Firebreak Stakes
Horse race
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The Firebreak Stakes, is a horse race, for horses aged four and over, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named in honour of the racehorse Firebreak, who won the Hong Kong Mile for Godolphin in 2004.
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Purse | $200,000[1] |
The Firebreak Stakes was first contested in 2011 as a Listed race and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. It was run on a synthetic Tapeta surface before moving to dirt in 2015.
Records
Record time:
- 1:35.45 - Tamarkuz 2015
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- 2 - Hypothetical 2022, 2024
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Mickael Barzalona 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Salem bin Ghadayer 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Godolphin 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Skysurfers | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:35.77 |
| 2012 | Sandagiyr | 4 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.29 |
| 2013 | Moonwalk In Paris | 5 | Ahmed Ajtebi | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 1:36.39 |
| 2014 | Variety Club | 5 | Anton Marcus | Joey Ramsden | Ingrid & Markus Jooste | 1:35.67 |
| 2015 | Tamarkuz | 5 | Paul Hanagan | Musabah Al Muhairi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:35.45 |
| 2016 | Confrontation | 6 | William Buick | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin | 1:37.37 |
| 2017 | North America | 5 | Richard Mullen | Satish Seemar | Imhamed Nagem | 1:36.71[2] |
| 2018 | Heavy Metal | 8 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:36.74[3] |
| 2019 | Muntazah | 6 | Jim Crowley | Doug Watson | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:38.21[4] |
| 2020 | Capezzano | 6 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Sultan Ali | 1:36.23 |
| 2021 | Secret Ambition | 8 | Tadhg O'Shea | Satish Seemar | Nasir Askar | 1:36.12 |
| 2022 | Hypothetical | 5 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:36.82[5] |
| 2023 | Prince Eiji | 7 | Sam Hitchcott | Doug Watson | Sh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum | 1:39:06[6] |
| 2024 | Hypothetical | 7 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:37.89 |
| 2025 | King Gold | 8 | Adrie de Vries | N Caullery | Mme Christian Wingtans | 1:36.70 |
| 2026 | Mendelssohn Bay | 5 | Richard Mullen | Bhupat Seemar | Suited & Booted Racing Syndicate | 1:38.49 |