Cape Verdi (horse race)
| Group Two race | |
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4yo+ fillies & mares, 3yo+ fillies & mares (southern hemisphere) |
| Purse | $200,000[1] |
The Cape Verdi (sometimes known as the Cape Verdi Stakes), is a horse race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late January or early February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after Cape Verdi, a horse who won the 1000 Guineas for Godolphin in 1998. The race is restricted to female racehorses aged at least four years old, although three-year-olds bred in the southern hemisphere are also qualified.
It was first contested in 2004 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010.
The Cape Verdi began as an ungraded race before being elevated to Listed class in 2006. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2009 and became a Group 2 event in 2011.
Records[edit]
Record time:
- 1:34.84 - Magic Lily 2020
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - James Doyle 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Saeed bin Suroor 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Most wins by an owner:
- 9 - Godolphin Racing 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Festive Style | 3 | Ryan Moore | Satish Seemar | Fort Knox Syndicate | 1:36.84 |
| 2005 | Ribella | 6 | Halis Karatas | Haldun Gunes | S Selman Tasbek | 1:37:30 |
| 2006 | Clinet | 4 | Eddie Ahern | John Hills | Wood Hall Stud | 1:37.48 |
| 2007 | Sanaya | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 1:38:56 |
| 2008 | Sun Classique | 4 | Kevin Shea | Mike de Kock | L Cohen & W V Rippon | 1:40:05 |
| 2009 | Deem | 4 | Fernando Jara | Jerry Barton | Sultan Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer | 1:38.97 |
| 2010 | Soneva | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Marco Botti | Arno Curty | 1:38.40 |
| 2011 | Aspectoflove | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.52 |
| 2012 | First City | 6 | Royston Ffrench | Ali Rashid Al Raihe | Saeed Hamad Al Ahbabi | 1:38.33 |
| 2013 | Sajjhaa | 6 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.68 |
| 2014 | Certify | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:36.09 |
| 2015 | Cladocera | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Haras de la Perelle | 1:37.22 |
| 2016 | Very Special | 4 | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.88 |
| 2017 | Very Special | 5 | Jim Crowley | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.21 |
| 2018 | Promising Run | 5 | Pat Cosgrave | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.56 |
| 2019 | Poetic Charm | 4 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:36.46 |
| 2020 | Magic Lily | 5 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:34.84 |
| 2021 | Althiqa | 4 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:35.08 |
| 2022 | Pevensey Bay | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Hiroo Shimizu | Mme Julia & Jonathan Aisbitt | 1:36:13 |
| 2023 | With The Moonlight | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:34:92 |