16 February 2019, Sharjah, UAE ~ The inaugural running of the GCC Cup was the highlight of Saturday 16 February 2019 at the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club (SERC) where the AED200,000 new initiative race went soundly to Saudi Arabia. Trainer Mutlaq bin Mashref saddled both first and second in a thrilling contest, with Mubasher…
15 February 2019, UAE ~ Racing at the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club on Saturday, 16 February 2019 is highlighted by the inaugural running of an exciting new initiative, the AED200,000 The GCC Cup (Prestige). The 1700m race is restricted to horses foaled within the GCC countries—namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and, of…
14 February 2019, Doha, Qatar ~ HE Mohammed bin Hamoud Al Shafi, Chairman of Municipal Council, crowned the winners of the Late Rashid Mubarak Al Shafi Cup race meeting held on dirt at QREC Al Rayyan Park on Thursday, 14 February 2019. Present during the trophy presentation were the brothers and sons of the late…
14 February 2019, Al Ain, UAE ~ Racing at Al Ain, UAE on Friday, 15 February 2019, is highlighted by Round 2 of The Al Ain Marathon Series, a 4100m handicap for which 11 have been declared with Shamikh Al Wathba defending his 2018 win starting in Post Position 1. Trained on the Al Ain…
10 February 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Sunday, 10 February 2019 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club saw one of the biggest race days of the season in the Capital, and was highlighted by the 2200m AED 2,500,000 Group 1 HH The President Cup for Purebred Arabians. The Ali Rashid Al Rayhi-trained Dubai-based Al Zahir…
3 February 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The most valuable race Arabian race on the Abu Dhabi track on Sunday, 3 February 2019 was the best of the Purebred Arabian action, a quality 1600m handicap, produced a thrilling finish with AF Maher making a gallant effort from the front and seemingly going to be hard…
2 February 2019, Pau, France ~ Dupleix, owned by the UAE’s Faisal Seddiq Al Mutawa and ridden by Jules Mobian won the year’s first international event of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival which was held in Pau, France, on Saturday, 2 February 2019. The 6-year-old son…
1 February 2019, Al Ain, UAE ~ Racing at Al Ain on the first day of February 2019, was highlighted by a 2000m conditions race, restricted to horses that had not won two races. The race was landed in decisive fashion by Amwaj confidently ridden to the close by Pat Cosgrave, doubling her career tally…
27 January 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Racing at Abu Dhabi on Sunday was highlighted by a quality renewal of the 1200m Group 3 Al Ruwais where RB Money To Burn was able to defend her unbeaten record in a thrilling renewal of a race contested at a searing pace. Sent straight to the front…
26 January 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Racing at Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 27 January 2019 is highlighted by a quality renewal of the 1200m Group 3 Al Ruwais in which the weights are headed by ES Ajeeb, undoubtedly one of the fastest Purebred Arabians in the UAE, but considered a better performer on dirt…
24 January 2019, Doha, Qatar ~ Thursday, 24 January 2019 at the Al Rayyan Park in Doha hosted three Arabian races on the card. Given his form, having won a Group 2 last time out, the win was no surprise, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s EBRAZ (Amer x Massamarie) lived up to…
20 January 2019 ~ The Sunday, 20 January 2019 meeting on the Abu Dhabi turf was highlighted by HH The President Cup Prep, over the same 2200m course and distance as the Group One feature itself, which produced a shock win from Jaser, running with the second lowest official rating of the 14 runners. Owned…
4 January 2019, Al Ain, UAE ~ Al Ain staged their first meeting of 2019 on Friday afternoon, 4 January 2019, a seven-race card with RB Burning Ash making a great year’s first start and first win of 2019 in the 2000 metre handicap. Representing the powerful Al Asayl team, RB Burning Ash (Burning Sand…
23 December 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club on Sunday, 23 December 2018 was highlighted by the best of the Purebred Arabian action. Fabrice Veron on Bainoona (Mahabb x Miledy Del Ma by Kesberoy) devoured the ground in the final 300 to snare AF Maher, providing a thrilling finish with under Tadhg…
Arabian Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup worth 500,00 dhms 8 December 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Traditionally one of the highlights of the Abu Dhabi campaign, Sunday, 9 December 2018 will feature National Day Cup fixture promises to be a cracker with two competitive highlights, one of the big Thoroughbred races…
7 December 2018, Al Ain, UAE ~ Friday, 7 December 2018, was the third Al Ain meeting of the current campaign and was highlighted by the final event of seven. This 2000m handicap will always remain very special to local trainer Helal Al Alawi who saddled his 100th career winner courtesy of Da’Areen, winning fairly…
5 December 2018, Tucson, Arizona, USA ~ The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) at the University of Arizona at Tucson, Arizona, announced its annual award winners during the 45th Annual Global Symposium on Racing awards luncheon held Tuesday, 4 December 2018. The 2018 Clay Puett Award was awarded to longtime Director and CEO of Del…
Capewell has now called over 1,000 Arabian racesThe Arabian Racing Organisation (UK) announced an award for race commentator, Gary Capewell, who has been presented with the coveted Qatar Racing and Equestrian Award at the 2018 Horserace Writers & Photographers Derby Awards at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel on Monday 3 December 2018. Following a unanimous decision,…
An evening of championsThe HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival enjoyed another year-end finale on 9 November 2018 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Center. Nils Rosenkjaer has captured the winners of the evening in this photo essay. Al Shamoos, ridden by Julien Auge and owned by HH Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, won the Dh. 5…
28 November 2018 at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club had an eight-race card and two of the races were for Arabians. Rashid Ali Al Marri equalled his last season’s victory tally of five in the first month of the 2018-19 season when he rode Mansoor Mesfer Al Hajri’s Haddah Dukhan (Majd Al Arab x…
27 November, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club raced for the third time this season on Sunday evening, 25 November 2018, with a six-race card with added drama provided by the persistent rain in which it was contested. The opening 1400m conditions contest, restricted to 3-year-olds foaled in the UAE, went to AF…
25 November 2018, Doha, Qatar ~ Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s SPAGHETTI (Snoopi x Nouillaugratin) was in smashing form as the 2016 HH The Amir’s Silver Sword winner blitzed to victory under Harry Bentley in the Al Daayen Cup, the Purebred Arabian Conditions race, on Thursday, 22 November 2018 at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian…
23 November 2018, Dubai, UAE ~ 22 November 2018 saw the first Arabian race of the season in Meydan; the Group 2 Bani Yas sponsored by Gulf News run on the dirt over 1400m (7f) in which ES Ajeeb triumphed over the distance. Fourteen runners went to post in what was considered to be a…
23 November 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club will host racing for the third time this season on Sunday, 25 November 2018, with a six-race card. The best of the Purebred Arabian action is the concluding 1600m handicap in which O’Shea partners AF Asheham (AF Al Buraq) for Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda…
AF Maher maintained his unbeaten Sharjah record 17 November 2018, Sharjah, UAE ~ Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club hosted the second of their six meetings scheduled for the season on Saturday, 17 November 2018, a six-race card highlighted by the second edition of the HE Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Cup, a 1700m…
16 November 2018, Sharjah, UAE ~ Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club hosts a six race card on Saturday, 17 November 2018, highlighted by the second running of the HE Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Cup, a Prestige Handicap over 1700m worth AED 100,000 (US $27000+). The inaugural edition last year was won by…
10 November 2018 ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ If last week’s race meeting, the first of the season in Abu Dhabi, was like the first day back at school catching up with friends old and new, this week’s meeting featuring the fabulous Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown, the…
WINS GRADE 3 CRYSTAL & COMPANY ARABIAN STALLION STAKES 9 November 2018, Lone Star Park, Texas ~ It’s always a thrill when a homebred horse wins for his owners, but it would be hard to top having bred two horses that finished first and second in a race. That’s exactly how it played out in…
9 November 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The world’s most valuable Purebred Arabian horse race, the AED 5,000,000 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (G1 PA) was the highlight at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club on Friday, 9 November 2018. The 1600m feature, which had looked likely to provide a tight finish with…
9 November 2018, GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, USA ~ Since settling for a third place finish here in last year’s Grade 3, Arabian Stallion Stakes at Lone Start Park outside of Dallas, Texas, QUICK SAND AA has been unbeatable! Will he continue the streak? Find out this Friday, 9 November 2018. The 5-yr-old Arabian stallion by…