stakes 2018 In Italian f Diana Stakes, First Lady Stakes, Jenny Wiley Stakes, Just A Game Stakes 2018 Master of The Seas c Woodbine Mile, Breeders' Cup Mile, Maker's Mark Mile 2018 Naval Crown c Platinum Jubilee Stakes 2018 Rebel's Romance c Grosser Preis von Berlin (twice), Preis von Europa (twice), Breeders' Cup Turf (twice), Dubai Sheema Classic, Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes 2018 Yibir g Breeders' Cup Turf 2019 Al Husn f Nassau Stakes 2019 Coroebus c 2000 Guineas Stakes, St James's Palace Stakes 2019 Eldar Eldarov c St Leger Stakes, Irish St. Leger 2019 Modern Games c Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Woodbine Mile, Breeders' Cup Mile, Lockinge Stakes 2020 Silawi g Canadian International Stakes 2021 Ancient Wisdom c Futurity Trophy 2021 Arabian Crown g Canadian International Stakes 2021 God's Window g Epsom Handicap 2021 Henry Longfellow c Vincent O'Brien National Stakes 2021 Notable Speech c 2000 Guineas Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Woodbine Mile (twice), Breeders' Cup Mile, Lockinge Stakes, City of York Stakes 2021 Ezeliya f Epsom Oaks 2022 Delacroix c Eclipse Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes
National Hunt Dubawi sired Dodging Bullets, a top class 2 mile chaser who won the Grade I Tingle Creek Chase, Grade I Clarence House Chase and the Grade I Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, winning all three Grade Ones in the 2014–2015 Great Britain National Hunt Season. Dodging Bullets was bred by acclaimed flat jockey Frankie Dettori, having originally been bred as an Epsom Derby prospect. Dubawi's first Grade I success in the National Hunt sphere came when Hisaabaat won the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at the 2012 Punchestown Festival.
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