Labwah wins Wathba Stud Farm Cup21 July 2015, Norway ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival made its debut in Norway with a Wathba Stud Farm Cup race in Ovrevoll earlier this month. Labwah, trained by Mrs. Pia Hoiom and ridden by Pers-Anders Graberg won the 1800-metre…
US Horses Take One – Two at Newbury 18 July Maiden Stakes
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The Royal Cavalry Of Oman Maiden Stakes18 July, 2015, Newbury, UK ~ After taking over the lead in a late run at the Newbury race track, KATONAHOTINROOF MHF (Kaolino (FR) x Morning Lyght by Monarch AH) ran away from the field in this maiden race under jockey Simon Walker. After seeing a clear path in…
RB Frynch Broad Wins Over ALL N ALL in Deleware Shoot-out
18 July 2015 Delaware Park ~ The Delaware Park Arabian Oaks Gr 2 sponsored by Cre Run Enterprises once again pitted RB Frynch Broad, owned by Dianne Waldron of Rosebrook Farms against All N All, owned by Cre-Run Enterprises. The race was for Arabian Fillies 3 & 4 years. This was the third time for this head-to-head…
Jomar Torres Roman from Puerto Rico Savors Victory with Ayers
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race in Sacramento, California, USA 18 July 2015, Sacramento, California ~ Jomar Torres Roman from Puerto Rico became the third Apprentice to qualify for the final of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak…
The Royal Cavalry Of Oman Maiden Stakes at Newbury 18 July
17 July 2015, UK ~ Maidens take aim in Royal Cavalry of Oman Stakes at Newbury racecourse, UK. [gview file=”https://horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Newbury-18-July-Arabian-Racecard.pdf” save=”1″] Verdict/Preview by Gary Capewell: A very interesting maiden. Storm Troupour is making his UK and turf debut and is the first runner for his trainer, he’s very interesting as he’s bred to be…
Third Leg of Apprentice World Championships Saturday in Sacramento
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship Flat Race in Sacramento 17 July 2015, USA ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival stops in Sacramento, California, on Saturday, 18 July for the third leg of the 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship. Recent…
Kelsey Russell Wins Individual Gold in North American Young Rider Endurance Championship
USA Southeast Claims Team Gold17 July 2015, Lexington, Kentucky ~ Kelsey Russell of Williston, Florida, won the individual competition of the North American Young Rider Endurance Championship aboard My Wild Irish Gold on Thursday, 16 July, with a time of 5:43:56. Hanna Weightman (Shamong, N.J.) took the Individual Silver medal with Syrocco Rabia finishing in…
Top Junior & Young Rider FEI Competitors Come Together in Kentucky
2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North Welcomes 222 Riders 15 July 2015, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ The Opening Ceremonies on 14 July marked the kick-off for the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). A list of 222 entries are set to compete in the championships, which run…
DIAR Racing at Newbury 9 July
8 July 2015 ~ UK Newbury race scheduled for 9 July- three year olds for 7 furlongs, the only filly being Selketh. Preview by Larry Capewell: “An interesting field with only Nicsar Diamond Jubilee having previously raced. That experience will prove useful but it would be a surprise if this race didn’t go to a…
ERA Announces New Appointments
6 July 2015, Dubai ~ The Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) has announced the appointment of two senior Officials. Dr Martin Wainscott will join the ERA Veterinary Regulatory Department. Dr Wainscott, who graduated from Massey University New Zealand, has vast experience in racing veterinary regulation having worked in New Zealand, Australia and Macau. Prior to joining the ERA, Dr…
Double for Powell in HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival races in Pleasanton, California
Paddys Day on course for Triple Jewel6 July 2015, California ~ Paddys Day kept himself in contention for the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s newly-introduced Triple Jewel bonus of US$150,000 with a superb win in the second leg in Pleasanton, California, on Sunday, 5 July. Ridden by…
Arabian Global Flat Racing Festival Racing Around the World
5 July 2015, USA ~ While in Pleasanton California, USA, two premier races of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will go off on 5 July, elsewhere two Wathba Stud Farm Cup races were held on 4 July. In France, Al Mouhannad (Nizam x Al Ryme) under Thomas Henderson won…
Two Arabian Races in California Match Exciting Runners
3 July 2015 Pleasanton, California ~ Opening the card and fresh from her historic win in the COBRA Distaff Sprint on 14 June at Arapahoe Park, Colorado, Ms Dixie makes her next run on 5 July at Oak Tree At Pleasanton in Northern California for the Quarter Moon Ranch. The seven-year old Burning Sand mare,…
Arabian Racing Cup supports With Breeders Incentives
3 July 2015, California ~ The Arabian Racing Cup Stakes, contested at Oak Tree in Pleasanton on 21 June, was the first in a series of races the Cup (ARC) is supporting in 2015. In addition to the $4,000 in sponsorship money that was added to the purse, the Cup presented Breeders Incentive payouts directly to…
International Thoroughbred Consultants Adds to the Team
30 June 2015, France ~ Jean-Pierre de Gasté, Izeta Selimanjin and all of the ITC team are pleased to announce that as of 1st of June, Alexandra Saint Martin joined the team in her role as bloodstock consultant. A Political Science graduate from Toulouse who also has a Master 2 degree in Marketing, Management and Communication,…
O’Shea and O’Neill Shine for Ireland in The Netherlands
Lahoob stuns Ameretto to win Sheikh Zayed Cup29 June 2015, The Netherlands ~ Four-time UAE jockey’s champion Tadhg O’Shea sizzled on the Duindigt racecourse in The Hague in as he registered a double while Lisa O’Neill chipped in for Ireland with her win in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing…
Top field for Sheikh Zayed Cup Euro Triple Crown race in The Netherlands
Pietrasiewicz in Fray for Ladies Racing Cup27 June 2015, Duindigt ~ Three races under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival being run at the Duindigt racecourse near The Hague in The Netherlands on Sunday, 28 June assume great importance. While the Group 3 Sheikh…
FEI Tribunal and CAS decisions in Endurance Competitions
23 June 2015, Lausanne (SUI), From the Press Office of the FEI ~ The FEI Tribunal and Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its Final Decision in the case involving Nasser Khalifa N.J Al Thani (QAT) and the horse Brookleigh Caspar at the one-star Endurance competition at Mesaieed in Doha (QAT) on 11 April 2014, following…
Newbury to Host Third in DIAR Race Series
23 June 2015, UK ~ Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury Racecourse, 26th July International Stakes at Newbury on Thursday, 25 June marks the third in the series of UK DIAR warm up/prep races. Preview of the day’s racing by Gary Capewell: A fascinating contest, with the likely front three in the market all holding…
Paddys Day Leads the Field in Arapahoe Park COBRA Sprint
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Past and Future of Arabian racing22 June 2015, Aurora, Colorado ~ When Paddys Day took the lead in Sunday’s Jerry Partin COBRA Sprint Sponsored by Quarter Moon Ranch at Arapahoe Park, he also took the baton of Arabian racing in Colorado. The 4-year-old rising star ridden by Kelsi Purcell won the all-star Arabian showdown that…
Results Open Austrian & Open Lower Austrian Championships 2015
Arabian Sport Horse Championships took place in Wiener Neustadt on 21 June 2015, Austria ~ The Austrian and Lower Austrian Championship official Show Titles have been sponsored by the Austrian Equestrian Federation since 1998. In 2010 these Championships added the Open Austrian Championships (OACh) and the Open Lower Austrian Championships (OLACh) – open for all countries…
Second Leg of Sheikh Zayed Cup European Triple Crown in Duindigt 28 June
National Feeds to sponsor HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s activities Second leg of Sheikh Zayed Cup European Triple Crown in Duindigt 18 June 2015, Duindigt, Holland ~ The Duindigt racecourse in The Netherlands will stage the second leg of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup race series European Triple Crown on 28 June 2015.…
FEI Appoints Göran Akerström as FEI Veterinary Director
18 June 2015, Lausanne (SUI) ~ FEI appoints new Veterinary Director, Göran Akerström (SWE). Akerström will take up the post at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on 1 September 2015. Akerström comes from the Swedish Trotting Association, where he was Chief Veterinary Officer for five years. He has also been Head of the Equine Welfare department…
Duindigt Race Course Applauds Success of DIAR Series
18 June, 2015, Holland ~ On 14 June, Duindigt Race course hosted its first races in the DIAR series sponsored by Dubai International Arabian Races under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum A swinging band playing live music, gorgeous flower arrangements, a well-known hat designer showing her newest designs, an…
HRH Princess Haya honoured with 2015 Longines Ladies Award
HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein, FEI President from 2006 to 2014, was awarded the prestigious Longines Ladies Award in a unique ceremony at Hampton Court Palace (GBR)16 June 2015, Lausanne (SUI) ~ Global horse sport industry leaders gathered on the eve of Royal Ascot in the historic Great Hall for the Longines Ladies Award, which celebrates…
Nobas D.A leads 1-2 for trainer Deckers in Belgian Wathba Stud Farm Cup
14 June 2015, Belgium ~ Nobas D.A ridden by Bart de Koninck won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival‘s Wathba Stud Farm Spring Cup, run on 10 June at the Hippodrome de Wallonie in Ghlin, Belgium. The 1500-metre race which attracted nine runners was the second of…
Pan Am Conference Concludes with Messages on Medication Reform, Marketing
12 June 2015, New York City, USA ~ The two-day Pan American Conference, from 3 -6 June, co-hosted by The Jockey Club, the breed registry for Thoroughbreds in North America, and the Latin American Racing Channel (LARC), concluded Friday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City with presentations from prominent individuals from inside…
DIAR Flagship Day at Newbury Promises Excellent Runners
11 June 2015, UK ~ The Sunday, 26 July Dubai International Arabian Races flagship day at Newbury is showing a renewed vigour for the fixture with increased entries. The feature race, the Shadwell Dubai International Stakes (Gr.1 PA) and the Fillies equivalent, the Dubai Duty Free Hatta International (Gr.1 PA), both maintain their strength from previous years…
Tribute to JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERNARD
JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERNARD Passes Away11 June 2015, France ~ Jean-François Bernard passed away on Wednesday 27th May. The La Teste-de Buch-based trainer won many of the most prestigious races for Purebred Arabians. Numerous Group winners stand out during his career: Dahor de Brugère, Al Mamun Monlau, Josco du Cayrou, Farh, Loraa, Djet Taouy, Kiss de Ghazal, Miesque de l’Ardus,…
Chepstow Hosts DIAR Prep race
10 June 2015, UK ~ One day after the 11 June, Newbury DIAR race, Chepstow will be home to the Shadwell Arabian Stallions Premier Handicap Stakes on 12 June, another Prep race for the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) series. There are eight horses entered into this 1m 4F (12F) for Purebred Arabians, 4 yrs+ open…
Shadwell Arabian Stallion Stakes Prep Race for Dubai Day
9 June 2015, UK ~ On 11 June Newbury will be home to the Shadwell Arabian Stallions International Stakes, a Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) Prep race for Dubai International Arabian Races Day 26 July. Arabians – £4,000 – 4YOs & upwards – fillies and mares – 1 mile & 2 furlongs Please see attached…
A Tribute to Jean François Bernard and Véronique Briat
Shared by Noelle Derré, a very good friend. We could not say this better.9 June 2015 – At tribute translated into English below Original Francais Mes amis s’en vont Une semaine après la cérémonie, en hommage à Jean-François Bernard, très vite emporté par la maladie, nous avons appris lundi 8 juin, le décès de Véronique Briat,…
The FEI Bureau Welcomes Proposals on Endurance Reform in the UAE
FEI Bureau unanimously agrees next steps on United Arab Emirates Endurance proposals9 June, 2015, Lausanne ~ The FEI Bureau has today welcomed a series of proposals for reform of the Endurance discipline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but agreed unanimously that further information needs to be provided by the UAE National Federation before lifting of the…