Dubai Gold Cup
# Dubai Gold Cup

The Dubai Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2012 as part of Dubai World Cup night. It was initially a Group 3 race and has been run at Group 2 level since 2014.

The first running of the race was marred by the fatal injury sustained by Fox Hunt. The race was abandoned and rerun later that evening.

## Records

Speed record:

* 3:16.83 – Broome (2023)

Most wins: 3

* Vazirabad: (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a jockey (3):

* Christophe Soumillon: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by a trainer (3):

* Alain de Royer-Dupré: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)

Most wins by an owner (3)

* Aga Khan IV: Vazirabad (2016, 2017, 2018)
* Godolphin: Opinion Poll (2012), Cavalryman (2013), Cross Counter (2019)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Opinion Poll | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin Racing | 3:23.73 |
| 2013 | Cavalryman | 7 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 3:25.31 |
| 2014 | Certerach | 6 | Jamie Spencer | Michael Halford | Paul Rooney | 3:23.14 |
| 2015 | Brown Panther | 7 | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | A Black & Michael Owen | 3:18.84 |
| 2016 | Vazirabad | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:19.56 |
| 2017 | Vazirabad | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:22.52 |
| 2018 | Vazirabad | 6 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer Dupre | Aga Khan IV | 3:17.92 |
| 2019 | Cross Counter | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 3:19.00 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Subjectivist | 4 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Dr Jim Walker | 3:17.77 |
| 2022 | Stay Foolish | 7 | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshito Yahagi | Shadai Racehorse | 3:19.64 |
| 2023 | Broome | 7 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Masaaki Matsushima | 3:16:83 |
