Arapahoe Park, Colorado, races from 22 May until 16 August18 May 2015, Aurora, Colorado, USA ~ Horse racing in Colorado is in the midst of a renaissance. With Colorado’s live horse racing season in 2015 scheduled to begin on 22 May, Arapahoe Park is launching the theme of Where Horses Come First to reflect the growth…
Shadwell Arabian Stallions News
Shadwell is sad to announce the death of one of its best Arabian stallions, MONSIEUR AL MAURY. The seventeen year old son of Djelfor, from one of the outstanding Watrigant families that have produced many top class racehorses, MONSIEUR AL MAURY had shown that he could produce good, tough individuals for the racecourse. His best…
Australian Thompson Wins First Arabian Flat Race at Kentucky Horse Park
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship, Kentucky, USA17 May 2015, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ The 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race series got off to a brilliant start at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on Sunday with 18-year-old Australian Ben Thompson hogging the limelight. After two days of…
New HERITAGE ARABIAN RACING CLUB Supports UK Arabian Racing
16 May 2015, UK ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) was founded on the vision of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin ZayedAl Nahyan. The club is for people with a passion for racing and the Purebred Arabian horse. The purpose of this Club is to support and promote racing for those who wish to preserve…
The Kentucky HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship Post Draw
On Sunday 17 May, the Arabian apprentice jockey flat race will join the Steeplechase events at the Kentucky Horse Park 16 May 2015, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ Fifth Race Sponsored By HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Purse $25,000. For registered Racing Arabians, three-years-old and upward which have not won…
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship Race Sunday in Kentucky
15 May 2015, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival kick-starts the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship 2015 series with the first race on Sunday, 17 May, at the Kentucky Race Park in Lexington, Kentucky. After a successful launch in 2014 when…
Khalifa Mohammed Alattiya Appointed General Manager of Al Shaqab Racing
14 May, 2015, Qatar ~ Al Shaqab announced today that Khalifa Mohammed Alattiya has been appointed General Manager of Al Shaqab Racing. Al Shaqab started in 2011 with Arabian racing and achieved multiple Group 1 wins including the Kahayla Classic two years in a row. It has now evolved into one of the modern superpowers…
Dubai International Arabian Races Begins Season in Rome
The Arabian races were the Premio Dubai International Arabian Races 2015, €25,000 – WAHO for 4YOs + – 1,900m, and the Premio MADJANI Shadwell Arabian Stallions, €25,000 for 3 YOs – 1500m14 May 2015, Rome Italy ~ The 11th edition of Dubai International Arabian Race Day began on Sunday, 10 May, at the Capannelle Racecourse in the…
HH Sheikh Mansoor’s Mabrooka scores on debut in Prix Djelfour
14 May 2015, Bordeaux, France ~ Mabrooka, a three-year-old filly owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, made a winning debut with over her fancied rivals in the Prix Djelfour (Conditions) race held in Bordeaux, France, on Monday, 11 May. Trained by Didier Guillemin for…
Prada T Wins Group 1PA at Longchamp
10 May 2015, Longchamp ~ Four Year Old Filly, Prada T (Djendel x Pascha Z by Chndaka) from Holland won the first Group 1PA of the French Season at the Coupe D’Europe Des Chevaux Arabes at Longchamp on 10 May. It was a fantastic and well deserved result for owner, breeder and trainer Gerard Zoetelief. 2000m Results:…
Preakness Stakes a Favorite for Familiar Face Bob Baffert
Hall of Fame Trainer Seeks 5th Win with American Pharoah, Dortmund13 May 2015, Baltimore, Maryland ~ Though he’ll be on a mission to win Saturday’s 140th running of the Preakness Stakes with either Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah or Derby third-place finisher Dortmund, Bob Baffert won’t be all business when he arrives at Pimlico Race Course…
Arabian Horses Join Kentucky Horse Park Steeplechase Day
A purse of $25,000 is on offer for the first HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IAHR) race that will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on 17 May11 May 2015, Kentucky Horse Park ~ The race for Purebred Arabians, non-winners of four races will take part on the day…
Baffert Looks to Preakness with American Pharoah and Dortmund
11 May 2015, Baltimore, Maryland ~ Five-time Preakness-winning trainer Bob Baffert was back at Churchill Downs Monday morning to get his first live look in a week at Zayat Stables’ Kentucky Derby (G1) winner American Pharoah and Kaleem Shah’s third-place finisher Dortmund. “I was happy with both of them. It looks like they have kept the…
Fairytale success for ladies in HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival races
Japan’s Kinomae wins Ladies Championship race in Lingfield Park9 May 2015, Lingfield Park, UK ~ It was a fairytale success for three ladies in the two HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival races run at the Lingfield Park racecourse in the United Kingdom on Saturday, 9 May. The Festival’s HH…
10 in Fray for HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship race in Lingfield Park, UK
Sheikh Zayed Cup Group 1 race attracts quality field8 April 2015, UK ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival has once again picked an important international race meeting to stage the two flagship Purebred Arabian horse races and ensure the spotlight is on the racing skills of…
Results by the numbers – The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy
KEY FIGURES FROM THE GAMES: Normandy 2014 984 athletes 1243 horses 74 countries 7 competition sites in Caen, Le Pin National Stud and the Mont Saint-Michel Bay 28 world champion titles awarded – 28 awards ceremonies 171 medals, including 57 gold medals Country rankings: Great Britain: 15 medals, with 7 gold The Netherlands: 18 medals, with…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Unveils 2014 Year Book
7 May 2015, Abu Dhabi ~ His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, after inaugurating the 25th session of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, visited the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival Stand and received a copy of the 2014 Year Book. Ms Lara Sawaya,…
FEI Tribunal Dismisses UAE Request to Lift Suspension
7 May 2015, Lausanne (SUI) ~ The FEI Tribunal has dismissed a request from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Federation for an interim lifting of its suspension from the FEI. The Tribunal’s decision means that the suspension remains in force pending the final outcome of the formal appeal by the UAE National Federation against the…
Heather Reynolds wins Biltmore 100 on JG Bold King
2 May 2015, Asheville, North Carolina ~ The Biltmore Equestrian Center was the site of another 2 days of FEI endurance events on the first two days in May. Heather Reynolds won the 100-mile ride on JG Bold King, a horse she describes a “quirky”. Reynolds had originally helped place the horse, raised by Jan Worthington and…
Awzaan wins at Wolverhampton, UK DIAR Supported race
2 May 2015, Wolverhampton, UK ~ Dubai International Arabian Races supporting UK Arabian Racing Maiden Stakes Purebred Arabian (Previously the Jaldi Karo Stakes) for Maiden Purebred Arabians 1 AWZAAN (Al Saoudi x Ester Du Paon)(FR), trained by Mrs G M Duffield, owned by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin R Al Maktoum, jockey Mr S Harrison 2 AGHSAAN (Al…
2015 Dream of Riding Tevis Entry Chosen
Chantelle Du Plessis gets a ticket to ride in the Tevis Trail 20154 May 2015, California, USA – Dreaming of Tevis Essay Contest ~ We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Dreaming of Tevis Essay Contest. First, we would like to acknowledge and thank all of the young riders who took the…
Pointing to the Preakness – May 16
American Pharoah, Firing Line and Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund are being pointed to the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico on May 16. All are scheduled to remain at Churchill Downs until flying to Baltimore on Wednesday, May 134 May 2015, Louisville, Kentucky ~ Arnold Zetcher’s Firing Line seemed to enjoy the peace and quiet…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival takes part in Arab Travel Market, Dubai
Preparations ongoing for Arabian Racing Conference in Poland4 April 2015, Abu Dhabi ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is participating in the four-day Arab Travel Market (ATM) which runs 4-7 April at the Dubai International Conference and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). One of the largest shows in…
FEI Sports Forum Addresses Changes in Driving, Dressage, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining
FEI Sports Forum turns focus to non-Olympic sports 28 April 2015, Lausanne (SUI) 1. Driving four-in-hand: shorter dressage test for individuals; for teams (all in one day) 2. Dressage, pas-de-deux and cones relay, or combined marathon; pure cone event for individual drivers 3. Endurance: change from one-day 160km format to a two-day 100km-per-day format, with…
FEI Sports Forum 2015 opens with discussion on future of FEI World Equestrian Games™
The FEI President Ingmar De Vos welcomed 270 delegates representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Federations (NFs), riders’, trainers’, and organisers’ clubs, sponsors, experts, media, guests and FEI staff to the fourth FEI Sports Forum which opened at the prestigious business school IMD in Lausanne (SUI)27-28 April 2015, Lausanne (SUI) ~ Potential Changes in Competitions…
New Inductees Announced for the USA Arabian Racing Hall of Fame & Tent of Honor
2015 Racing Hall of Fame Inductees In order for a horse to be considered into the Racing Hall of Fame, it must meet criteria within the following mission statement: “The horse shall have made a significant contribution to Arabian racing in the United States through the horse’s own performance and the performance of its progeny.”…
Dubai Interational Arabian Races Expands UK Sponsorship
27 April 2015, UK ~ For nearly 3 decades His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been a successful and dedicated supporter of Arabian Horse racing both in the UK and internationally. On behalf of our patron, Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) is delighted to announce that a sponsorship deal to support even…
Alltech and the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists announce 2015 A+ Award winners
26 April 2015, Lexington, Kentucky ~ Alltech and the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists (IAEJ) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Alltech ‘A+’ Awards for outstanding coverage of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy. The A+ Awards were established in 2010 by Alltech, in collaboration with the IAEJ, to reward creativity,…
Jockey Bentley records 100th win for the season
23 April 2015, Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, Doha ~ Making his 100th win for the season, jockey Harry Bentley took Roman Legend home to win the Al Gharafa Cup at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) on Thursday, 23 April. In one of the two Arabian races for the evening, the Hassan Ali Hassan…
US Arabian Graded Stakes Races 2015
*Dates are subject to change Houston Race Park – Houston, Texas 21 February – Texas Arabian Six Shooter, Gr. 2, 4 yr. old C&G, $30,000 Est., 7 F 21 February – Texas Arabian Yellow Rose, Gr. 2, 4 yr. old fillies, $30,000 Est., 7 F 7 March – HH Sheikh. Zayed Bin Sultan Al…
Arabian Racing Organization – 2015 Fixtures
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Dubai International Arabian Races 2015 Calendar
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UAE National Federation Appeals Suspension to FEI Tribunal
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Federation has lodged a formal appeal to the FEI Tribunal against its provisional suspension from the FEI.22 April 2015, Lausanne (SUI) ~ The FEI Bureau provisionally suspended the UAE National Federation on 12 March 2015 for an indeterminate period following an investigation by the FEI into major horse welfare issues and…