The Jebel Hatta is a

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run annually since 2000 at the

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. Raced on

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, it is open to horses four-years-old and up who were bred in the

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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). Start from 2012, the race updated to Group One, become first two (within Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3) UAE Group one races outside than Dubai World Cup Night.

Records

Time record: * 1:45:10 - Romantic Warrior ''2025'' Most wins by a horse: * 2 - Alfareeq ''2022, 2023'' Most wins by an owner: * 9 - Godolphin ''2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024'' Most wins by a

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: * 4 -

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''2013, 2016, 2020, 2024'' Most wins by a trainer: * 6 -

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''2000, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2019''

Winners of the Jebel Hatta

References

The Jebel Hatta at the Emirates Racing Association
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Records

Winners of the Jebel Hatta

See also

References