David Of Athens (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

26-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Nyquist

Dam

Athens Queen

Prize Money

356222

Owners

Wathnan Racing

About

York R2 John Smith's Racing Handicap – David Of Athens is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by H Al Jehani, GB. He is by Nyquist out of Athens Queen. David Of Athens has won four races to date. On 15 Feb 2026 at Jebel Ali he claimed his biggest triumph, earning $685,997 in Race 5 – Jebel Ali Mile (Group 3) sponsored by A.r.m. Holding on dirt. The horse has proved a profitable pick for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 340% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Meydan 28-Mar-26 1609m GOOD R2 Race 2-Godolphin Mile Sponsored By EMAAR (Group 2)-Dirt (of $984,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 11.00 1st Banishing ( S D Sousa 126 ) 2nd Commissioner King ( T P O'shea 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Mendelssohn Bay ( R Mullen 126 ) 0.75L 12th David Of Athens ( J Doyle 126 ) 23.95L See full resultsJ Doyle 57.2kg 23.95L12 (12)
Jebel Ali 15-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5-Jebel Ali Mile (Group 3) Sponsored By A.R.M. Holding-Dirt $280,000 (of $685,997) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.370, SP: 2.63 1st David Of Athens ( J Doyle 126 ) 2nd Masmak ( B Pinheiro 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Mount Kosciuszko ( S D Sousa 126 ) 0.20L See full resultsJ Doyle 57.2kg1 (12)
Jebel Ali 17-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6-Jebel Ali Mile Prep Stakes-Dirt $71,999 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.660, SP: 12.00 1st David Of Athens ( P J Dobbs 128 ) 2nd Saayedd ( R Dawson 129 ) 2.50L 3rd Kafoo ( F Goncalves 126 ) 2.25L See full resultsP J Dobbs 58.1kg1 (13)
Meydan 20-Dec-25 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7-Al Maktoum Mile Sponsored By Emaar (Group 2)-Dirt $50,002 (of $980,002) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 41.00 1st Imperial Emperor ( T P O'shea 129 ) 2nd Commissioner King ( C Beasley 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Mendelssohn Bay ( R Mullen 127 ) 2.75L 4th David Of Athens ( D Tudhope 126 ) 7.75L See full resultsD Tudhope 57.2kg 7.75L4 (13)
Meydan 22-Nov-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 (of $490,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 8.00 1st Mendelssohn Bay ( R Mullen 128 ) 2nd Meshtri ( S D Sousa 132 ) 6.00L 3rd Castlewarden ( T P O'shea 128 ) 0.15L 6th David Of Athens ( J Doyle 126 ) 21.40L See full resultsJ Doyle 57.2kg 21.40L6 (9)