Godolphin Mile

The Godolphin Mile is a Group 2 flat Thoroughbred horse race in the United Arab Emirates for Southern Hemisphere three-year-old horses and Northern Hemisphere four-year-olds. It is contested on dirt over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

Godolphin Mile

Group 2 race
Location	Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
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Race information
Distance	1,600 metres (8 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Qualification	Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds & Northern Hemisphere 4-year-olds
Weight	SH 3yo: 55 kg - NH 4yo: 57 kg. Allowance fillies & mares 2kg
Purse	US$1,000,000

Inaugurated in 1994 as the Nad Al Sheba Mile, and renamed in 2000, the race takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March and currently offers a purse of US$1 million.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:36:82 - Calming Influence (2010) Tapeta
• 1:34.91 - Lend a Hand (1999) dirt

Most wins:

• 2 - Lost Soldier (1994, 1995)
• 2 - Firebreak (2003, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - Frankie Dettori (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 10 - Saeed bin Suroor (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012)

Most wins by an owner:

• 8 - Godolphin Racing (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Winners of the Godolphin Mile

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1994	Lost Soldier	4	Anthony McGlone	Kiaran McLaughlin	Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	1:40:90
1995	Lost Soldier	5	Gary Hind	Kiaran McLaughlin	Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	1:41:4
1996	Tereshkova	4	Olivier Peslier	Saeed bin Suroor	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:38:53
1997	Kassbaan	7	Jerry Bailey	Saeed bin Suroor	Sheikh Mohammed	1:36:48
1998	Allied Forces	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	1:39:10
1999	Lend A Hand	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:34:91
2000	Conflict	4	Ted Durcan	Nick Robb	Marwan Al Maktoum	1:36:40
2001	Festival of Light	4	David Flores	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:35:42
2002	Grey Memo	5	Gary Stevens	Warren Stute	R. Manzani et al.	1:36:69
2003	Firebreak	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:36:20
2004	Firebreak	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:35:82
2005	Grand Emporium	5	Weichong Marwing	Mike de Kock	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:37:78
2006	Utopia	6	Yutaka Take	Kojiro Hashiguchi	Makoto Kaneko	1:35:88
2007	Spring at Last	4	Garrett Gomez	Douglas F. O'Neill	Reddam & WinStar	1:36:16
2008	Diamond Stripes	5	Edgar Prado	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	Four Roses Thoroughbreds	1:36:96
2009	Two Step Salsa	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:36.82
2010	Calming Influence	5	Ahmad Ajtebi	Mahmoud Al Zarooni	Godolphin	1:36.57
2011	Skysurfers	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:37.65
2012	African Story	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:37.52
2013	Soft Falling Rain	4	Paul Hanagan	Mike de Kock	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:39.97
2014	Variety Club	6	Anton Marcus	Joey Ramsden	I & M Jooste	1:37.28
2015	Tamarkuz	5	Paul Hanagan	Musabah Al Muhairi	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:36.81
2016	One Man Band	5	Sam Hitchcott	Doug Watson	Saeed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:35.21
2017	Second Summer	5	Pat Dobbs	Doug Watson	Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi]	1:35.82
2018	Heavy Metal	8	Ryan Moore	Salem bin Ghadayer	Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:36.22
2019	Coal Front	5	Jose Ortiz	Todd Pletcher	Robert V. LaPenta & Head Of Plains Partners	1:36.51

See also

• List of United Arab Emirates horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • 2016, 2017