# Dubai Golden Shaheen

The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late March.
It was first run in December 1993 as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint, and its place in the calendar was moved in 1996 to be included in the Dubai World Cup Night held annually in March. The race took its present name in 2000 and it attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. From 2012, Dubai Golden Shaheen joined Global Sprint Challenge and represents the third leg of the ten-race series.
The Dubai Golden Shaheen currently offers a purse of US$2 million.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1:08.10 - Big Jag (2000) (at Nad al Sheba)
* 1:09.01 - Zenden (2021) (at Meydan)
Most wins:
* 2 - Caller One (2001, 2002)
* 2 - Mind Your Biscuits (2017, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Gary Stevens (1999, 2002)
* 2 - Alex Solis (2000, 2004)
* 2 - Joel Rosario (2017, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Dhruba Selvaratnam (1998, 1999)
* 2 - James Chapman (2001, 2002)
* 2 - Chad Summers (2017, 2018)
* 2 - Bhupat Seemar (2022, 2024)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Carolyn Chapman & Theresa McArthur (2001, 2002)
* 2 - J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al (2017, 2018)

## Casualties and incidents

* 2012 - Race horse trainer Bob Baffert suffered a heart attack the day before the race. He recovered in time to see his horse, The Factor finish sixth in the race.
* 2021 - Race winner Zenden stumbled and ran into the infield after crossing the finish line. He suffered a compound fracture of his left front leg and was euthanized on the track.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1996 | Kassbaan | 6 | John Carroll | Saeed bin Suroor | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:13.04 |
| 1997 | Atraf | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Kiaran McLaughlin | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:11.24 |
| 1998 | Mudallel | 5 | Willie Supple | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ziad Galadari | 1:10.61 |
| 1999 | Ramp and Rave | 5 | Gary Stevens | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:09.97 |
| 2000 | Big Jag | 7 | Alex Solis | Tim Pinfield | Julius Zolezzi | 1:08.10 |
| 2001 | Caller One | 4 | Corey Nakatani | James Chapman | C. Chapman, T. McArthur | 1:08.38 |
| 2002 | Caller One | 5 | Gary Stevens | James Chapman | C. Chapman, T. McArthur | 1:09.91 |
| 2003 | State City | 4 | Michael Hills | Paddy Rudkin | S M R M | 1:09.95 |
| 2004 | Our New Recruit | 5 | Alex Solis | John W. Sadler | CRK Stable | 1:10.30 |
| 2005 | Saratoga County | 4 | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | Evelyn Pollard | 1:11.21 |
| 2006 | Proud Tower Too | 4 | David Cohen | Sal Gonzalez | Tricar Stables | 1:09.86 |
| 2007 | Kelly's Landing | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Eddie Kenneally | Summerplace Farm | 1:10.34 |
| 2008 | Benny the Bull | 5 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | IEAH Stables et al. | 1:08.70 |
| 2009 | Big City Man | 4 | Jose Verenzuela | Jerry Barton | Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | 1:08:93 |
| 2010 | Kinsale King | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | Carl O'Callaghan | Super Horse Inc. | 1:10.85 |
| 2011 | Rocket Man | 6 | Felix Coetzee | Patrick Shaw | Alfredo L. A. Crabbia | 1:11.28 |
| 2012 | Krypton Factor | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | 1:10.79 |
| 2013 | Reynaldothewizard | 7 | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar | Zabeel Racing | 1:12.46 |
| 2014 | Sterling City | 5 | João Moreira | John Moore | Ling Chiu Shing and Gary Ling Kay Wai | 1:10.88 |
| 2015 | Secret Circle | 6 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | 1:10.64 |
| 2016 | Muarrab | 7 | Paul Hanagan | Musabah Al Muhairi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:10.59 |
| 2017 | Mind Your Biscuits | 4 | Joel Rosario | Chad Summers | J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al | 1:10.91 |
| 2018 | Mind Your Biscuits | 5 | Joel Rosario | Chad Summers | J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al | 1:10.17 |
| 2019 | X Y Jet | 7 | Emisael Jaramillo | Jorge Navarro | Rockingham Ranch & Gelfenstein Farm | 1:10.75 |
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| 2021 | Zenden | 5 | Antonio Fresu | Carlos David | LLP Performance Horse | 1:09.01 |
| 2022 | Switzerland | 8 | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | RRR Racing | 1:11.13 |
| 2023 | Sibelius | 5 | Ryan Moore | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | Jun Park & Delia Nash | 1:10.69 |
| 2024 | Tuz | 7 | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | Dakki Stable | 1:10.19 |