18 July 2017, UK ~ Representatives from the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), were in attendance at a press launch for the forthcoming Qatar Goodwood Festival held at the Sky Bar, Grange St. Paul’s Hotel in London on 17 July 2017. The £400,000 Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) will be run on Wednesday, 2 August 2017, on…
Owen Dominates First 2017 Wathba Stallions Fixture
15 July 2017, UK ~ James Owen dominated the first Wathba Stallions sponsored fixture of the 2017 Arabian Racing Organisation season at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 15 July 2017, in front of a crowd over 1,000 racegoers. The in-form Newmarket based trainer Owens recorded four wins, with victories for Dolfina D’Ibos (0-55 Handicap), Karlos Du…
Toscana Endurance Lifestyle Festival Takes Off in Italy
San Rossore Estate and Racetrack Hosts Toscana Endurance Lifestyle14 July 2017, UAE ~ The Toscana Endurance Lifestyle, held for the third consecutive year at the San Rossore Estate near Pisa, Italy, and the unique racetrack by the same name, will host two high profile rides from 14-16 July and then from 4-6 August 2017. The…
Alazeez Tastes Success at Newbury
Equine Creative Media Conditions Stakes 14 July 2017, UK ~ Alazeez had the perfect preparation for the forthcoming Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) meeting when coming home a ready winner of the Debbie Burt – Equine Creative Media Progressive Conditions Stakes run at Newbury on 13 July. The four-year-old son of Madjani ridden by Dane…
Wathba Stallions Race at Chelmsford on 15 July
12 July 2017, Chelmsford, UK ~The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stallions series will make its debut in Chelmsford City racecourse in Essex, UK, on Saturday, 15 July 2017. The UK’s Arabian Racing Organisation welcomed the Wathba Stallions series to Chelmsford City Racecourse with the first…
IFHRA Helps Young American’s Dream Come True
Kentucky girl finishes mentorship in Ireland 10 July 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ When 20-year-old American rider Mahayla West from Kentucky got an opportunity to visit Ireland in May 2017, she not only fulfilled one of her biggest dreams which was to be trained in her passion of horse racing, but she also got to make…
Holland Winners Destined for DIAR Day at Newbury
10 July 2017, Holland ~ The Shadwell Arabian Stallions Stakes, one of the final round of DIAR Prep over 2150m, went the way of the imposing grey, My First General, at Duindigt, Holland, on Sunday, 9 July 2017, under clear skies. The Alban de Mieulle-trained four-year-old will head to Newbury in three weeks. A target…
Paddys Day Scores Big in California
Honors for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival8 July 2017, Pleasanton, California, USA ~ The second leg of the US Triple Jewel Race, the Emerald Jewel, went to the indomitable Paddys Day on 8 July 2017, at the Oak Tree Pleasanton track at Pleasanton, California. Although ten took the field, it remained a race between Paddys Day,…
Paddys Day, Dream Pearl Win in Pleasanton Race Meeting
Californian racing bodies honour HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival8 July 2017, Pleasanton, California, USA ~ Paddys Day stormed home to victory in the Grade 1 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup-Emerald Arabian Triple Jewel in Pleasanton in the US on Saturday, 8 July 2017, and closed in on a third successive triumph in the three-leg…
Entries Up for California HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship
Another hot race of the day is the second leg of the HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr 1) 6 July 2017, USA ~ The 9th ladies race in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) 2017 series takes place on Saturday, 8 July 2017, at Oak Tree in…
Delaware Park News
6 July 2017, USA ~ On 3 July 2017, at Delaware Park the Maiden special weight race for 3 year olds + with a purse of $10,000 had added money sponsored by the Arabian Racing Cup (ARC) Breeder Incentive Award. $500 went to the breeders of the first 3 winning horses. Winners of $500 ARC…
Chelmsford City Hosts First 2017 Wathba Stallions Fixture
6 July 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation welcomes the Wathba Stallions series to Chelmsford City Racecourse on Saturday, 15 July 2017. The first of three full Arabian race meetings to be held at the Essex track this season, there will be a further two fixtures on 12 August and 16 September 2017, which…
AL Mourtajez Retires From Racing
4 July 2017, Qatar ~ AL SHAQAB RACING’s dual World Champion AL MOURTAJEZ has been retired from racing following a soft tissue injury sustained in training. The highest-rated Arabian racehorse in the world, the winner of 9 Group 1s and over €2,100,000 in prize money, AL MOURTAJEZ is a son of world leading sire Dahess,…
UAE Dominates HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies Endurance Ride in Italy
Alyazia, Alia in 1-2 as four UAE riders finish in top five3 July, Sardinia, Italy ~ Lady riders from the UAE did the country proud when four of their riders finished in the top five in the 120-km HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies CEI Two-star Cup, part of the three-day Sardinia Endurance Festival that…
Mith’haf Athba Tastes Another Success in DIAR Prep Race
29 June 2017, UK ~ Athbah Stud’s home-bred colt Mith’haf Athbah (Amer) made it two wins in two weeks when coming home a clear winner in the Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury, 30th July International Stakes at Newbury Race course on 29 June 2017. The five year old grey, ridden by Adam Beschizza and…
Sardinia, Italy, Stages Endurance Festival
Endurance Festival on island of Sardinia29 June 2017, Sardinia, Italy ~ A 5-member UAE ladies team will be competing in one of the four rides that will be staged in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sardinia Endurance Festival which takes place from 30 June – 2 July at the scenic Horse Country…
UK Final DIAR Prep Race at Newbury Attracts Top Runners
28 June 2017, UK ~ The excitement is building as the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) announced the ten declarations received for the Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury, 30th July International Stakes to be run at Newbury this Thursday, 29 June 2017. Aghsaan, winner of the ARO Cup Group 3 PA at Newbury, heads the…
Rohaut and Höiom Double Up in Sweden
27 June 2017, Sweden ~ Bro Park racecourse in Sweden was the destination for the latest round of DIAR prep races on Tuesday evening, with the François Rohaut-trained SHA’HIR landing the feature Group 3 PA DIAR Stockholm Arabian Cup. The athletic son of Amer was ridden close to the pace by Mickael Forest and readily…
Owen’s Homebred Conquers at Chepstow
After this great start it’s on to DIAR day27 June 2017, UK ~ Hot on the heels of Jenny and Herbie Owen’s first homebred success with Insignia at Wolverhampton, his half-brother Conquer kept his head in front where it mattered in the Hope Farm (0-70) Handicap at Chepstow on Monday, 26 June. Both horses are…
2017 HARC USA Tentative Race Schedule Released
Money won regardless of placing with non HARC-nominated horses26 June 2017, Solvang, California, USA ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) is entering its second year of HARC races in the United States with bonus money increases. Four HARC races are in the works for the states of California, Michigan, Texas and Delaware. Each race…
Joudh Wins Gr 1 Coupe de France at Chantilly
Mahabb youngster shows her talents25 June 2017, France ~ On Friday, 23 June 2017, Joudh (Mahabb x Shamayl (KESBEROY) made her third win in a row, leading home in the €50,000 Gr 1 Qatar Coupe de France des Chevaux Arabes at Chantilly racecourse. Going in as the favorite for the 1600m ride, the filly made…
HARC Newcomers Get Ready to Race
Heritage Arabian Racing embraced19 June 2017, UAE ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) is growing at a good pace and now has 19 country members with the latest countries being accepted from Spain, Italy, Romania & Uruguay. One of HARC’s main aims is to protect pure bloodlines and the Spanish blood is no exception.…
First Leg of Doha Triple Crown Entries Solid for Goodwood
22 June 2017, UK ~ A high class list of entries was released by the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) for the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA), the first leg of the Doha Triple Crown, to be run as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on 2 August. Entries include several classy-four-year-olds – Ebraz, winner of this…
DIAR Prep Race Final 29 July, at Newbury
21 June 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced fifteen entries for the final Dubai International Arabian Races(DIAR) UK Prep Race which will run at Newbury on Thursday, 29 June, 2017. The mile and a quarter contest supports the feature event of DIAR, The Shadwell Dubai International Stakes Gr1PA, won by some…
HARC Homebred Wins Maiden at Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton supports eight Arabian races for the day19 June 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation’s (ARO) third full fixture of the UK Arabian season run at Wolverhampton on Saturday, 17 June 2017, included a win by Insignia, a first homebred winner for the Owen family in the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) maiden. Ridden…
Arabian Racing Sees Double at Wolverhampton
19 June 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation’s (ARO) third full fixture of the UK Arabian season at Wolverhampton on Saturday, 17 June 2017, saw doubles for trainers James Owen and Phil Collington, as well as jockeys Simon Walker and Will Pettis. Owen also had four seconds which puts him ahead of Phil Collington…
Learning the Racing Game – Join a Racing Syndicate
Get behind the scenes at the races by being an owner 12 June 2017, USA ~There’s a new game in town – Goldensands Racing. Racing partnerships or syndicates are not new to horse racing. In fact, they are one of the oldest methods of taking part in the Sport of Kings. There is much to…
Dubai International Arabian Races Entires Increase At First Closing Stage
15 June 2017, UK ~The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) announced an increase in numbers on 2016 figures for the five international contests on the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) card when the first entry stage passed at noon on 14 June 2017. DIAR promotes Purebred Arabian racing worldwide from the grass-roots to the highest level,…
Anfaas Tastes Victory at Newbury DIAR Race
Run up to DIAR day 30 July14 June 2017, Newbury, UK ~ Anfaas (No Risk Al Maury) ridden by Timmy Murphy for Trainer Phil Collington and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum came with a late run to snatch victory on the line in the Dubai International Arabian Races International Stakes run at Newbury…
Difaa Scores at Chepstow DIAR Prep Race
Difaa wins Arabian Races (DIAR) Premier Handicap10 June 2017, Chepstow, UK ~ Following their success last Saturday at Doncaster, amateur jockey Will Pettis and trainer Phil Collington took Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) Premier Handicap with Difaa, owned by leading British Endurance rider Nicola Thorne. Coming with a late run the pair pulled almost two…
Deckers 1-2 in Belgian Wathba Stallions Cup
Supporting Arabian racing from the beginning 10 June 2017, Ghlin, Belgium ~ Owner-trainer Peter Deckers registered a brilliant 1-2 finish in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stallions Cup race held at the Hippodrome de Wallonie-Ghlin in Belgium on 15 May 2017. Once again it was…
Macallan and Hurra Top Stockholm Races
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival adds exciting HH Sheikha Lateefa ponies race7 June 2017, Stockholm, Sweden ~ Macallan, one of the equine stars of Sweden, showed his class with a fantastic win in front of a record crowd converged at Gardet National Park for Sweden’s National Day. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup For several…
Italian Coccia, Hungarian Bihari win HH Sheikha Fatima races in Rome
Metrag runs away with Zayed Cup5 June 2017, Rome, Italy ~ Metrag showed a solid run in the 4 June 2017 Listed Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup while Italian Guilia Coccia and Hungarian Alexandria Bihari booked their berths in the finals of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies and Apprentice World Championships…