20 April 2015, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The Pan American Equestrian Confederation (PAEC) is pleased to announce the election and appointment of Eric L. Straus (USA) as Secretary General. Straus brings more than 45 years of equestrian experience with significant international and national achievements, coupled with his proven business expertise. Straus served as the Secretary General…
W’rsan Arabians score in Dubai Dressage Championship Finals
The finale of the UAE dressage season run from 13-14 April, the Dubai Dressage Championship, concluded this week at Emirates Equestrian Centre. The country’s top dressage talent competed across six levels, Preliminary, Novice, Elementary, Medium, Advanced Medium and Advanced. W’rsan Stud dressage riders had excellent results riding Arabian horses from the Abu Dhabi farm, gathering two…
FEI Suspends UAE National Federation
As of 12 March 2015, the FEI Bureau has suspended the National Federation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an indeterminate period following an investigation by the FEI into major horse welfare issues and non-compliance with FEI Rules and Regulations in the discipline of Endurance9 April 2015, Switzerland ~ The Endurance world is looking…
Bachair Qardabiyah wins Wathba Cup in The Netherlands
20 April 2015, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ The Netherlands will stage five Wathba Stud Farm Cup races at the Duindigt race course in 2015 under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. The first of these five races was run on Sunday, 19 April at the…
Oman’s Al Wardi wins HH Sheikha Fatima race in Toulouse
Al Mouwaffak wins Sheikh Zayed Cup European Triple Crown opener 18 April 2015, Toulouse, France ~ It took over three years for the Best Jockey winner of the inaugural HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Awards – Oman’s Azhar Al Wardi – to taste success in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global…
Vetlana De Faust wins Al Huwaila Cup in Qatar racing
16 April 2015, Qatar ~ Injaaz Stud’s Vetlana De Faust (Al Saoudi x Svetlana) posted a victory over Al Majh’hoor in the Al Huwaila Cup, one of three Pure Arabian races featured the eight-event card of the evening at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club on Thursday, 16 April 2015.The Jassim Al Ghazali trained Vetlana De Faust was…
Star-Studded Field for the Prix Carthage – Hannibal – HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Gr 2PA)
2014 winner, Sir Bani Yas, Djet Taouy, and Valentin are all starting in Friday’s 2000-metre turf contest with a prize fund of €35,00017 April 2015, Toulouse, France ~ 10 horses go to post on Friday in the Prix Carthage – Hannibal – HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Gr 2PA), the first leg of the…
Cakouet De Bozouls Wins For Polish Owner Krysztof
Cakouet De Bozouls confirms racing for new owner, Krzysztof Gozdzialski 13 April 2015 ~ AFAC report ~ Cakouet de Bozouls (Dahess x Udjidor de Bozouls (AR) won the Prix Massoud, the first Arabian race of the French racing season for three-year-olds, on 27 March at Bordeaux. He carried the colours of Krzysztof Gozdzialski who owns…
Frankie Dettori announced as ambassador for Newmarket Racecourses
One of Britain’s most famous sportsmen, Frankie Dettori MBE, is to be the official ambassador for Newmarket Racecourses in 201513 April 2015, UK ~ Frankie has been one of the world’s top jockeys for over a quarter of a century with more than 200 Group 1 triumphs and has been associated with many of the top…
Changes to Arabian Racing Organization Race Sponsorships
Arabian Racing Organization has change in sponsor plans12 April, 2015, UK ~ The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) has recently undergone a change in senior personnel. Unfortunately the new management has decided to discontinue a proportion of their overseas sponsorship commitments. Regretfully, this includes all UK sponsorship, with the exception of the Group 1 at Goodwood…
New Arabian Racehorse Trainer in Newmarket
11 April 2015, United Kingdom ~ Newmarket trainer Stephane Lévêque is to become the UK’s newest Arabian racehorse trainer, swapping thoroughbreds for Purebred Arabians as an upsurge in the sport gathers pace. With just a small number of Arabian trainers in the UK, Stephane will be only the second in Newmarket, offering owners the unrivalled…
French rider, Mercier, Tops Field in Morocco Arabian Horse Race
Mercier Wins Morocco leg of HH Sheikha Fatimabint Mubarak World Championship race11 April 2015, Casablanca, Morocco ~ Leading French professional lady jockey Justin Mercier steered Yakout Al Boraq home to win the 6th leg of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship…
Next Round of HH Sheikha Fatima Championship for Morocco
9 April 2015, Casablanca, Morocco ~A competitive field of ten runners has been declared for the next round of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship at the Casablanca-Anfa Racecourse on Friday, 10 April. The event is held under the umbrella…
Dial Named U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor
9 April 2015, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Dial as the U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor. “I am very excited to be able to work with some of the best riders and horses in the USA. In the following few years my expectations…
Tersk Stud – A revival in excellent bloodlines through deep frozen semen
Tersk Stud Spring 2015 – A conversation with Sergey Ivanov, Tersk Stud Director6 April 2015, ~ Horsereporter recently caught up with Tersk Stud Director Sergey Ivanov in Qatar. He was happy to tell us of some of the exciting advances of breeding at Tersk and that the Stud is looking forward to the spring and summer Shows…
List of 28th Annual Darley Award Winners
28th Annual Darley Awards and HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Nahyan International Awards sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival Winners USA Darley Awards for the 2014 Racing Season 2014 Horse of The Year – Valiant Boy SBFAR (Darweesh x Thumb Print) Three-year-old Colts/Geldings –…
Darley Awards Hosts Final Gala Dinner
Gala dinner brings curtain down on US Darley Awards and International HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards5 April 2015, Los Angeles, California, USA ~ The 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards Gala Dinner was held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard on Saturday…
Darley Awards Dazzle in Hollywood
American, Denise Gault, receives Lifetime Achievement Award4 April 2015, Los Angeles, California, USA ~ French-bred Arabian horse Valiant Boy SBFAR was named the 2014 Horse of The Year in the 28th annual Darley USA Awards sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and American Denise Gault was given the…
Susanna Santesson Has Left Us
Mats Genberg / 2015-04-03 This morning Susanna Santesson should have woken up with hundreds of horse racing friends in Beverly Hills, USA. Instead she fell asleep for ever in a hospital in Germany – much too young. Susanna’s absence will leave a hole in the festivities during the coming Darley Award weekend. She will in…
Remembering Izabella Pawelec-Zawadzka
1 April 2015, Poland ~ Leading Arabian horse breeding authority and world ambassador of the Arabian horse, Izabella Pawelec-Zawadzka, passed away after a long illness on 28 March 2015. Known as the First Lady of Polish Arabian horse breeding, she had a great influence on every aspect of the breed. A gentle, caring person, she had a great following in…
The HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards in Hollywood
1 April 2015, Hollywood, California ~ The HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards and the 28th annual Darley USA Awards sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is set to be staged at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, for the second straight year. The…
Qassy Edges Shaklan in Rodat Al Maida Cup thriller
1 April 2015, Doha, Qatar ~ H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Qassy (Mared Al Sahra x The Write Stuff) posted a thrilling victory over Shaklan in the Rodat Al Maida Cup, a Pure Arabian Conditions race run over 1800m, which featured the eight-event card at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on 1 April.…
The Darley Awards Live from Hollywood
Watch the Darley Awards live on Friday, 3 April 2015, at 7 pm – From Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre Live coverage of the 2015 Darley Awards is courtesy of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. 2015 ~ Arabian racing culminates with the excitement of the Darley Awards in one…
Kahayla Classic Winning Trainer Meets Media of Second Chengdu Dubai International Raceday
31 March,2015, Chengdu, China ~ Erwan Charpy, trainer Manark, the winner of the 2015 US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic on Dubai World Cup day, met members of the Chinese media at Jinma Lake Racecourse today (Tuesday, 31 March). Six UAE-based trainers will saddle runners at Friday’s Chengdu Dubai International Cup, now in its second year. Charpy,…
Manark Sparkles in Meydan Curtain- Raiser
Manark breaks track record running the 2000m in 2:16:3029 March 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ The 20th running of the Group 1 PA Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC was a one-horse show when Manark (Mahabb (AE) – Mendra (FR) by Sousse (FR) turned his early lead into an overwhelming victory. Ridden by Dane O’Neill, the six-year-old…
Jockey’s View – US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic
28 March 2015, Dubai ~ Quotes for the US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC Dane O’Neill (jockey, Manark (FR), 1st) – “It’s nice to do it for the boss Sheikh Hamdan, who is here. I just wanted him to relax, wherever that happened to be. He wasn’t doing a lot in front and won quite…
Manark Wins 1$million Kahayla Classic
1. MANARK (Mahabb (AE) x Mendra (FR) by Sousse (FR) ridden by Dan O’Neill (FR) 6 yrs. Ch H Owner: Sh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Breeder: EARL De Beguerie Trained by Gillian Duffield in England – under Erwin Charpy’s yard in Dubai 2. Valiant Boy – coming on strong at the end 3. Raaziq…
Al Atique wins Yousef Al Romaihi Cup
26 March 2015, Doha, Qatar ~ H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Al Atique (Amer x Somra) posted a pillar to post victory in the Yousef Al Romaihi Cup, a Pure Arabian contest for four years old and older, run over 2400 metres, which featured the eight-event card at the Racing and Equestrian Club Thursday March…
Heritage Arabian Racing Club
A Club for people with a passion who support preservation with a purpose 27 March 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ For people with a passion for racing, and the purebred Arab horse, a very exciting event took place in Abu Dhabi on 28th February of this year, when a vision of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin…
Al Faresi Wins in Abu Dhabi Festival Ride
For 20-year-old Emirati endurance rider Mansour Saeed Al Faresi a dream season continues 27 March 2015, Abu Dhabi Festival 120 Km Ride ~ Mansour Saeed Al Faresi recorded his fourth success of the 2014-15 season when he partnered Ramaah to a victory in Friday’s Abu Dhabi Festival 120 Km Endurance Ride at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba,…
Top Runners Valiant Boy, Djainka Des Forges Look to Dubai Group 1 Kahayla Classic Win
27 March 2015, Dubai UAE ~ As the traditional curtain raiser on Saturday’s Dubai World Cup card, the Group 1 Kahayla Classic (at 1600-4PM – GMT+$), empowered by IPIC, has enjoyed a healthy rise in purse (now $1million) and has an excellent field of runners. Last year’s runner-up in the Purebred Arabian equivalent of the Dubai World Cup itself,…
Dubai Kahayla Classic Trackwork Notes for 26 March
Group 1 US $1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC – 2000m (Dirt)26 March 2015, Dubai – Notes Bigg N Rich (USA) – Bigg N Rich’s preparation is progressing well and his trainer Eric Lemartinel said: “This morning he cantered over 1000m and then cantered a bit faster again over 1000m. He quickened nicely and…
CHROME TEAM CONTINUE TO DREAM
26 March 2015, Dubai,UAE ~ For 77-year-old trainer Art Sherman and the connections of California Chrome (USA), the dream that they still live in began on April 26, 2013, when a raw, chestnut racehorse with a big white blaze and marginal pedigree made his first career start at the now defunct Hollywood Park. “As a two-year-old…