The Jebel Hatta is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Raced on turf, it is open to horses four-years-old and up who were bred in the Northern Hemisphere and to horses three-years-old and up who were bred in the Southern Hemisphere.

Jebel Hatta
Group 1 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteEmirates Racing Association
Race information
Distance1800 meters (app. 1 18 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationNH bred Four-Year-Olds & up &
SH bred Three-Year-Olds & up
WeightSH bred 3YO : 55kg.
NH & SH bred 4YO  : 59kg
PurseUS$300,000

Inaugurated in 2000, it was run that year at a distance of 1700 meters. Since 2001 it has been raced over a distance of 1777 meters (app. 1.1 miles). Start from 2012, the race updated to Group One, become first two (within Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3) UAE Group one races outside than Dubai World Cup Night.

Records

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Time record:

Most wins by a horse:

  • 2 - Alfareeq 2022, 2023

Most wins by an owner:

  • 9 - Godolphin 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Jebel Hatta

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2000 Siege 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:44.40
2001 Mahfooth 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:50.46
2002 Divine Task 4 Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:52.02
2003 Ipi Tombe 5 Kevin Shea Mike de Kock Team Valor et al. 1:48.62
2004 Surveyor 5 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock P T Dimakogiannis 1:47.69
2005 Alkaadhem 5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:48.99
2006 Touch of Land 6 Christophe Lemaire Henri-Alex Pantall Gary A. Tanaka 1:52.05
2007 Seihali 7 John Murtagh Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1:49.85
2008 Lord Admiral 7 Michael Kinane Charles O'Brien Vincent O'Brien 1:49.32
2009 Balius 6 William Supple Abdullah bin Huzaim Godolphin 1:48.84
2010 Presvis 6 Ryan Moore Luca Cumani Leonidas Marinopoulos 1:52.93
2011 Wigmore Hall 4 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell M B Hawtin 1:50.66
2012 Master of Hounds 4 Kevin Shea Michael De Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 1:51.96
2013 Sajjhaa 6 William Buick Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:48.96
2014 Vercingetorix 5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 1:49.26
2015 Hunter's Light 7 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:47.97
2016 Tryster 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:48.71
2017 Decorated Knight 5 Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar 1:49.95
2018 Blair House 5 James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.53
2019 Dream Castle 5 Christophe Soumillon Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:48.17
2020 Barney Roy 6 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:46.09
2021 Lord Glitters 8 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 1:48.44
2022 Alfareeq 5 Dane O'Neill Musabeh Al Mheiri Shadwell Stable 1:48.89
2023 Alfareeq 5 Dane O'Neill Musabeh Al Mheiri Shadwell Stable 1:48.19
2024 Measured Time 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.89

See also

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References

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