United Arab Emirates
Meydan · 28.03.26
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Purse€1,757,400
To the winner€1,005,400
Distance1200 metres
Winning time1m 12.41s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
ConditionsNH & SH 3up
Runners12
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Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
12 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
7thColour Up8yo gelding by Mehmas × TifaritiPat DobbsDoug WatsonNeck
10thEl Nasseeb5yo colt by Profitable × JafeticaSilvestre De SousaMusabbeh Al Mheiri1
11thMidland Money4yo colt by Shancelot × Magnolias In BloomRay DawsonM Costa½
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 28.03.26Dark Saffron
FlameawaySire
Meadow SaffronDamby Military
DamMeadow Saffron
Dark Saffron is out of Meadow Saffron (Military), a multiple stakes winner with two Listed wins and graded stakes-placed in the US. He is one of her six winners and a half-brother to Spring Hope (Spring At Last), a Listed-placed winner of six races.
Second damGigi Gear
Second dam Gigi Gear (Golden Gear) raced three times and bred one other winner.
Third damMy Gidget
Third dam My Gidget (Liloy) won once at three and bred six winners. One of them, One Stop (Mr Leader), is the dam of Swiss Diva, a Listed winner in the US, and the grandam of Spectator, winner of the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes and second in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks.
Connections
All winners since 2021
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dark SaffronFlameaway × Meadow Saffron | Ahmad bin HarmashConnor Beasley | Sultan AliBrookdale Farm Llc | ||
| 2024 | TuzOxbow × Suede Shoe | Bhupat SeemarTadhg O'Shea | Dakki StableCalumet Farm | ||
| 2023 | SibeliusNot This Time × Fiery Pulpit | J O DwyerRyan Moore | Jun Park & Delia NashTaylor Brothers Properties LLC, Pollock Farms, Patrick H. Payne et al | ||
| 2022 | SwitzerlandSpeightstown × Czechers | Bhupat SeemarTadhg O'Shea | Coolmore (Mgr T Magnier), Wynaus (Mgr D Smith), Westerberg (Mgr M Ryan), J Poulin, Sir P Vela, Lynque (Mgr Ms L Ingham), Woppitt Bloodstock (Mgr Mrs D Kepitis), Peachester Lodge (Mgr Mrs L Huddy), Rockingham Thoroughbreds (Mgr J Ingham), Aristia Park Bloodstock, Meridian Bloodstock & K MacLennanBranch Family Trust | ||
| 2021 | ZendenFed Biz × You Laughin | Carlos DavidAntonio Fresu | Llp Performance Horse, LlcBrent & Beth Harris |
History since 2000
Dubai Golden Shaheen26Editions since 2000
3Multiple winnersCaller One, Mind Your Biscuits, Dark Saffron
0%Won by fillies or mares0 of 26 · 0 of the last 20
1:08.10Fastest winning timeBig Jag · 2000
Multiple winners
Won this race more than onceBiggest upsets
Longest-priced winners3State City2003 · Michael Hills26.00
5Our New Recruit2004 · Alex Solis21.00
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| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dark SaffronFlameaway × Meadow Saffron | Ahmad bin HarmashConnor Beasley | Sultan AliBrookdale Farm Llc | 13.00 | |
| 2025 | Dark SaffronFlameaway × Meadow Saffron | Ahmad bin HarmashConnor Beasley | Sultan AliBrookdale Farm Llc | 34.00 | |
| 2024 | TuzOxbow × Suede Shoe | Bhupat SeemarTadhg O'Shea | Dakki StableCalumet Farm | 11.00 | |
| 2023 | SibeliusNot This Time × Fiery Pulpit | Jeremiah O'DwyerRyan Moore | Jun Park & Delia NashTaylor Brothers Properties Llc, Pollock Farms, Patrick H. Pa | 8.50 | |
| 2022 | SwitzerlandSpeightstown × Czechers | Bhupat SeemarTadhg O'Shea | RRR RacingBranch Family Trust | 23.00 | |
| 2021 | ZendenFed Biz × You Laughin | Carlos DavidAntonio Fresu | LLP Performance HorseBrent Harris & Beth Harris | 41.00 | |
| 2019 | X Y JetKantharos × Soldiersingsblues | Jorge NavarroEmisael Jaramillo | Rockingham Ranch & Gelfenstein FarmDidier Plasencia | 2.75 | |
| 2018 | Mind Your BiscuitsPosse × Jazzmane | Chad SummersJoel Rosario | J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et AlJumping Jack Racing Llc | 7.00 | |
| 2017 | Mind Your BiscuitsPosse × Jazzmane | Chad SummersJoel Rosario | J Stables, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et AlJumping Jack Racing Llc | 5.50 | |
| 2016 | MuarrabOasis Dream × Licence To Thrill | Musabah Al MuhairiPaul Hanagan | Hamdan Al MaktoumStratford Place Stud | 7.00 | |
| 2015 | Secret CircleEddington × Ragtime Hope | Bob BaffertVictor Espinoza | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul WeitmanWillmott Stables | 4.33 | |
| 2014 | Sterling CityNadeem × So Gorgeous | John MooreJoão Moreira | Ling Chiu Shing and Gary Ling Kay WaiMr Dpr Esplin | 3.25 | |
| 2013 | ReynaldothewizardSpeightstown × Holiday Runner | Satish SeemarRichard Mullen | Zabeel RacingGibraltar Group Lp | 10.00 | |
| 2012 | Krypton FactorKyllachy × Cool Question | Fawzi Abdulla NassKieren Fallon | Fawzi Abdulla NassLady Fairhaven | 7.50 | |
| 2011 | Rocket ManViscount × Macrosa | Patrick ShawFelix Coetzee | Alfredo L. A. CrabbiaD R Fleming | 2.00 | |
| 2010 | Kinsale KingYankee Victor × Flaming Mirage | Carl O'CallaghanGarrett Gomez | Super Horse Inc.Marvin Little, Jr. | 8.00 | |
| 2009 | Big City ManNorthern Afleet × Mini Appeal | Jerry BartonJose Verenzuela | Prince Sultan Mohammed Saud Al KabeerFour Horsemen's Ranch | 6.50 | |
| 2008 | Benny the BullLucky Lionel × Comet Cat | Richard E. Dutrow Jr.Edgar Prado | IEAH Stables et al.Tamoka Farms | 2.75 | |
| 2007 | Kelly's LandingPatton × Best Game | Eddie KenneallyFrankie Dettori | Summerplace FarmSummerplace Farm | 12.00 | |
| 2006 | Proud Tower TooProud Irish × Dora's Tower | Sal GonzalezDavid Cohen | Tricar StablesTricar Stables Inc | 6.00 | |
| 2005 | Saratoga CountyValid Expectations × Grub's Dancer | George WeaverJavier Castellano | Evelyn PollardRound Table LLC | 7.00 | |
| 2004 | Our New RecruitAlphabet Soup × Delta Danielle | John W. SadlerAlex Solis | CRK StableThomas A Groul | 21.00 | |
| 2003 | State CityCarson City × Wajna | Paddy RudkinMichael Hills | S M R MDarley Stud Management, L L C | 26.00 | |
| 2002 | Caller OnePhone Trick × Baltic Sea | James ChapmanGary Stevens | C. Chapman, T. McArthurOrpendale & John R Gaines | 3.50 | |
| 2001 | Caller OnePhone Trick × Baltic Sea | James ChapmanCorey Nakatani | C. Chapman, T. McArthurOrpendale & John R Gaines | 4.50 | |
| 2000 | Big JagKleven × In Hopes | Tim PinfieldAlex Solis | Julius ZolezziJulius H Zolezzi |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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