Meydan Sprint

Blue Point Sprint (formerly Meydan Sprint)
Group 2 race
LocationMeydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Inaugurated2012
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
Purse$250,000[1]

The Blue Point Sprint formerly Meydan Sprint, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,000 metres (five furlongs) on turf in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It was first contested in 2012.

The Meydan Sprint became a Listed race in 2013. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2013 and became a Group 2 event in 2019. Since 2022, it has been run as the Blue Point Sprint.

Records

Record time:

  • 0:55.90 - Ertijaal 2018

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • 2 - Shea Shea – 2013, 2014
  • 2 - Ertijaal – 2017, 2018

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 - Mike de Kock 2013, 2014
  • 2 - Ali Al Rayhi 2017, 2018

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2012 Invincible Ash 7 Jamie Spencer Mick Halford P J Condron 0:59.28
2013 Shea Shea 5 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack 0:57.02
2014 Shea Shea 6 Christophe Soumillon Mike de Kock Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack 0:57.07
2015 Sir Maximilian 4 Kieren Fallon Ian Williams Paul Wildes 0:57.10
2016 Fityaan 8 Paul Hanagan Musabbeh Al Mheiri Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:57.07
2017 Ertijaal 6 Jim Crowley Ali Al Rayhi Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.56[2]
2018 Ertijaal 7 Jim Crowley Ali Al Rayhi Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:55.90[3]
2019 Blue Point 5 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0:56.52[4]
2020 Waady 8 Jim Crowley Doug Watson Hamdan Al Maktoum 0:56.87
2021 Equilateral 6 Andrea Atzeni Charles Hills Mrs Fitri Hay 0:57.25
2022 Lazuli 6 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 0:56.95
2023 Miqyaas 8 Oscar Chavez Rashed Bouresly Bouresly Racing Syndicate 0:57.10

See also

References

  1. ^ "UAE races, IFHA Blue Book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 14 February 2019.