Dubai Majesty (foaled March 19, 2005) is a retired

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best known for winning the 2010

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and being the only two-time winner of the

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Background

Dubai Majesty is a dark bay nearly black mare sired by Essence of Dubai, whose sire was

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. Her dam Great Majesty's descendants include U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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Racing career

2-3-year-old-season

Dubai Majesty only had 1 victory as a two-year-old, but as a 3-year-old she began to run in

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company starting with a second-place finish in the Azalea Stakes at Florida's

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. She then ran third in the Raven Run Stakes at

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as well as in the

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4-year-old-season

After a second-place finish, Dubai Majesty won the Franklin County Stakes at

start the 2009 season. Trainer Bret Calhoun them moved her up to G1 stakes races and she finished fourth in the Vinery Madison Stakes and third place in the

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. After that, she got the first of her two victorys in the Winning Colors Stakes. Winning once in her next four starts, Dubai Majesty's four-year-old season was over.

5-year-old season

After four straight defeats, Dubai Majesty went on to repeat in the Winning Colors Stakes before a third-place result in the

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. She then won a non-graded stakes race and followed that with a second in the G3

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. Her last two races would be her best wins as she won the 2010 Raven Run Stakes. In her last start before being retired Dubai Majesty won the

, held that year on November 5 at

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. Two days later she was sold at the

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stock sale by of Northern Farm for $1.1 million.

Stud Career

As of 2023, Dubai Majesty has foaled 10 crops. Of these, her most successful progeny is Shahryar by Deep Impact, who won the

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in 2021 as well as the

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in 2022. Another of her sons,

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, who is also a full brother of Shahryar, also won the

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in 2017 and the Osaka Hai in 2019.

Pedigree

References

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