A press conference was held in Euston Park, UK, to announce the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival UK Endurance Masters which will run from 18-20 August 2017, at Euston Park. The press conference, moderated by CNN’s Aly Vance, featured Nick Brooks-Ward – Event Director, Tom Eaton Evans – Treating Veterinarian President,…
Spain retains team title in the forests of Brussels17 August 2017, Brussels ~ Germany’s Sabrina Arnold (37) claimed her first major individual Championship win as she and Tarzibus were crowned FEI European Endurance Champions 2017 in Brussels (BEL) today, 17 August, but it was the Spanish that took team gold when their top finishers claimed…
Arabian race owners are receiving increased paybacks from 2017 races. 17/08/2017 I do some of my best creative thinking while cooking. There’s something about the simple tasks of playing with food that allows me to relax in thought while enjoying the scents of my favorite spices and making food that is fun to share. Experimenting…
UK edition of the President Of The UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1 PA 16 August 2017, UK ~ Entries for the 2017 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) have more than doubled on last years’ figures, according to the Arabian Racing Organization. The President of the UAE Cup is the oldest…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival supports for four endurance rides in Belgium 16 August 2017, Brussels, Belgium ~ The Programme The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s role in promoting the sport of endurance comes into full play with its support for the second successive year to the FEI-approved…
15 August 2017, Ostend, Belgium ~ The Wellington racecourse in the Belgian city of Ostend on Monday, 14 August 2017, turned out to be a happy hunting ground for Yas Horse Racing Management, the horse racing arm of Abu Dhabi’s HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In the two Arabian races organized under the…
14 August 2017, UK ~ The inaugural UAE Abu Dhabi Day held at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Saturday, 12 August 2017, held six Purebred Arabian races for a cheering crowd of 10,000 fans. In addition to the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr1PA) and the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies and…
Storm Trouper eyes second win in three days13 August 2017, Ostend, Belgium ~ After Saturday’s great success for the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Racing Festival in the inaugural UAE Abu Dhabi Day held at Chelmsford City Racecourse, the action shifts to the Ostend Racecourse, Hippodrome Wellington, in Belgium on…
The 2,000m Doha Cup (Prix Maganate) Gr 1 PA was won by Khataab (Amer x Djelana by Al Sakbe) on 12 August 2017 at Deaville, France, on a sloppy course. Owned by Al Shaqab Racing, the Thomas Fourcy-trained Khataab 5-yr-old was ridden by Jerome Cabre for trainer, Alban de Meuille. Lightning Bolt was second and…
Mith’haf Athbah and Kalino duel for ground at Chelmsford City13 August 2017, UK ~ The six Purebred Arabian races held in front of a 10,000 strong audience at Chelmsford City Racecourse, UK, on 12 August 2017 witnessed the photo-finish duel by Mith’haf Athbah and Kaolino, with Mith’haf Athba under Tadhg O’Shea winning by the narrowest…
11 August 2017, USA ~ The 17.5 year-old gelding, Auli Farwa ridden by Tennessee Lane, was the first to cross the line at 10 PM and pass the vet check at the 2017, 5 August, Tevis Cup 100-Miles-One-Day Trail Ride. The 62nd Tevis Cup, a point-to-point ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, California, started 174…
9 August 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) looks forward to hosting the first UAE Abu Dhabi Day at Chelmsford City Racecourse this Saturday, 12 August 2017. This is the first time the UK stages of the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr1PA), and the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak…
7 August 2017, USA ~ Last Call MHF (Kaolino x Always and Forever by Virgule Al Maury) won the Delaware Arabian Allowance for Fillies and Mares on 7 August 2017 on an extremely sloppy track. Win time: 1:51:42 Jockey Ricardo Chiappe took the filly to her first win in seven starts as she ran down…
7 August 2017, UK ~ Staging a repeat performance, Ultimate Force and David Turner again led the field to win The Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-60) Handicap at Bath on 4 August 2017, winning by three and a quarter lengths from LB Farrah, with Elyassaat less than a length behind in third. Just 17 days…
6 August 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark ~ Top Danish apprentice jockey Ina Toverud brought Eastway home to win the fifth round of the HH Sheikha Fatma Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race at the Kloppenburg racecourse, Denmark on Saturday, 5 August 2017. The 1400-metre race had attracted a quality field of eight runners and the top…
4 August 2017, USA ~ RB Sand Castle (Burning Sand x Royale Fanfare x Monarch AH) won his maiden race on 2 August under jockey Angel Serpa, trained by Simon Hobson and owned by Lynn Bennett. Second by a neck was Big Cork, third was Uptown Flying Flynn. Also ran: Captain Bush, Highh Shine, WMA…
1 July 2017, UK ~ It was a Qatari one-two at Goodwood on the afternoon of 2 July 2017 as Tayf fought hard to edge out Ebraz by a nose on the line in the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA). Owned by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and trained by Alban De Mieulle, Tayf…
Al Eraibi’s horses dominate opening day31 July 2017, Beirut, Lebanon ~ Under the patronage and support of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the two-day fifth National Arabian Horse Show Championship was organised by the Purebred Arabian Horses Breeders in Lebanon at the Saint…
Ostend, Belgium 31 July 2017 ~ Al Hayyem emerged the winner of a pretty evenly pitched turf battle at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend, Belgium, the host of the latest edition of the President of the UAE Cup Group III PA, on Monday, 31 July 2017. Racing side by side it was difficult to see…
31 July 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), published the list of runners for the forthcoming Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) to be run on Wednesday, 2 August 2017 on the second day of the five-day annual Qatar Goodwood Festival held at the historic Sussex Downs course. With four of the entries having won…
31 July 2017, UK ~ It was double debut success day for two leading lady amateur jockeys Ellie Mackenzie and Serena Brotherton at the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) at Newbury racecourse on Sunday, 30 July 2017. Mackenzie not only had a first win on her first ride at DIAR, but it was in a…
DIAR winners Include Sylvine Al Maury, Riyam, Lwsail, Pronto T, Cheik Roque, Kayote and Unity Belle30 July 2017, Newbury, UK ~ At another thoroughly successful DIAR day at Newbury on 30 July 2017, the Arabian Racing Organization congratulated Lighting Bolt (Munjiz x Oleya du Loup), winner of the Shadwell Dubai International Stakes (Group 1 PA).…
Prize money increase and family attractions at DIAR Day at Newbury28 July 2017 – UK Europe’s most important day for Purebred Arabians takes place under the Dubai International Arabian Races banner at Newbury Racecourse on Sunday, 30 July 2017, with prize money topping £190,000, free admission and a host of activities to entertain the whole…
On 24 July 2017, Easter Man backed by Carol Cedeno won his first race of the season, catching Paddys Day in the stretch and outgunning him by a length on the 1 1/16 mile dirt track. Until this race Paddys Day, owned by Quarter Moon Ranch, had an unbroken season with 4 wins/4 starts…
Festival returns to historic Hoppegarten in Berlin27 July 2017, Berlin, Germany ~ Loid Bekaert, a 16-year-old Apprentice jockey from Belgium, stole the limelight when he scored an emphatic win in the 2200-metre race on Le Jason, a four-year-old trained by R. Zoetelief in Berlin on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 in the fourth round of the…
Prix Burkeguy-Wathba Stallions Cup (Listed) race in France24 July 2017, La Teste, France ~ It was a 1-2 finish for horses owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Listed Prix Burkeguy-Wathba Stallions Cup race held at the La Teste de Buch racecourse in France on Sunday, 23 July 2017. Mabrooka under…
24 July 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Swiss professional jockey Nadia Burger steered Chalwa De Breull to victory in the 10th edition of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race (Group 3) at the Duindigt racecourse in the Netherlands on Sunday, 23 July 2017. The large crowd cheered home favorite Cindy Klinkenberg…
The Grand Prix Mahabb (Group 3) was one of the three races held under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and part of the Wathba Stallions Cup Festival. The first three races on the card comprised of the Wathba Stallion Cup Festival and was…
22 July 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival hosted three Wathba Stallions Cup races at Jockey Club de Sao Paulo at the Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim on Saturday, 22 July 2017. Seven mares were in the running for the R45.000,00 (USD$14,324.823)…
Group 3 contest has nine lady jockeys in the fray 22 July 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Nine lady jockeys drawn from around the globe contest the tenth edition of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship Gr3 at the…
21 July 2017, Lausanne (SUI) ~ The Adequan®/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) will be held 18-23 July 2017, in conjunction with the HITS-on-the-Hudson IV Horse Show at HITS Saugerties, New York, USA. The NAJYRC is the premier equestrian competition in North America and neighboring countries for Junior and Young riders, age…
19 July 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has seen a significant increase on 2016 entries following the close of entries for the international contests of the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) card. The 189 entries (2016 entries = 158), include the defending title holders in every Group 1 PA race, with defenders…
18 July 2017, UK ~ Ultimate Force (Tornado De Syrah) and David Turner put in a fine front-running performance to win The Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-50) Handicap on 18 July 2017, at Bath, winning by two lengths from Zayin Zamurai, with Senor Dublcheck a further three lengths behind in third. The win gave owner-breeder,…