The Firebreak Stakes, is a horse race, for horses aged four and over, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named in honour of the racehorse Firebreak, who won the Hong Kong Mile for Godolphin in 2004.
The Firebreak Stakes was first contested in 2011 as a Listed race and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. It was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before moving to dirt in 2015.
Records Record time: 1:35.45 - Tamarkuz 2015
Most successful horse (2 wins): 2 - Hypothetical 2022, 2024
Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Mickael Barzalona 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Most wins by a trainer:
4 - Salem bin Ghadayer 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Most wins by an owner: 4 - Godolphin 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2011 Skysurfers5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:35.772012 Sandagiyr4Silvestre de SousaSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin1:36.292013 Moonwalk In Paris5Ahmed AjtebiMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin1:36.392014 Variety Club5Anton MarcusJoey RamsdenIngrid & Markus Jooste1:35.672015 Tamarkuz 5 Paul Hanagan Musabah Al Muhairi Hamdan Al Maktoum1:35.452016 Confrontation6William BuickKiaran McLaughlinGodolphin1:37.372017 North America5Richard Mullen Satish Seemar Imhamed Nagem1:36.712018 Heavy Metal8Mickael BarzalonaSalem bin GhadayerHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:36.742019 Muntazah6 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum1:38.212020 Capezzano6Mickael BarzalonaSalem bin GhadayerSultan Ali1:36.232021 Secret Ambition8Tadhg O'SheaSatish SeemarNasir Askar1:36.122022Hypothetical5Mickael BarzalonaSalem bin GhadayerHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:36.822023Prince Eiji7Sam HitchcottDoug WatsonSh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum1:39:062024Hypothetical7Mickael BarzalonaSalem bin GhadayerHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1:37.892025King Gold8Adrie de VriesN CaulleryMme Christian Wingtans1:36.702026Mendelssohn Bay5Richard MullenBhupat SeemarSuited & Booted Racing Syndicate1:38.49
See also List of United Arab Emirates horse races
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