13 January 2018, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) welcomes Alison to the team following her appointment as Sponsorship and Commercial Manager. She will be based at the organisation’s office at Newbury Racecourse. Lidderdale formally worked at the world renowned PR Agency Weber Shandwick (part of the Inter Public Group) and has more recently…
Paddys Day Gives Trainer Doug Watson First Win of the Evening
US runner owned by Quarter Moon Ranch wins with jockey Pat Dobbs up Opening night of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival and the first of seven races was the US $60,000 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 (G1, Purebred Arabians), presented by Longines Equestrian Collection. Like its Thoroughbred counterpart, it was contested over 1600m on the…
US Runner Paddys Day Wins Al Maktoum Challenge (R1) at Meydan Carnival Races
Paddys Day shows form on dirt Meydan track as in HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Championship racing US
US Champion Paddys Day to Compete in Gr 1 in Dubai
On Thursday evening, 11 January 2017, nineteen top racing Arabians including highest rated, US Darley Champion, Paddys Day, are entered into the 1600m Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge (Gr 1) at Meydan, Dubai, UAE. Also running are top rated Quick and Rich, owned by Tom Fritz and trained by Ernst Oertel, along with…
Bougedelah Grabs Last Gasp Victory In Sharjah Feature
6 January 2018, Sharjah, UAE ~ The best was saved to last at Sharjah on Saturday afternoon, 6 January, when the featured 1700m handicap, the final of six races, produced a thrilling finish with the first three home just a neck apart. In the end it was Bougedelah snatching the spoils close to home. Entering…
BF Mughader Victor in Three-Way Action at Al Ain
5 January 2018, Al Ain, UAE ~ Racing at Al Ain Racecourse on Friday evening, 5 January 2018, highlighted by a competitive 2000m handicap, did not disappoint with the lead changing hands at least three times in the final 500m. RB Goliath took up the running at about halfway but was immediately challenged for the…
Sharjah Excitement Saturday with Six Races
5 January 2018, Sharjha, UAE ~ Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club complete three consecutive days of UAE racing on Saturday afternoon with a six-race card, highlighted by the finale, a 1700m handicap for which 14 were declared before favorite Hammsa was scratched on Thursday. Her unfortunate absence, due to lameness, would appear to leave the…
World Equestrian Games Prepares for 2018 September Event
FEI World Equestrian GamesTM runs from 11-23 September 2018 3 January 2018, Tryon, North Carolina, USA ~ Mark Bellissimo, CEO of International Equestrian Group, LLC (IEG), announces that in less than a year Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in North Carolina will host the world’s largest equestrian competition, the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018…
Umm Qarn’s TM Thunder Struck wins Qatar National Day Cup & Trophy
THE LATE SHEIKH JASSIM BIN MOHAMMED AL THANI CUP & TROPHY – QATAR NATIONAL DAY CUP & TROPHY (GR2 PA)16 December 2017, Doha, Qatar ~ After having settled for a runner-up finish twice this season, Umm Qarn’s TM Thunder Struck (Majd al Arab x Bonnett) snatched a victory in the 2000m turf feature on Saturday. The…
Al Asayl’s Asyyad Takes Feature in Abu Dhabi
17 December 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The Listed Abu Dhabi Championship over 1600m, was the feature in the capital on Sunday evening, 17 December, and it produced a finish worthy of its billing with Asyyad landing the spoils by a rapidly diminishing nose. That, however, only tells half the story as the son of Burning…
San Luis Rey Downs Fire Rallies Racing Community
From 15 December – Reprinted by Permission of the San Diego Tribune – Author, Bryce Miller The Lilac Fire that tore across North County killed at least 46 horses at San Luis Rey Downs, transforming a place brimming with life into one devastated by death. What did San Luis Rey endure in those fateful hours…
Ajjaj Stays the Distance in Round 1 of Al Ain Marathon Series
16 December 2017, Al Ain, UAE ~ After a titanic battle between Ajjaj and Shamikh Al Wathba in Round 1 of the Al Ain Marathon Series, it was Ajjaj that emerged victorious in the handicap over 2600m on Saturday, 15 December. Ajjaj (Tahar De Candelon x Shumoos by Djouras Tu), under pressure a long way out…
Sheikh Down looks To Defend Title in Al Ain Marathon Series
Al Ain Series Pits Top Distance runners15 December, 2017, Al Ain, UAE ~ Racing at Al Ain, the UAE’s newest racecourse, is highlighted by Round 1 of the Al Ain Marathon Series – a handicap over 2600m – for which eight have been declared, including last year’s winner Sheikh Down. A regular in this race…
The Boudheib Initiative in Shifting Sands
7 December 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The Boudheib Initiative (BI), the enduring passion of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, has gained momentum far exceeding initial expectations. Now entering it’s third year since creation (2015), HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan first introduced the BI rules when he saw…
Arabians Back in Action at Meydan
Meydan hosts third meet of the new season6 December 2017, Dubai ~ Purebred Arabian action returns to Meydan Racecourse for the first time this season on Thursday, 6 December, with nine runners declared for the Group 2 Bani Yas Sponsored by Friday over 1400m on a seven race card generously sponsored by Gulf News. Previously…
Royal Cavalry of Oman Honored with ARO Award
Arabian Racing Organization Awards Royal Cavalry of Oman for Outstanding Achievement in Arabian Racing 4 December 2017 ~ The Horserace Writers and Photographer’s Association (HWPA) Annual Derby Awards Luncheon on 4 December 2017, honoured the Royal Cavalry of Oman for their support and long-term commitment to Arabian racing with the Outstanding Achievement in Arabian Racing…
Lemartinel Takes Top Three Places in Abu Dhabi Group 3
3 December 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The Group 3 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup over 1600m was the official highlight at Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, 3 December, and it produced not only a thrilling finish but an unforgettable one for trainer Eric Lemartinel. The Lemartinel horses filled the first three places home…
RB Burn Back in Action Sunday
1 December 2017, UAE ~ Sunday, 3 December celebrates National Day at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, and the features are both the Group 3 Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup and the Listed National Day Cup, the only Thoroughbred race on the card. Both races are over 1600m and the former sees RB Burn…
Arabian Racing Cup Breeder Incentive Winners for 2017
Are you missing out on the MONEY $$$?28 November 2017, USA – The Arabian Racing Cup has awarded $17,000.00 in the 2017 CUP Breeder Incentive Program. Below is the list of happy breeders that each received $500. CLICK ON ZOOM + FOR LARGER SCREEN [pdf-embedder url=”https://horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Winning-Breeders-2017.pdf” title=”Winning Breeders 2017″] December 31, 2017 is the…
Boudheib Endurance Season Opener Puts the Welfare of the Horse First
The Boudheib Initiative – Driving the Future of Endurance26 November 2017, Boudheib, UAE ~ The first event of the 2017-2018 endurance season incorporating the Boudheib Initiative got underway at the Boudheib International Endurance Village outside of Abu Dhabi from 23-24 November 2017 with over 101 horses starting in the day one, 120km Open CEI** Al…
Lemartinel Hot in Al Ain Season Debut
Extra Hope Wins Wathba Stud Farm Al Ain Opener24 November 2017, Al Ain, UAE ~ Friday, 24 November 2017 saw the first meeting of the new season at Al Ain Racecourse highlighted by a 1600m handicap where Eric Lemartinel saddled half of the six runners and recorded a 1-2 for his main employer, HH Sheikh…
Arabian Racing Honors to be Awarded by Horserace Writers and Photographers Association
21 November 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced the four nominees that have been nominated to receive the 2017 Arabian award by the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association (HWPA). The HWPA Awards, sponsored by Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, take place in December each year in London and recognise achievements during…
ARO Welcomes Willie McFarland as New Racing Operations Manager
21 November 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has welcomed the appointment of Willie McFarland as the new Racing Operations Manager. McFarland began his career in Thoroughbred racing, starting from school as an apprentice to Flat trainer Henry Candy. He continued his race riding career over fences, joining Toby Balding as a conditional…
Festival Supports British Sport Awards for Women
16 November 2017, UK ~ The 12th annual Women of the Future Awards took place at London’s Hilton Park Lane Hotel on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 and yielded a record number of nominations from a vast spectrum of careers and professions across 14 categories. The Sport Award, for the second consecutive year sponsored by HH…
Sheikh Mansoor Festival Category Sponsor of Women of the Future Awards
14 November 2017, London ~ On Monday 13 November 2017 at a private reception held at Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II, the Global Ambassador of the Women of the Future programme, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, received Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al…
Dream Pearl and RB Nash Strike at Lone Star Park
11 November 2017, Texas ~ Dream Pearl under Adrian Ramos won the Lone Star Arabian Stallion Stakes Gr 3 on 9 November 2017 at Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas. Trainer: Terri Eaton, Owners, Burt, Call, Eaton and Soltau Partnership 2017 Stats: 8(3-3), Dream Pearl by Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl. 1 mile …
Muraaqib and RB Burn Make Great Run for Sheikh Zayed Cup Jewel Crown
11 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The 10 November 2017 finale of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival turned out to be an action-packed race meeting with high drama at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club racecourse. RB Burn crossed the finish line in the Championship race…
Muraaqib Wins Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown
Takes prize money for the World’s Richest Arabian Race in Abu Dhabi Friday, 10 November 2017 ~ The world’s most valuable Purebred Arabian contest, the €1.2million Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown 1600m was the Abu Dhabi highlight on Friday evening, 10 November 2017 and it was awarded to Muraaqib, owned…
RB Burn Looks to Defend Title in World’s Richest Purebred Arabian Race in Abu Dhabi
9 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ R B Burn is the one to watch as he returns to defend his crown and an unbeaten record on turf in the UAE in the the world’s most valuable Purebred Arabian contest, the €1.2million Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown. This 1600m race is…
Strong International Field for World’s Richest Arabian Race
9 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival ends the calendar year with a €1.2 Million Championship race. With the ‘One World, Six Continents- Abu Dhabi the capital’ meeting deservedly moved to a Friday, the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club’s…
Arabian Racing Festival to Debut in China
8 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ At a press conference held at the Eastern Mangroves Anantara Hotel in the UAE capital on Wednesday, 8 November 2017, Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, General Manager of Wathba Stallions, Chairperson of the…
World’s Richest Arabian Horse Race Draw in Abu Dhabi
Last year’s Group 1 winner RB Burn back for challenge8 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ An impressive televised draw ceremony kicked off what will be a full five days of events in Abu Dhabi. The 10 November race card includes the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabians, two world championships, and a newly-introduced ponies…
IFHRA Mentorship Program Promotes Professionals in Racing
17 students finish programs in different countries4 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The International Federation of Horse Racing Academies, (IFHRA) Mentorship Program had a successful year in 2017 with 18 students taking advantage of the opportunity to make use of the Racing Scholarship Fund (RSF) to learn about racing in other countries. Of the 18…