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.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins: 3

  • Vazirabad: (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey (3):

Most wins by a trainer (3):

Most wins by an owner (4):

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
2012Opinion Poll6Frankie DettoriMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin Racing3:23.73
2013Cavalryman7Silvestre de SousaSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing3:25.31
2014Certerach6Jamie SpencerMichael HalfordPaul Rooney3:23.14
2015Brown Panther7Richard KingscoteTom DascombeA Black & Michael Owen3:18.84
2016Vazirabad4Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer DupreAga Khan IV3:19.56
2017Vazirabad5Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer DupreAga Khan IV3:22.52
2018Vazirabad6Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer DupreAga Khan IV3:17.92
2019Cross Counter4William BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin Racing3:19.00
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021Subjectivist4Joe FanningMark JohnstonDr Jim Walker3:17.77
2022Stay Foolish7Christophe LemaireYoshito YahagiShadai Racehorse3:19.64
2023Broome7Ryan MooreAidan O'BrienDerrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Masaaki Matsushima3:16:83
2024Tower of London4Ryan MooreAidan O'BrienTabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg3:17.29
2025Dubai Future9Silvestre de SousaSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin Racing3:21.50
2026Fairy Glen5Mickael BarzalonaSimon & Ed CrisfordHamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum3:20.04

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