UAE Oaks
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The UAE Oaks is a flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over 1900 metres on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late February or early March.
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Group 3 race | |
Location | Meydan Racecourse Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Inaugurated | 2001 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | UAE Racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1900 metres |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3yo fillies |
Purse | $250,000[1] |
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It was first contested in 2001 over 1800 metres on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface and the distance extended. In 2015 the synthetic surface at Meydan was replaced by a dirt track.[2]
The UAE Oaks began as an ungraded race before promoted to Listed level in 2006. It was elevated to Group 3 in 2011.