Dubai Gold Cup

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Horse race

Dubai Gold CupClass| Group 2

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Location| Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated| 2012
Race type| Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website| Dubai World Cup
Race information
Distance| 3,200 metres (abt 2 miles)
Surface| Turf
Track| left-handed
Qualification| Three-years-old and up

The Dubai Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2012 as part of Dubai World Cup night. It was initially a Group 3 race and has been run at Group 2 level since 2014.

The first running of the race was marred by the fatal injury sustained by Fox Hunt. The race was abandoned and rerun later that evening.[1]

## Records

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Speed record:

* 3:16.83 – Broome (2023)

Most wins: 3

* Vazirabad: (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey (3):

* Christophe Soumillon: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a trainer (3):

* Alain de Royer-Dupré: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by an owner (4):

* Godolphin: Opinion Poll (2012), Cavalryman (2013), Cross Counter (2019), Dubai Future (2025)

## Winners

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Year
| Winner
| Age
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Time

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2012  | Opinion Poll  | 6  | Frankie Dettori | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin Racing | 3:23.73
2013  | Cavalryman | 7  | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing  | 3:25.31
2014  | Certerach  | 6  | Jamie Spencer | Michael Halford  | Paul Rooney  | 3:23.14
2015  | Brown Panther | 7  | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | A Black & Michael Owen | 3:18.84
2016  | Vazirabad | 4  | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:19.56
2017  | Vazirabad  | 5  | Christophe Soumillon  | Alain de Royer Dupre  | Aga Khan IV  | 3:22.52
2018  | Vazirabad  | 6  | Christophe Soumillon  | Alain de Royer Dupre  | Aga Khan IV  | 3:17.92
2019  | Cross Counter | 4  | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin Racing  | 3:19.00
2020  | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021  | Subjectivist | 4  | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Dr Jim Walker  | 3:17.77
2022  | Stay Foolish | 7  | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshito Yahagi | Shadai Racehorse | 3:19.64
2023  | Broome | 7  | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Masaaki Matsushima  | 3:16:83
2024  | Tower of London  | 4  | Ryan Moore  | Aidan O'Brien  | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg | 3:17.29
2025  | Dubai Future  | 9  | Silvestre de Sousa  | Saeed bin Suroor  | Godolphin Racing  | 3:21.50

## See also

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* List of United Arab Emirates horse races

## References

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1. ^ Greg Wood (31 March 2012). "Dubai World Cup meeting is marred by deaths in Gold Cup". The Guardian.

* Racing Post:
* 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
* 2023, 2024, 2025

## External links

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* Dubai World Cup

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Dubai World Cup Night

* Godolphin Mile
* Dubai Gold Cup
* UAE Derby
* Al Quoz Sprint
* Dubai Golden Shaheen
* Dubai Turf
* Dubai Sheema Classic
* Dubai World Cup

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