The Zabeel Mile, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late February or early March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after a locality in Western Dubai. Not related with New Zealand stallion Zabeel.

Zabeel Mile
Group Two race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2007
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Purse$250,000[1]

It was first contested in 2007 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.

The Zabeel Mile began as a Listed race. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.

Records

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Record time:

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Safety Check – 2015, 2016

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2007 Kapil 4 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Fullard, Drew, Watson-Smith & Gabler 1:37.70
2008 (div. 1) Wise Dennis 6 Ted Durcan Alan Jarvis Allen B Pope, Andrew J King 1:39:27
2008 (div. 2) Third Set 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:39:63
2009 Archipenko 5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & A H Parker 1:39.89
2010 Imbongi 5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & B Clements 1:38.64
2011 Rileyskeepingfaith 5 Ahmed Ajtebi Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 1:37.89
2012 Do It All 5 Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.98
2013 Trade Storm 5 Jamie Spencer David Simcock Universal Racing 1:38.74
2014 Mshawish 4 Richard Hughes Mikel Delzangles Al Shaqab Racing 1:37.16
2015 Safety Check 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.53
2016 Safety Check 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.45
2017 Championship 6 Colm O'Donoghue A bin Harmash Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum 1:35.19
2018 Janoobi 4 Jim Crowley Mike de Kock Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:35.27
2019 Mythical Magic 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:36.39
2020 Zakouski 4 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.93
2021 D'Bai 7 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:35.94
2022 Real World 5 Daniel Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:35.36
2023 Master of The Seas 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:34.28
2024 San Donato 8 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 1:34.46

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