# Saeed bin Suroor

Saeed bin Suroor (Arabic: سعيد بن سرور; born 16 November 1968 in Dubai) is a horse racing trainer in Great Britain. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training licence in 1995 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation.
He has been British Champion Trainer on four occasions.

## Major wins

Great Britain
* 1,000 Guineas - (3) - Cape Verdi (1998), Kazzia (2002), Mawj (2023)
* 2,000 Guineas - (2) - Mark of Esteem (1996), Island Sands (1999)
* Ascot Gold Cup - (5) - Classic Cliche (1996), Kayf Tara (1998, 2000), Papineau (2004), Colour Vision (2012)
* Champion Stakes - (1) - Farhh (2013)
* Coronation Cup - (2) - Daylami (1999), Mutafaweq (2001)
* Derby - (1) - Lammtarra (1995)
* Eclipse Stakes - (4) - Halling (1995, 1996), Daylami (1998), Refuse to Bend (2004)
* Fillies' Mile - (1) - White Moonstone (2010)
* Golden Jubilee Stakes - (1) - So Factual (1995)
* Haydock Sprint Cup - (1) - Diktat (1999)
* International Stakes - (4) - Halling (1995, 1996), Sakhee (2001), Sulamani (2004)
* King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (5) - Lammtarra (1995), Swain (1997, 1998), Daylami (1999), Doyen (2004)
* Lockinge Stakes - (5) - Cape Cross (1998), Fly to the Stars (1999), Aljabr (2000), Creachadoir (2008), Farhh (2013)
* Nassau Stakes - (1) - Zahrat Dubai (1999)
* Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - So Factual (1995)
* Oaks - (2) - Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002)
* Prince of Wales's Stakes - (4) - Faithful Son (1998), Dubai Millennium (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)
* Queen Anne Stakes - (7) - Charnwood Forest (1996), Allied Forces (1997), Intikhab (1998), Cape Cross (1999), Dubai Destination (2003), Refuse to Bend (2004), Ramonti (2007)
* Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (5) - Mark of Esteem (1996), Dubai Millennium (1999), Summoner (2001), Ramonti (2007), Poet's Voice (2010)
* Racing Post Trophy - (2) - Medaaly (1996), Ibn Khaldun (2007)
* St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Shamardal (2005)
* St. Leger - (5) - Classic Cliche (1995), Nedawi (1998), Mutafaweq (1999), Rule of Law (2004), Mastery (2009)
* Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Echoes in Eternity (2003)
* Sussex Stakes - (3) - Aljabr (1999), Noverre (2001), Ramonti (2007)
* Yorkshire Oaks - (1) - Punctilious (2005)
Australia
* Caulfield Cup - (2) - All the Good (2008), Best Solution (2018)
* Caulfield Stakes - (1) - Benbatl (2018)
* VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (2) - Hatha Anna (2001), Fantastic Love (2004)
* Zipping Classic - (1) - Beautiful Romance (2016)
Canada
* Canadian International Stakes - (2) - Mutafaweq (2000), Sulamani (2004)
* E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - Folk Opera (2008)
France
* Critérium de Saint-Cloud – (1) – Passion for Gold (2009)
* Critérium International - (2) - Thunder Snow (2016), Royal Meeting (2018)
* Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (3) - Vettori (1995), Bachir (2000), Shamardal (2005)
* Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (3) - Lammtarra (1995), Sakhee (2001), Marienbard (2002)
* Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Caradak (2006)
* Prix d'Ispahan - (2) - Halling (1996), Best of the Bests (2002)
* Prix Jacques Le Marois - (4) - Dubai Millennium (1999), Muhtathir (2000), Dubawi (2005), Librettist (2006)
* Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (2) - Rio de la Plata (2007), Royal Marine (2018)
* Prix Jean Prat - (2) - Almutawakel (1998), Thunder Snow (2017)
* Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - Shamardal (2005)
* Prix Maurice de Gheest - (1) - Diktat (1999)
* Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (2) - Slickly (2001), Librettist (2006)
* Prix de la Salamandre - (1) - Aljabr (1998)
* Prix Vermeille - (1) - Mezzo Soprano (2003)
Germany
* Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (2) - Kutub (2001), Benbatl (2018)
* Grosser Preis von Baden - (3) - Marienbard (2002), Mamool (2003), Best Solution (2018)
* Grosser Preis von Berlin - (4) - Mutafaweq (2000), Marienbard (2002), Campanologist (2010), Best Solution (2018)
* Preis von Europa - (3) - Kutub (2001), Mamool (2003), Campanologist (2011)
* Rheinland-Pokal - (2) - Cherry Mix (2006), Campanologist (2010)
Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Cup - (1) - Fantastic Light (2000), Ramonti (2007)
* Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Firebreak (2004)
* Hong Kong Vase - (1) - Mastery (2010)
* Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Overbury (1996)
Ireland
* Irish 2,000 Guineas - (2) - Bachir (2000), Dubawi (2005)
* Irish Champion Stakes - (4) - Swain (1998), Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002)
* Irish St. Leger - (2) - Kayf Tara (1998, 1999)
* National Stakes - (1) - Dubawi (2004)
* Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - Flagbird (1995)
* Tattersalls Gold Cup - (2) - Daylami (1998), Fantastic Light (2001)
Italy
* Derby Italiano - (3) - Central Park (1998), Mukhalif (1999), Mastery (2009)
* Gran Premio del Jockey Club - (4) - Kutub (2001), Cherry Mix (2005), Schiaparelli (2009), Campanologist (2011)
* Gran Premio di Milano - (1) - Leadership (2003)
* Premio Lydia Tesio - (2) - Najah (2001), Dubai Surprise (2005)
* Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (2) - Flagbird (1995), Central Park (1999)
* Premio Roma - (3) - Cherry Mix (2006), Rio De La Plata (2010), Hunter's Light (2012)
* Premio Vittorio di Capua - (6) - Muhtathir (1999), Slickly (2001, 2002), Ancient World (2004), Gladiatorus (2009), Rio De La Plata (2010)
Japan
* Yasuda Kinen - (1) - Heart Lake (1995)
Singapore
* Singapore Airlines International Cup - (1) - Grandera (2002)
United Arab Emirates
* Dubai Duty Free Stakes - (4) - Tamayaz (1997), Annus Mirabilis (1998), Altibr (1999), Rhythm Band (2000)
* Dubai Golden Shaheen - (1) - Kassbaan (1996)
* Dubai Sheema Classic - (2) - Stowaway (1998), Sulamani (2003)
* Dubai World Cup - (9) - Almutawakel (1999), Dubai Millennium (2000), Street Cry (2002), Moon Ballad (2003), Electrocutionist (2006), African Story (2014), Prince Bishop (2015), Thunder Snow (2018, 2019)
United States
* Arlington Million - (1) - Sulamani (2003)
* Ballerina Stakes - (1) - Music Note (2009)
* Beldame Stakes - (3) - Imperial Gesture (2002), Cocoa Beach (2008), Music Note (2009)
* Beverly D. Stakes - (1) - Crimson Palace (2004)
* Breeders' Cup Juvenile - (1) - Vale of York (2009)
* Breeders' Cup Turf - (2) - Daylami (1999), Fantastic Light (2001)
* Cigar Mile Handicap - (1) - Discreet Cat (2006)
* Coaching Club American Oaks - (2) - Jilbab (2002), Music Note (2008)
* Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes - (1) - Kazzia (2002)
* Gazelle Stakes - (2) - Imperial Gesture (2002), Music Note (2008)
* Man o' War Stakes - (2) - Daylami (1998), Fantastic Light (2000)
* Mother Goose Stakes - (1) - Music Note (2008)
* Ruffian Handicap - (1) - Stellar Jayne (2005)
* San Juan Capistrano Handicap - (1) - Red Bishop (1995)
* Stephen Foster Handicap - (1) - Street Cry (2002)
* Turf Classic Invitational Stakes - (1) - Sulamani (2003)