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{{Short description|Horse race in the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2024}}{{Infobox horseraces
| surface       = Turf
| class         = Group One
| horse race    = Dubai Turf
| image         =
| caption       =
| location      = [[Meydan Racecourse]]<br>[[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| inaugurated   = 1996
| race type     = [[Thoroughbred]] – [[Flat racing]]
| website       = [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/ Dubai World Cup]
| distance      = 1,800 metres
| track         = Left-handed
| qualification = [[Northern Hemisphere]]  4yo+ & [[Southern Hemisphere]] 3yo+
| weight        = SH 3yo: 54.5kg.<br>NH & SH 4yo+: 57kg. Allowance fillies and mares 2kg
| purse         = US$6 million
| bonuses       =
}}
The '''Dubai Turf''' is a [[Conditions races|Group 1]] [[Flat racing|flat]] [[Horse racing|horse race]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]] for four-year-old and above [[thoroughbred]]s run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at [[Meydan Racecourse]] in [[Dubai]] during the [[Dubai World Cup Night]] in March.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-30 |title=Dubai Turf {{!}} Past Winners {{!}} Results {{!}} United Arab Emirates |url=https://www.racingandsports.com.au/thoroughbred/feature-race/united-arab-emirates/dubai-duty-free/1150 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.racingandsports.com.au}}</ref>

== History ==
The race, initially named Dubai Duty Free, was first run in 1996 on dirt, with a distance of 2,000 metres (1 mile 2 furlongs). It was transferred to turf, and a distance of 1,777 metres, in 2000. The race attained Group 1 status in 2002. Between 1996 and 2009 it was run at [[Nad Al Sheba Racecourse]]. Since 2010 it has been run in Meydan, where it is run at 1,800 metres.

In 2006, the race became the second leg of the four race [[Asian Mile Challenge]].

The race currently offers a [[Purse distribution|purse]] of US$5 million, which places it and the [[Dubai Sheema Classic]] among the richest races on turf in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In pictures: The Dubai World Cup, one of the richest events in horse racing |date=2 April 2024 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/sport/gallery/photos-dubai-world-cup-spc/index.html |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dubai's Big Prize. The World's Richest Horse Race is the Dubai World Cup |first=Ben |last=Freeman |url=https://beaumondetraveler.com/content/dubai-world-cup-horseracing-review/ |website=Beau Monde Traveler |date=2020-04-04}}</ref>

In 2015, [[DP World]] signed a sponsorship agreement with Meydan Group and the race name was renamed to Dubai Turf.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emmet |first=James |date=2015-01-16 |title=DP World signs five-year racing deal |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/dp_world_signs_five_year_racing_deal/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Records==
'''Speed  record:''' (at current distance of 1,800 metres and Meydan Racecourse)
*1:45.52 – [[Just A Way]] (2014)

'''Most wins:'''
* 3 - [[Lord North (horse)|Lord North]] (2021, 2022, 2023)

'''Most wins by a [[jockey]]:'''
* 4 – [[Frankie Dettori]] (1997, 2021, 2022, 2023)

'''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:'''
* 6 – [[Saeed bin Suroor]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2013, 2018)

'''Most wins by an owner:'''
* 4 – [[Godolphin Racing]] (1997, 1998, 2013, 2018)

== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|- 
! style="width:36px" | Year<br>
! style="width:120px" | Winner<br>
! Age<br>
! style="width:135px" | Jockey<br>
! style="width:140px" | Trainer<br>
! style="width:200px" | Owner<br>
! Time<br>
|-
| 1996
| [[Key of Luck]]
| 5
| [[Gary Stevens (jockey)|Gary Stevens]]
| [[Kiaran McLaughlin]]
| [[Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum]]
| 2:03.77
|-
| 1997
| [[Tamayaz]]
| 5
| [[Frankie Dettori]]
| [[Saeed bin Suroor]]
| [[Godolphin Racing]]
| 2:02.20
|-
| 1998
| [[Annus Mirabilis (horse)|Annus Mirabilis]]
| 6
| Gary Stevens
| Saeed bin Suroor
| Godolphin Racing
| 2:04.32
|-
| 1999
| [[Altibr]]
| 4
| [[Richard Hills (jockey)|Richard Hills]]
| Saeed bin Suroor
| [[Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Hamdan Al Maktoum]]
| 2:00.79
|-
| 2000
| [[Rhythm Band]]
| 4
| [[Ted Durcan]]
| Saeed bin Suroor
| [[Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum|Rashid Al Maktoum]]
| 1:48.60
|-
| 2001
| [[Jim And Tonic]]
| 7
| [[Gerald Mosse]]
| [[François Doumen]]
| John D. Martin & [[Roger Barby]]
| 1:47.83
|-
| 2002
| [[Terre a Terre]]
| 5
| [[Christophe Soumillon]]
| [[Eric Libaud]]
| Mmes [[Henri Devin|H. Devin]] & [[Biden Ashbrooke|B. Ashbrooke]]
| 1:48.75
|-
| 2003
| [[Ipi Tombe]]
| 4
| [[Kevin Shea (jockey)|Kevin Shea]]
| [[Mike de Kock]]
| [[Team Valor]] ''et al.''
| 1:47.61
|-
| 2004
| [[Right Approach]] ''([[Tie (draw)|dh]])''<br>[[Paolini (horse)|Paolini]] ''([[Tie (draw)|dh]])''
| 5<br>7
| [[Weichong Marwing]]<br>[[Eduard Pedroza]]
| Mike de Kock<br>[[Andreas Wöhler]]
| Bernard Kantor ''et al.''<br>Carde Ostermann-Richter
| 1:49.36
|-
| 2005
| [[Elvstroem]]
| 5
| [[Nash Rawiller]]
| [[Tony Vasil]]
| [[Elvstroem Syndicate]]
| 1:50.54
|-
| 2006
| [[David Junior (horse)|David Junior]]
| 4
| [[Jamie Spencer]]
| [[Brian J. Meehan]]
| [[David Sullivan (publisher)|Roldvale Ltd]] & [[David Gold (businessman)|Gold Group Int'l]]
| 1:49.65
|-
| 2007
| [[Admire Moon]]
| 4
| [[Yutaka Take]]
| [[Hiroyoshi Matsuda]]
| [[Riichi Kondo]]
| 1:47.94
|-
|2008
|[[Jay Peg]]
|5
|[[Anton Marcus]]
|[[Herman Brown (horseman)|Herman Brown]]
|M. Shirtliff et al.
|1:46:20
|-
|2009
|[[Gladiatorus]]
|4
|[[Ahmed Ajtebi]]
|[[Mubarak bin Shafya]]
|[[Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum|Mansoor Al Maktoum]]
|1:46.92
|-
|2010
|[[Al Shemali]]
|6
|[[Royston Ffrench]]
|[[Ali Rashid Al Raihe]]
|Mansoor Al Maktoum
|1:50.84
|-
|2011
|[[Presvis]]
|7
|[[Ryan Moore (jockey)|Ryan Moore]]
|[[Luca Cumani]]
|[[Leonidas Marinopoulous]]
|1:50.21
|-
|2012
|[[Cityscape (horse)|Cityscape]]
|6
|[[James Doyle (jockey)|James Doyle]]
|[[Roger Charlton]]
|[[Khalid ibn Abdullah|Khalid Abdullah]] 
|1:48.65
|-
|2013
|[[Sajjhaa]]
|6
|[[Silvestre de Sousa]]
|[[Saeed bin Suroor]]
|Godolphin Racing 
|1:47.93
|-
|2014
|[[Just A Way]]
|5
|[[Yuichi Fukunaga]]
|[[Naosuke Sugai]]
|[[Akatsuki Yamatoya]] 
|1:45.52
|-
|2015
|[[Solow (horse)|Solow]]
|5
|[[Maxime Guyon]]
|[[Freddy Head]]
|[[Wertheimer et Frère]]
|1:47.76
|-
|2016
|[[Real Steel (horse)|Real Steel]]
|4
|Ryan Moore
|[[Yoshito Yahagi]]
|[[Sunday Racing Co Ltd]]
|1:47.13
|-
|2017
|[[Vivlos]]
|4
|[[João Moreira (jockey)|João Moreira]]
|[[Yasuo Tomomichi]]
|[[Kazuhiro Sasaki]] 
|1:50.20
|-
|2018
|[[Benbatl]]
|4
|[[Oisin Murphy]]
|[[Saeed bin Suroor|Saeed Bin Suroor]]
|Godolphin Racing
|1:46.08
|-
|2019
|[[Almond Eye]]
|4
|[[Christophe Lemaire]]
|[[Sakae Kunieda]]
|[[Silk Racing]]
|1:46.78
|-
| 2020
| colspan=9| Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates|COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
|2021
|[[Lord North (horse)|Lord North]]
|5
|Frankie Dettori
|[[John Gosden]]
|Zayed bin Mohammed
|1:46.46
|-
| 2022
| |Lord North ''([[Tie (draw)|dh]])''<br>[[Panthalassa (horse)|Panthalassa]] ''([[Tie (draw)|dh]])''
| 6<br>5
| Frankie Dettori<br>[[Yutaka Yoshida (jockey)|Yutaka Yoshida]]
| [[John Gosden|John]] & Thady Gosden<br>[[Yoshito Yahagi]]
| Zayed bin Mohammed<br>Hiroo Race Co Ltd
|1:45.77
|-
|2023
|Lord North
|7
|Frankie Dettori
|[[John Gosden|John]] & Thady Gosden
|Zayed bin Mohammed
|1:47.39
|-
|2024
|Facteur Cheval
|5
|[[Maxime Guyon]]
|Jerome Reynier
|Team Valor International, Gary Barber
|1:45.91
|-
|2025
|[[Soul Rush (horse)|Soul Rush]]
|7
|[[Cristian Demuro]]
|Yasutoshi Ikee
|Tatsue Ishikawa
|1:45.84
|-
|}

== Incidents ==

* 2024: Catnip (USA) broke down in the final furlong and had to be euthanized on the track. Jockey [[Christophe Lemaire]] was hospitalized.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facteur Cheval hangs on for upset in Dubai Turf |url=https://www.drf.com/news/facteur-chavel-hangs-upset-dubai-turf |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.drf.com |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of United Arab Emirates horse races]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Racing Post]]:
**{{Racing Post|201452|1996|03|27|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|237169|1997|04|03|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|250317|1998|03|28|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|264946|1999|03|28|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|279067|2000|03|25|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|299084|2001|03|24|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|314186|2002|03|23|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|330297|2003|03|29|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|348489|2004|03|27|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|380858|2005|03|26|483|nad-al-sheba}}
**{{Racing Post|404547|2006|03|25|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|428643|2007|03|31|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|453650|2008|03|29|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|478584|2009|03|28|483|nad-al-sheba}}, {{Racing Post|502527|2010|03|27|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|527361|2011|03|26|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|551373|2012|03|31|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|575561|2013|03|30|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|598175|2014|03|29|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|622041|2015|03|28|1231|meydan}}
**{{Racing Post|646796|2016|03|26|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|671413|2017|03|25|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|697682|2018|03|31|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|725905|2019|03|30|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|780940|2021|03|27|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|807935|2022|03|26|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|836213|2023|03|25|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|864113|2024|03|30|1231|meydan}}, {{Racing Post|892069|2025|04|05|1231|meydan}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061028154055/http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/media/press_show.asp?news_id=87 Dubai World Cup press release regarding Asian Mile Challenge]

{{Dubai World Cup Night}}

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