Quddwah gives Crisfords second Zabeel Mile win

Father and son training team Simon and Ed Crisford landed their second G2 Zabeel Mile in a row when Quddwah won the feature at Meydan's first Dubai Racing Carnival meeting of 2026.

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Following Poker Face’s win a year ago, Quddwah faced a strong field including Godolphin's G2 winner Aomori City and GI winner Audience. The latter made a bold showing, charging clear in the straight but was met at the 200metre point by Quddwah, who strode away for a length and a quarter win over the closing Aomori City, with Audience staying on for third.

“It was quite a sweet race to ride in. I had a load of space to go when I wanted which was nice,” said jockey James Doyle, who also won this race in 2020 on Zakouski.

“He's been very consistent over the years and gets his head in front when he needs to. It’s been a while since I've ridden him, I won on him first time and we were quite sweet on him then too.”