title: Meydan Sprint
text: # Meydan Sprint
  
  The Blue Point Sprint formerly Meydan Sprint, is a horse race run over a distance of 1,000 metres (five furlongs) on turf in February at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It was first contested in 2012.
  
  The Meydan Sprint became a Listed race in 2013. The race was elevated to Group 3 level in 2013 and became a Group 2 event in 2019. Since 2022, it has been run as the Blue Point Sprint.
  
  ## Records
  
  Record time:
  
  * 0:55.90 - Ertijaal 2018
  
  Most successful horse (2 wins):
  
  * 2 - Shea Shea – 2013, 2014
  * 2 - Ertijaal – 2017, 2018
  
  Most wins by a jockey:
  
  * 3 - Jim Crowley – 2017, 2018, 2020
  
  Most wins by a trainer:
  
  * 2 - Mike de Kock 2013, 2014
  * 2 - Ali Al Rayhi 2017, 2018
  
  Most wins by an owner:
  
  * 4 - Hamdan Al Maktoum 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2012 | Invincible Ash | 7 | Jamie Spencer | Mick Halford | P J Condron | 0:59.28 |
  | 2013 | Shea Shea | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack | 0:57.02 |
  | 2014 | Shea Shea | 6 | Christophe Soumillon | Mike de Kock | Brian Joffee & Myron C Berzack | 0:57.07 |
  | 2015 | Sir Maximilian | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Ian Williams | Paul Wildes | 0:57.10 |
  | 2016 | Fityaan | 8 | Paul Hanagan | Musabbeh Al Mheiri | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 0:57.07 |
  | 2017 | Ertijaal | 6 | Jim Crowley | Ali Al Rayhi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 0:56.56 |
  | 2018 | Ertijaal | 7 | Jim Crowley | Ali Al Rayhi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 0:55.90 |
  | 2019 | Blue Point | 5 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 0:56.52 |
  | 2020 | Waady | 8 | Jim Crowley | Doug Watson | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 0:56.87 |
  | 2021 | Equilateral | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Charles Hills | Mrs Fitri Hay | 0:57.25 |
  | 2022 | Lazuli | 6 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 0:56.95 |
  | 2023 | Miqyaas | 8 | Oscar Chavez | Rashed Bouresly | Bouresly Racing Syndicate | 0:57.10 |
  