The Cape Verdi (sometimes known as the Cape Verdi Stakes), is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late January or early February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after Cape Verdi, a horse who won the 1000 Guineas for Godolphin in 1998. The race is restricted to female racehorses aged at least four years old, although three-year-olds bred in the southern hemisphere are also qualified.
It was first contested in 2004 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.
The Cape Verdi began as an ungraded race before being elevated to Listed class in 2006. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.
Records Record time: 1:34.84 - Magic Lily 2020
Most wins by a jockey: 4 - James Doyle 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Charlie Appleby 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 6 - Saeed bin Suroor 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2026
Most wins by an owner: 11 - Godolphin Racing 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2004Festive Style3Ryan MooreSatish SeemarFort Knox Syndicate1:36.842005 Ribella 6 Halis Karatas Haldun Gunes S Selman Tasbek 1:37:302006Clinet4Eddie AhernJohn HillsWood Hall Stud1:37.482007 Sanaya 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Aga Khan IV1:38:562008 Sun Classique 4Kevin SheaMike de Kock L Cohen & W V Rippon1:40:052009Deem4Fernando JaraJerry BartonSultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer1:38.972010Soneva4Christophe SoumillonMarco BottiArno Curty1:38.402011Aspectoflove5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:36.522012First City6Royston FfrenchAli Rashid Al RaiheSaeed Hamad Al Ahbabi1:38.332013Sajjhaa6Silvestre de SousaSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:36.682014Certify4Mickael BarzalonaCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:36.092015Cladocera4Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer DupreHaras de la Perelle1:37.222016Very Special4James DoyleSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:37.882017Very Special5Jim CrowleySaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:37.212018Promising Run5Pat CosgraveSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:36.562019Poetic Charm4James DoyleCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:36.462020Magic Lily5James DoyleCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:34.842021Althiqa4James DoyleCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:35.082022Pevensey Bay6Olivier PeslierHiroo ShimizuMme Julia & Jonathan Aisbitt1:36:132023With The Moonlight4William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:34:922024Silver Lady4Mickael BarzalonaCharlie ApplebyGodolphin1:34:572025Choisya5Mickael BarzalonaSimon & Ed CrisfordMohammed Al Nabouda1:40.972026Dubai Beach5Kieran ShoemarkSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:35.67
See also List of United Arab Emirates horse races
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