Cape Verdi (horse race)

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.

Cape Verdi
Group Two race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2004
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4yo+ fillies & mares, 3yo+ fillies & mares (southern hemisphere)
Purse$200,000[1]

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:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 8 - Godolphin Racing 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Winners
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2004 Festive Style 3 Ryan Moore Satish Seemar Fort Knox Syndicate 1:36.84
2005 Ribella 6 Halis Karatas Haldun Gunes S Selman Tasbek 1:37:30
2006 Clinet 4 Eddie Ahern John Hills Wood Hall Stud 1:37.48
2007 Sanaya 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Aga Khan IV 1:38:56
2008 Sun Classique 4 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock L Cohen & W V Rippon 1:40:05
2009 Deem 4 Olivier Peslier Jerry Barton Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer 1:38.97
2010 Soneva 4 Christophe Soumillon Marco Botti Arno Curty 1:38.40
2011 Aspectoflove 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.52
2012 First City 6 Royston French Ali Rashid Al Raihe Saeed Hamad Al Ahbabi 1:38.33
2013 Sajjhaa 6 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.68
2014 Certify 4 Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.09
2015 Cladocera 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer Dupre Haras de la Perelle 1:37.22
2016 Very Special 4 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:37.88
2017 Very Special 5 Jim Crowley Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:37.21
2018 Promising Run 5 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:36.56
2019 Poetic Charm 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.46
2020 Magic Lily 5 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:34.84

See also

References
  1. UAE races, IFHA Blue Book
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