Al Quoz Sprint
# Al Quoz Sprint

Al Quoz Sprint is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2007 as part of the then, Dubai International Racing Carnival and subsequently moved to Dubai World Cup night in 2010 to coincide with the opening of Meydan Racecourse. In 2009, it became a Group 3 and is now run at Group 1 level.

Initially run over 1200m, in 2011, the race was shortened to a 1000-metre (5 furlongs) sprint. In 2017 the race reverted to 1200 metres (6 furlongs).

## Records

Speed record: (at distance of 1,000 metres)

* 56.21 – Amber Sky (2014)

Most wins by a horse (2):

* J J the Jet Plane (2009, 2011)

Most wins by a jockey (1):

* No jockey has won the race more than once

Most wins by a trainer (2):

* Mike De Kock (2009, 2013)
* Charlie Appleby (2018, 2019)

Most wins by an owner (2):

* H Du Preez, C Strydom, L Houdalakis, C Boyens (2009, 2011)
* Godolphin (2018, 2019)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Great Britain | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Darley | 1:12.16 |
| 2008 (Div II) | Mutamarres | 5 | Richard Hills | Doug Watson | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:12.81 |
| 2008 (Div I) | Instant Recall | 7 | Wayne Smith | Musabah Al Muhairi | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | 1:13.09 |
| 2009 | J J The Jet Plane | 4 | Kevin Shea | Mike de Kock | H Du Preez et al. | 1:11.72 |
| 2010 | Joy And Fun | 6 | Brett Doyle | Derek Cruz | Mr & Mrs Wong Chun Nam | 1:09.80 |
| 2011 | J J The Jet Plane | 6 | Bernard Fayd'Herbe | Lucky Houdalakis | H Du Preez et al. | 0:59.40 |
| 2012 | Ortensia | 7 | Craig Williams | Paul Messara | Alister & Annie Fraser/Ridley | 0:57.98 |
| 2013 | Shea Shea | 6 | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Brian Joffe & Myron C Berzack | 0:56.41 |
| 2014 | Amber Sky | 4 | João Moreira | Ricky Yiu | Sammo Hung | 0:56.21 |
| 2015 | Sole Power | 8 | Richard Hughes | Edward Lynam | Sabena Power | 0:57.24 |
| 2016 | Buffering | 8 | Damian Browne | Robert Heathcote | V Heathcote, S Krslovic et al. | 0:56.34 |
| 2017 | The Right Man | 5 | François-Xavier Bertras | Didier Guillemin | Pegase Bloodstock | 1:09.59 |
| 2018 | Jungle Cat | 6 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:09.37 |
| 2019 | Blue Point | 5 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:08.39 |
| 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 | Extravagant Kid | 8 | Ryan Moore | Brendan Walsh | DARRS Inc | 1:09.26 |
| 2022 | A Case Of You | 4 | Ronan Whelan | Adrian McGuinness | Gary Devlin | 1:08.81 |
| 2023 | Danyah | 6 | Dane O'Neill | Musabbeh Al Mheiri | Shadwell Estate | 1:08.81 |
