The Burj Nahaar, is a one mile (1600 meter) horse race that takes place on a dirt track in at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in March. The race is named after the Burj Nahar, a fortified tower on Dubai's old city walls.
The Burj Nahaar first took place in 2002 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It became a Listed race in 2005 and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. The race was relocated to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before reverting to dirt in 2015.
Records Record time: 1:34.99 - Muntazah 2019
Most successful horse (2 wins): 2 - African Story – 2012, 2013
Most wins by a jockey: 3 - Frankie Dettori – 2003, 2011, 2012 3 - Mickael Barzalona – 2013, 2014, 2017
Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Saeed bin Suroor 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most wins by an owner: 4 - Hamdan Al Maktoum 2003, 2009, 2015, 2019 4 - Godolphin 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2002 Conflict6Ted Durcan Nick Robb Marwan Al Maktoum1:36.892003 Imtiyaz4Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum1:37.432004 Cherry Pickings7Ryan Moore Mazin Al Kurdi Rashid bin Mohammed1:36.642005 Jack Sullivan4Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler International Carnival Partnership1:37.732006 Marbush5Johnny Murtagh Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum1:35.792007 Boston Lodge7Eddie Ahern Doug Watson Fawzi Abdulla Nass1:35.862008 Elusive Warning4Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin1:35.432009 Snaafy5Richard Hills Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum1:37.002010 Cat Junior5Richard Hills Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd & Gold Property Investments1:35.952011 Mendip4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:36.772012 African Story5Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin1:35.932013 African Story6Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin1:36.892014 Shuruq4Mickael Barzalona Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin1:36.362015 Tamarkuz 5 Paul Hanagan Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum1:37.382016 Cool Cowboy5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Zaur Sekrekov1:36.432017 Heavy Metal7Mickael Barzalona Salem bin Ghadayer Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:37.192018 Kimbear4 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi1:36.812019 Muntazah6 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum1:34.992020 Salute The Soldier5 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass Victorious1:37.272021 Midnight Sands5 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson Cool Silk Partnership1:37.782022 Desert Wisdom4 Adrie de Vries Ahmed Al Shemaili Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi1:37.172023 Discovery Island6 James Doyle Bhupat Seemar Mohammed Khaleel Ahmed1:36.982024 Laurel River6 Tadhg O'Shea Bhupat Seemar Juddmonte Farms, Inc1:36.902025Fort Payne7Dylan Browne McMonagleN CaulleryAlain Jathiere1:36.89
See also List of United Arab Emirates horse races
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