Abu Dhabi Hosts Second Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown14 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The second running of the race that carries the world’s most valuable Purebred Arabian prize, the €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown, went to the US-bred, locally-trained RB Burn at Abu Dhabi Racecourse…
Lady and Apprentice Jockeys Will Battle for World Titles in Abu Dhabi
Races leading up to Group 1 €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown- IPIC. 13 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The two finals of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) and the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) precede the world’s richest race for…
Al Kitbi strikes for M7 Stables in Al Wathba Challenge Endurance Ride
120-km Al Wathba Challenge Endurance ride12 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The newly-formed M7 Endurance Stables based in Dubai was off to a winning start when Salem Hamad Saeed Malhoof Al Kitbi riding Burkaan edged out Mansour Saeed Mohammed Al Faresi on Tiswan Fageole to win the 120-km Al Wathba Challenge Endurance ride on…
€1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1) Sunday in Abu Dhabi
Star-studded field for world’s richest race for Purebred Arabians12 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Sunday 13 November the €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1) race by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is not only the world’s richest race…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Vows Expanded Training for Jockeys
Interactive debate on media and jockeys at conclusion of HH Sheikha Fatima Conference11 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ One of the most important aspects of any event, the role of media and public relations, came under scrutiny on the second and final day of EARS HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and…
Welfare, Education, and Health Key Points at Jockey Training Conference
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and Education 10 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone was in the limelight on day one of the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and Education. Champion jockeys shared real life stories of success and failure as discussions…
Abu Dhabi Presents Apprentice Training & Education Conference
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Conference for Training and Education starts 10 November9 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The UAE capital will stage the second running of the €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1), the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabian horses – on Sunday, 13 November…
Draw Delivers Highs and Lows in ‘One World, 6 Continents, Abu Dhabi The Capital’ Championship
8 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s ‘One World, 6 Continents, Abu Dhabi The Capital’ extravaganza got off to a smooth start with an open draw at the National Archives on Tuesday for the €1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al…
Draw for Euros 1.2 m Sheikh Zayed Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1)
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s final extravaganza of 2016 begins with draw for Euros 1.2 m Sheikh Zayed Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1)6 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ A fantastic week of action both on and off the race track will be the week’s program, as over 800 guests arrive for the “One World, 6…
Trainer Jerenesto Torrez Stars at Shadwell DIAR Texas Racing
RB Madymoiselle and Easter Man Win Texas Stakes Races4 November 2016, Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas ~ It was Jerenesto Torrez night as the trainer accepted awards for the 4 winners at the second running of the Shadwell Dubai International Races Day at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas, on 4 November. The…
USA Challenger Takes Abu Dhabi Prep for World’s Richest Arabian Race
5 November 2016, Abu Dhabi ~ Racing returns to the Abu Dhabi turf on Sunday evening and all eyes will be on American challenger, Paddy’s Day. The Scott Powell-trained Purebred Arabian faces 11 rivals in the featured AED125,000 ($34,000) Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Prep for Purebred Arabians. This is a 1600m conditions…
TRYON (USA) TO HOST FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ 2018
3 November 2016, Switzerland ~ The FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018 will be held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina (USA) from 10 to 23 September 2018. The FEI Bureau today unanimously agreed that the Games should be awarded to Tryon, meaning that the FEI’s flagship event remains in North America, following…
Pamills Lipse Records Win at Hippodrome De Mons-Ghlin
1 November 2016, Belgium ~ Pamills Lipse (SE) trained by Maria Hagman-Eriksson and ridden by Anna Pilroth, won the €10,0000 first prize at the European Heritage Championship at the Hippodrome De Mons-Ghlin on 31 October, Belgium. Pilroth made the 2100m trip on the five-year-old grey mare by Top Flyte bred by Ingrid Kindh in the time…
Can Jockeys Benefit from Vitamin Therapy?
Beverly Hills to Abu Dhabi 28 October 2016, USA ~ As a health advisor to movie stars and multi-million dollar athletes, Matea Polisoto N.D.,a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor based in Beverly Hills, California, combines medical art, advanced dietary knowledge, and holistic healing with the tact of Mahatma Gandhi. We met up with Dr. Matea in…
O’Shea Registers Late Sharjah Double
29 October 2016, Sharjah, UAE ~ The most valuable race on Saturday’s Sharjah Racecourse card was the concluding 2000m handicap which saw UAE Champion Jockey, Tadhg O’Shea at his strongest to land the spoils aboard Purebred Arabian, Men Alemarat. Four of the eight runners held every chance as they entered the final 200m of the…
First Heritage European Championship (HARC) in Ghlin, Belgium
HARC race 31 October live streaming 29 October 2016, Belgium ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club will sponsor the first Heritage European Championship (HARC) to take place on Monday, 31 October in Ghlin, Belgium. Twelve (12) HARC eligible horses will meet the 2100m challenge coming from as far afield as Russia, Sweden, UK and of…
Karimah Wins Zayed Cup in Toulouse
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s premier race series ends international campaign28 October 2016, Toulouse, France ~ Karimah, a 3-year-old filly owned by the Royal Cavalry of Oman and bred by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was ridden to a thrilling victory by Francois-Xavier Bertras in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group…
Polish Apprentice To Sport Al Asayl Silks in Sharjah Races
Sheikh Mansoor Festival Mentorship Program28 October 2016, Sharjah, UAE ~ It will be a huge moment for Polish Apprentice jockey Kamil Grzybowski when he wears the silks of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Sharjah Police Headquarters race in Sharjah on Saturday, 29 October 2016. Grzybowski is mentored…
“One World, 6 Continent, Abu Dhabi The Capital” – Agenda, Abu Dhabi
7 – 14 November 2016 HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Festival Finals “One World, 6 Continent, Abu Dhabi The Capital” 7 – 14 November 2016 Nov 7 – Monday Arrival of guests Al Seef Resort &Spa by Andalus, Park Rotana Hotel, Anantara Eastern Mangroves Nov 8 – Tuesday 12 pm Official Draw…
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Stages Four Final Group II Races in Toulouse
UAE owners strongly represented in Thursday’s meetingOctober 26, 2016 _ Toulouse, France ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will mark its final race in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup 2016 series at the Toulouse Hippodrome in France on Thursday, 27 October 2016. The Sheikh…
Runners Announced for Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel (Group 1)
13 November line up includes 2015 winner Kalino, US Triple Jewel champion Paddys Day for Euros 1.2m race24 October, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The second running of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Euros 1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1)…
Three U.S. Horses Headed to the World’s Richest Arabian Race
USA Arabians invited to prestigious HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Richest race in Abu Dhabi21 October 2016, Aurora, Colorado ~ Three of America’s finest Arabian race horses are headed to Abu Dhabi for the world’s richest Arabian race: The EUR 1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Group 1) on 13 November 2016…
Thabit and Mirna Finish One -Two at Tarbes
Last race of 2016 Series HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship in Tarbes, France 17 October 2016, Tarbes, France ~ Thabit and Mirna, owned by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, finished 1-2 in the final qualifying leg of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) race at…
New Dates, Events Scheduled for Global Arabian Festival Support
October 2016, Abu Dhabi ~ Exciting announcements came out of the Conference in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the 2016 Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. The 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will be held in North African City of Marrakesh, Morocco, from 1-7 May 2017. May Tentative Schedule: 1 – Guests…
Pilroth Strikes on Macallan in Sweden
Second year in a row for Pilroth at the Wathba Stud Farm Cup (Group 3) in Sweden 11 October 2016, Jagersro, Sweden ~ Anna Pilroth on Macallan scored for the second time in two years with a superb finish in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba…
World Arabian Horse Racing Conference 2017 in Marrakesh, Morocco
Darley Awards in Hollywood on 31 March 20177 October 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Marrakesh, Morocco, will play host to the eighth edition of the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference, (WAHRC) from 1-7 May 2017, under the umbrella of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive…
Expanded Endurance for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival 2017
Festival promises expanded endurance coverage in 2017 6 October 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Endurance sport under the umbrella of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is spreading its wings far and wide and will include several more countries in the 2017 season. Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Grand Finale 2016
6 September 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ As many as 1,800 invitees, including endurance and flat racing jockeys and other officials, are expected to attend the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s ‘One World, Six Continents’ extravaganza to be held at Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 7-14 November 2016, marking the end of…
Al Mourtajez Wins Qatar Arabian World Cup Group 1 at Chantilly
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend at Chantilly racecourse 2 October 2016, Chantilly, France ~ Al Mourtajez under jockey Julien Auge’ has handily won the 2016 edition of the Arabian World Cup (Gr1 PA), Sunday, 2 October, at Chantilly race course outside of Paris. Owned by the Al Shaqab Racing operation and trained by Thomas…
HH Sheikh Mansoor-owned Naziq wins Group 1 at Chantilly
QATAR TOTAL ARABIAN TROPHY DES JUMENTS Won by Naziq2 October 2016, Chantilly, France ~ Naziq, owned by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs drove to a great win by jockey Jean-Bernard Eyquem in the Euros 150,000 Group 1 Qatar Total Arabian Trophy Des…
Arqana Arabian Sale Nears Record with Solid Gains
Turnover up 27%, close to 2007 record figure 1 October 2016, Paris, France ~ The 30 September 2016 Purebred Arabian Sale posted impressive gains from the previous renewal and only fell inches short of its 2007 records with a cumulated aggregate of €3,138,000, up 27% from 2015 with an average price of €42,405, a 20%…
Champion Paddys Day Scores for Borel at Churchill Downs
26 September 2016, Kentucky, USA ~ There was something of a fairytale element to the result of the $100,000 Grade I UAE President Cup at Churchill Downs, Kentucky, on Saturday, 24 September, when champions Paddys Day and Calvin Borel combined to take the Purebred Arabian feature. Taking place over a mile and one sixteenth at…
UAE Winner in HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup
French ladies win team gold in HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported event26 September 2016, Montauban, France ~ In a memorable day for UAE lady riders, Alia Ahmad Mohammed Al Saboori won the 120-km CEIO HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup while Alyazia Khalid Khalifa Al Romaithi finished second in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin…