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
Record time:
- 1:36.09 - Certify 2014
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Christophe Soumillon 2007, 2010, 2015
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Saeed bin Suroor 2011, 2013, 2016
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Godolphin Racing 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Winners
| 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 | Olivier Peslier | 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 French | 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 |