Abu Dhabi Championship

The Abu Dhabi Championship, is a horse race for horses aged four and over, run at a distance of 2,200 metres (eleven furlongs) on turf in March at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi.

The Abu Dhabi Championship was first contested in 2004 and became a Listed race in 2005 before being elevated to Group 3 class in 2011. The race reverted to Listed race again in 2022.

Records
Record time:
 * 2:12.70 - Jamr 2014

Most successful horse:
 * 2 - GM Hopkins 2019, 2020

Most wins by a jockey:


 * 3 - Pat Cosgrave 2011, 2019, 2020
 * 3 - Richard Hills 2005, 2007, 2010

Most wins by a trainer:
 * 3 - Dhruba Selvaratnam 2006, 2008, 2015
 * 3 - Ali Rashid Al Rayhi 2010, 2012, 2016
 * 3 - Erwan Charpy 2004, 2007, 2017

Most wins by an owner:
 * 5 - Hamdan Al Maktoum 2005, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017