Jebel Hatta
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| Group 2 race | |
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| Jebel Hatta | |
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| Location | Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates  |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Emirates Racing Association |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1777 meters (app. 1.1 miles) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | NH bred Four-Year-Olds & up & SH bred Three-Year-Olds & up |
| Weight | SH bred 3YO : 55kg. NH & SH bred 4YO+ : 59kg |
| Purse | US$250,000 |
The Jebel Hatta is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Raced on turf, it is open to horses four-years-old and up who were bred in the Northern Hemisphere and to horses three-years-old and up who were bred in the Southern Hemisphere.
Inaugurated in 2000, it was run that year at a distance of 1700 meters. Since 2001 it has been raced over a distance of 1777 meters (app. 1.1 miles).
[edit] Records
Time record: (at current 1777 meters distance)
- 1:47:69 - Surveyor (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2000, 2001, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Frankie Dettori (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Saeed bin Suroor (2000, 2001, 2002)
[edit] Winners of the Jebel Hatta
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Seihali | 7 | John Murtagh | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Sheikh Ahmed | 1:49:85 |
| 2006 | Touch of Land | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Henri-Alex Pantall | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:52:05 |
| 2005 | Alkaadhem | 5 | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | Sheikh Hamdan | 1:48:99 |
| 2004 | Surveyor | 5 | Weichong Marwing | Mike de Kock | P. T. Dimakogiannis | 1:47:69 |
| 2003 | Ipi Tombe | 5 | Kevin Shea | Mike de Kock | Team Valor et al | 1:48:62 |
| 2002 | Divine Task | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:52:02 |
| 2001 | Mahfooth | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Sheikh Hamdan | 1:50:46 |
| 2000 | Siege | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Sheikh Hamdan | 1:44:40 |
