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The Burj Nahaar, is a Horse racing run over a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on dirt in March at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. The race is named after the Burj Nahar, a fortified tower on Dubai's old city walls.
The Burj Nahaar was first contested in 2002 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse. It became a Listed race in 2005 and was elevated to Group 3 level a year later. The race was relocated to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on a Track surface before reverting to dirt in 2015.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a Horse trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
| 2002 | Conflict | 6 | Ted Durcan | Nick Robb | Marwan Al Maktoum | 1:36.89 |
| 2003 | Imtiyaz | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:37.43 |
| 2004 | Cherry Pickings | 7 | Ryan Moore | Mazin Al Kurdi | Rashid bin Mohammed | 1:36.64 |
| 2005 | Jack Sullivan | 4 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | International Carnival Partnership | 1:37.73 |
| 2006 | Marbush | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Dhruba Selvaratnam | Ahmed Al Maktoum | 1:35.79 |
| 2007 | Boston Lodge | 7 | Eddie Ahern | Doug Watson | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | 1:35.86 |
| 2008 | Elusive Warning | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:35.43 |
| 2009 | Snaafy | 5 | Richard Hills | Musabah Al Muhairi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:37.00 |
| 2010 | Cat Junior | 5 | Richard Hills | Brian Meehan | Roldvale Ltd & Gold Property Investments | 1:35.95 |
| 2011 | Mendip | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:36.77 |
| 2012 | African Story | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:35.93 |
| 2013 | African Story | 6 | Mickael Barzalona | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.89 |
| 2014 | Shuruq | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:36.36 |
| 2015 | Tamarkuz | 5 | Paul Hanagan | Musabah Al Muhairi | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:37.38 |
| 2016 | Cool Cowboy | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Zaur Sekrekov | 1:36.43 |
| 2017 | Heavy Metal | 7 | Mickael Barzalona | Salem bin Ghadayer | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | 1:37.19 |
| 2018 | Kimbear | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | 1:36.81 |
| 2019 | Muntazah | 6 | Jim Crowley | Doug Watson | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:34.99 |
| 2020 | Salute The Soldier | 5 | Adrie de Vries | Fawzi Abdulla Nass | Victorious | 1:37.27 |
| 2021 | Midnight Sands | 5 | Pat Dobbs | Doug Watson | Cool Silk Partnership | 1:37.78 |
| 2022 | Desert Wisdom | 4 | Adrie de Vries | Ahmed Al Shemaili | Hassan Saleh Al Hammadi | 1:37.17 |
| 2023 | Discovery Island | 6 | James Doyle | Bhupat Seemar | Mohammed Khaleel Ahmed | 1:36.98 |
| 2024 | Laurel River | 6 | Tadhg O'Shea | Bhupat Seemar | Juddmonte Farms, Inc | 1:36.90 |
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