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Frankie Dettori celebrates aboard Raging Torrent after the Godolphin Mile.

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2025 Godolphin Mile & Kahayla Classic Results

Date: 4/05/2025

The $1 million Emaar Godolphin Mile (G2) featured a field of 14 older horses go 1600 meters (about 1 mile) around one turn of the main track at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (g1) 11th place finisher and Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) winner Mufasa was sent off as the 9-5 favorite over 7-2 second choice Raging Torrent, winner of the Malibu (G1) after finishing 7th in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), and 5-1 third choice Sword Point, 10th in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) after finishing 3rd in the Centenary Vase (G3).


Raging Torrent leads in the stretch
Jockey Frankie Dettori sent Raging Torrent to the lead out of the chute to lead while pressed by Mufasa and stalked by Qareeb and Peptide Nile. Turning for home Raging Torrent continued to lead. Kept to task by Dettori, Raging Torrent drew off to win by 3 1/2 lengths over late-running King Gold in 1:36.69. It was another 3/4 length back to Kazu Petrin third, while favorite Mufasa faded to 6th beaten 6 3/4 lengths.

Results Chart for the race from Emirates Racing Authority which includes a link to the video replay. Results for US wagering: 


3rd RACE Meydan Racecourse - GODOLPHIN MILE (Group 2) 
13  Raging Torrent              9.90     3.60         
 4  King Gold                           12.10         
 3  Kazu Petrin                         20.20          

Running time - 1:36.69

$2.00 QUINELLA 4-13             178.00
$2.00 EXACTA 13-4               137.00
$2.00 TRIFECTA 13-4-3         4,328.80
$2.00 SUPERFECTA 13-4-3-15   32,358.60


Left: Raging Torrent in the winner's enclosure. Winning trainer Doug O'Neill said, "I was confident, but that's why you run these races, you never know. He had a good, clean break, got the lead, got a little breather mid-race. Speed was always going to be his strength. I'm on cloud nine and I've got to thank everyone here."

Right: Raging Torrent heads back to the barn after the race.

Left: The trophy presentation for the Godolphin Mile. Winning jockey Frankie Dettori winning his record 8th Godolphin Mile said, "He's such a lovely horse and he did the rest. You need the horse to lead like he did, he was quick away and I was able to do my own fractions. In fairness, he's always been a sprinter in America. So I was thinking of that, I didn't want to kick too early. Eight Godolphin Miles, that's a hell of a record. I think it's fair to say I grew up here. It's great satisfaction coming back and winning - and hopefully I can win the World Cup again."

Right: Raging Torrent heads out to the track.

Left: Second place finisher King Gold heads out to the track before the race. Jockey Adrie de Vries said, "Great race. We rode him to get the trip like we did the first time, he actually jumped a little bit slow today and must have thought he was going to go 2000m again I guess so I had to wake him up a little bit. I was never worried, he came good into the turn. The winner was too good but it felt like a win to us."

Right: Third place finisher Kazu Petrin runs out after the race. Jockey Cristian Demuro said, "He ran very good. He tried hard until the end and finished third with a good finish."


Sixth place finisher and beaten favorite Mufasa heads out to the track before the race. Jockey Tadhg O'Shea said, "We haven't had him for too long and just got tired late. He is a horse for next season, for sure."


Kicking off World Cup night was the $1 million Zabeel Feed Dubai Kahayla Classic (G1), a 2000 meter (about 1 1/4 mile) trip over the main track for Purebred Arabian horses. Ray Dawson sent 34-1 Djafar to the lead first time by and set the early pace while pressed by 11-1 Tariq and stalked by 10-1 First Classs. Down the backstretch First Classs moved up to the the lead, chased by 7-1 Mubeed with First Classs sitting third. Turning for home, Djafar tired as jockey Connor Beasley moved First Classs out for room and he easily took over the lead. 9-5 favorite Tilal Al Khalediah rallied late but First Classs easily held him off to win by 3/4 length in 2:12.65. It was a long 7 lengths back to Mubeed third.

Results Chart for the race from Emirates Racing Authority.

Left: First Classs heads to the winner's enclosure. Winning jockey Connor Beasley said, "Big credit goes to Doug Watson and his team. He jumped pretty smart and got a lovely position going down the back there. He was travelling so good, the race collapsed in front of me and I had to get him on his way. He was very determined and gritty all the way to the line. Dubai is special for me, I wouldn't be getting on these sorts of animals at home. I've had a great season all winter, obviously this has just topped it off nicely."

Right: First Classs heads back to the barn in his winner's blanket. Winning trainer Doug Watson said, "I've been here 32 years and I've been to every World Cup. Worked the first one as an ambulance driver and now we're winning races. It's our first Arabian win, we used to have some extremely nice ones for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid, finished second a couple of times and never won it. It's just super to win on the night any time. I'm so happy for Deb (Mihaloff, owner). I'm so happy for the team. I'm so happy for the horse. Just seeing him come back like this after last season, it's amazing. He's tough as they come and we've been second in this a couple of times, this is fantastic. The key has been keeping him fresh."


Second place finisher and beaten favorite Tilal Al Khalediah in the walking ring before the race. Trainer Nasser Matlaq Alkahtani said, "I'm happy with the horse but a little bit disappointed to finish second."

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