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Dubai Golden Shaheen

United Arab Emirates | FEATURE RACE GUIDE

History

TUZ winning the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
TUZ winning the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Picture: Neville Hopwood/Getty Images

The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 sprint race for three year olds and up conducted by the Dubai Racing Club at Meydan.

The Dubai Golden Shaheen was first run in 1996 won by Kassbaan.

The Dubai Golden Shaheen was initially run as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint in December when racing at that track but the move to Meydan changed its name.

It became a Group 1 in 2002.

It is run on Dubai World Cup night as the feature dirt sprint on the program.

Mind Your Biscuits joined Caller One as the multiple winners of the Dubai Golden Shaheen.

Trainers to win multiple Dubai Golden Shaheens are Bhupat Seemar, Dhruba Selvaratnam, James Chapman and Chad Summers with two each.

Tadhg O'Shea, Joel Rosario, Gary Stevens and Alex Solis have two wins each as a jockey.

Singapore's best horse was Rocket Man and he'd been beaten in the big international races several times. He was even just beaten the year before in this and made up for it in 2011.

Racing outside the speed he was chased along before the turn but never gave up and wound over the top of the leader.

Twelve months on Krypton Factor had had a great Dubai season and won strongly. He sat just off the pace as Rocket Man tried to win the race again. Once clear he just went on by.

American sprinters have run well here on occasions as it is a dirt race. For example Mind Your Biscuits came from the widest gate and a long way back to run away in 2017. He backed it up a year on. Another USA sprinter X Y Jet won in 2019 after placing twice before. Zenden added to that.

The Dubai Golden Shaheen was worth US$2million in 2024.

It was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

Notable winners include Sibelius (2023), X Y Jet (2019), Mind Your Biscuits (2017/2018), Muarrab (2016), Secret Circle (2015), Sterling City (2014), Reynaldothewizard (2013), Krypton Factor (2012), Rocket Man (2011), Kinsale King (2010), Benny The Bull (2008), Saratoga County (2005), State City (2003), Caller One (2001/2002), Big Jag (2000) and Atraf (1997).

The 2024 Dubai Golden Shaheen was won by Tuz from Don Frankie and Nakatomi.


Racing and Sports

Previous Dubai Golden Shaheen Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
TUZ (USA) 7G
OXBOW (USA) - SUEDE SHOE (USA) PULPIT (USA)
TADHG O'SHEA 57.0 BHUPAT SEEMAR 2
SIBELIUS (USA) 5G
NOT THIS TIME (USA) - FIERY PULPIT (USA) PULPIT (USA)
RYAN MOORE 57.0 JEREMIAH O'DWYER 1
SWITZERLAND (USA) 8G
SPEIGHTSTOWN (USA) - CZECHERS (USA) INDIAN CHARLIE (USA)
TADHG O'SHEA 57.0 S SEEMAR 6
ZENDEN (USA) 5H
FED BIZ (USA) - YOU LAUGHIN (USA) SHARP HUMOR (USA)
ANTONIO FRESU 57.0 CARLOS A DAVID 13
X Y JET (USA) 7G
KANTHAROS (USA) - SOLDIERSINGSBLUES (USA) LOST SOLDIER
EMISAEL JARAMILLO 57.0 JORGE NAVARRO 2
MIND YOUR BISCUITS (USA) 5H
POSSE (USA) - JAZZMANE (USA) TOCCET
JOEL ROSARIO 57.0 CHAD SUMMERS 1
MIND YOUR BISCUITS (USA) 4H
POSSE (USA) - JAZZMANE (USA) TOCCET
JOEL ROSARIO 60.0 CHAD SUMMERS 14
MUARRAB (GB) 7G
OASIS DREAM (GB) - LICENCE TO THRILL (GB) WOLFHOUND (USA)
PAUL HANAGAN 57.0 M AL MUHAIRI 7
SECRET CIRCLE (USA) 6H
EDDINGTON (USA) - RAGTIME HOPE (USA) DIXIELAND BAND (USA)
VICTOR ESPINOZA 57.0 BOB BAFFERT 7
STERLING CITY (AUS) 5G
NADEEM (AUS) - So Gorgeous (AUS) BRIEF TRUCE (USA)
JOAO MOREIRA 60.0 JOHN MOORE 4
REYNALDOTHEWIZARD (USA) 7G
SPEIGHTSTOWN (USA) - HOLIDAY RUNNER (USA) MEADOW LAKE (GB)
RICHARD MULLEN 57.0 S SEEMAR 5
KRYPTON FACTOR (GB) 4G
KYLLACHY (GB) - COOL QUESTION (GB) POLAR FALCON (USA)
K FALLON 57.0 FAWZI ABDULLA NASS 5
ROCKET MAN (AUS) 5G
VISCOUNT (AUS) - MACROSA (NZ) MCGINTY (NZ)
F COETZEE 57.5 PATRICK BERNARD SHAW 9
KINSALE KING (USA) 5G
YANKEE VICTOR (USA) - FLAMING MIRAGE (USA) WOODMAN (USA)
GARRETT GOMEZ 57.5 CARL O'CALLAGHAN 7
BIG CITY MAN (USA) 4H
NORTHERN AFLEET (USA) - MINI APPEAL (USA) VALID APPEAL (USA)
J VERENZUELA 57.5 J BARTON 2
BENNY THE BULL (USA) 5H
LUCKY LIONEL (USA) - COMET CAT (USA) BIRDONTHEWIRE (USA)
EDGAR S PRADO 57.5 RICHARD E DUTROW, JNR 10
KELLY'S LANDING (USA) 6G
PATTO (USA) - BEST GAME (USA) GREAT ABOVE (USA)
LANFRANCO DETTORI 57.5 EDDIE KENNEALLY 3
PROUD TOWER TOO (USA) 4H
PROUD IRISH (USA) - DORA'S TOWER (USA) IRISH TOWER (USA)
DAVID COHEN 57.5 S G GONZALEZ 2
SARATOGA COUNTY (USA) 4H
VALID EXPECTATIONS (USA) - GRUB'S DANCER (USA) GRUB (USA)
JAVIER CASTELLANO 57.5 GEORGE WEAVER 2
OUR NEW RECRUIT (USA) 5H
ALPHABET SOUP (USA) - DELTA DANIELLE (CAN) LORD AVIE (USA)
ALEX O SOLIS 57.5 JOHN W SADLER 10
STATE CITY (USA) 4H
CARSON CITY (USA) - WAJNA (USA) NUREYEV (USA)
MICHAEL HILLS 59.0 P L RUDKIN
CALLER ONE (USA) 5G
PHONE TRICK (USA) - BALTIC SEA (CAN) DANZIG (USA)
GARY STEVENS 59.0 J K CHAPMAN 7
CALLER ONE (USA) 4G
PHONE TRICK (USA) - BALTIC SEA (CAN) DANZIG (USA)
COREY S NAKATANI 59.0 J K CHAPMAN 8
BIG JAG (USA) 7G
KLEVAN (USA) - IN HOPES (USA) AFFIRMED (USA)
ALEX O SOLIS 57.5 TIMOTHY RICHARD PINFIELD