1 December 2017, UAE ~ Sunday, 3 December celebrates National Day at Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, and the features are both the Group 3 Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup and the Listed National Day Cup, the only Thoroughbred race on the card. Both races are over 1600m and the former sees RB Burn…
International Arabian Horse Racing
Arabian Racing Cup Breeder Incentive Winners for 2017
Are you missing out on the MONEY $$$?28 November 2017, USA – The Arabian Racing Cup has awarded $17,000.00 in the 2017 CUP Breeder Incentive Program. Below is the list of happy breeders that each received $500. CLICK ON ZOOM + FOR LARGER SCREEN [pdf-embedder url=”https://horsereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Winning-Breeders-2017.pdf” title=”Winning Breeders 2017″] December 31, 2017 is the…
Lemartinel Hot in Al Ain Season Debut
Extra Hope Wins Wathba Stud Farm Al Ain Opener24 November 2017, Al Ain, UAE ~ Friday, 24 November 2017 saw the first meeting of the new season at Al Ain Racecourse highlighted by a 1600m handicap where Eric Lemartinel saddled half of the six runners and recorded a 1-2 for his main employer, HH Sheikh…
Arabian Racing Honors to be Awarded by Horserace Writers and Photographers Association
21 November 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced the four nominees that have been nominated to receive the 2017 Arabian award by the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association (HWPA). The HWPA Awards, sponsored by Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, take place in December each year in London and recognise achievements during…
ARO Welcomes Willie McFarland as New Racing Operations Manager
21 November 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has welcomed the appointment of Willie McFarland as the new Racing Operations Manager. McFarland began his career in Thoroughbred racing, starting from school as an apprentice to Flat trainer Henry Candy. He continued his race riding career over fences, joining Toby Balding as a conditional…
Festival Supports British Sport Awards for Women
16 November 2017, UK ~ The 12th annual Women of the Future Awards took place at London’s Hilton Park Lane Hotel on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 and yielded a record number of nominations from a vast spectrum of careers and professions across 14 categories. The Sport Award, for the second consecutive year sponsored by HH…
Sheikh Mansoor Festival Category Sponsor of Women of the Future Awards
14 November 2017, London ~ On Monday 13 November 2017 at a private reception held at Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II, the Global Ambassador of the Women of the Future programme, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, received Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al…
Dream Pearl and RB Nash Strike at Lone Star Park
11 November 2017, Texas ~ Dream Pearl under Adrian Ramos won the Lone Star Arabian Stallion Stakes Gr 3 on 9 November 2017 at Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas. Trainer: Terri Eaton, Owners, Burt, Call, Eaton and Soltau Partnership 2017 Stats: 8(3-3), Dream Pearl by Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl. 1 mile …
Muraaqib and RB Burn Make Great Run for Sheikh Zayed Cup Jewel Crown
11 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The 10 November 2017 finale of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival turned out to be an action-packed race meeting with high drama at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club racecourse. RB Burn crossed the finish line in the Championship race…
Muraaqib Wins Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown
Takes prize money for the World’s Richest Arabian Race in Abu Dhabi Friday, 10 November 2017 ~ The world’s most valuable Purebred Arabian contest, the €1.2million Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown 1600m was the Abu Dhabi highlight on Friday evening, 10 November 2017 and it was awarded to Muraaqib, owned…
Strong International Field for World’s Richest Arabian Race
9 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival ends the calendar year with a €1.2 Million Championship race. With the ‘One World, Six Continents- Abu Dhabi the capital’ meeting deservedly moved to a Friday, the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club’s…
Arabian Racing Festival to Debut in China
8 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ At a press conference held at the Eastern Mangroves Anantara Hotel in the UAE capital on Wednesday, 8 November 2017, Ms. Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, General Manager of Wathba Stallions, Chairperson of the…
World’s Richest Arabian Horse Race Draw in Abu Dhabi
Last year’s Group 1 winner RB Burn back for challenge8 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ An impressive televised draw ceremony kicked off what will be a full five days of events in Abu Dhabi. The 10 November race card includes the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabians, two world championships, and a newly-introduced ponies…
IFHRA Mentorship Program Promotes Professionals in Racing
17 students finish programs in different countries4 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The International Federation of Horse Racing Academies, (IFHRA) Mentorship Program had a successful year in 2017 with 18 students taking advantage of the opportunity to make use of the Racing Scholarship Fund (RSF) to learn about racing in other countries. Of the 18…
RB Torch Wins Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Prep at Abu Dhabi Season Opening Meeting
4 November 2017, Abu Dhabi ~ The 1600m Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Prep race was the highlight of a six race card at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club’s first meeting of the season on Saturday evening. The contest was dominated by horses trained by Eric Lemartinel for HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed…
TH Richie Awarded AJC Racing Hall of Fame Award 2017
The Arabian Jockey Club honors TH RichieRacing Hall of Fame Award given to: “The HORSE shall have made a significant contribution to Arabian racing in the United States through the horses own performance and the performance of its progeny”. Requirements: Mares will have had to race for 3 years with at least 3 Stakes wins,…
Jane Teutsch Awarded Arabian Jockey Club Tent of Honor 2017
Her first trainer learned what he knew from a Tom Ivers book on how to train a racehorse using the interval methodTent of Honor Awarded to: “The PERSON nominated shall meet the criteria of length of service to the breed, courage to do what is best for the horse, be above reproach, devote to the…
Horses to the 2017 €1.2 Million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown
Invited horses to compete in the €1.2 Million Prize Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown Jewel in Abu Dhabi on 10 November 2017 by the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival One World, Six Continents -Paddy’s Day (US) Quarter Moon Ranch -Quick and Rich (US) Tom…
Cheik Roque Will Compete at Abu Dhabi Jewel Crown
31 October 2017, UK ~ Cheik Roque, trained by Phil Collington in Newmarket, UK, for Athbah Stud, will head to the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Gr1 PA). With a prize fund of €1.2 million Euros, it is the world’s richest Arabian horse race and will be run on Friday, 10…
Belgium Championships Celebrate Wins by Storm Troupour and Pamills Lipse
1 November 2017 ~ The Arabian Horse Racing Club of Belgium (AHRCB) celebrated it’s closing race on 30 October 2017, at the Hippodrome de Wallonie-Ghlin and saw the US-bred Storm Troupour emerge triumphant over the 11 starters, while Pamills Lipse gained Sweden’s win in the HARC Championship. The AHRCB horses came from five countries (England, Germany,…
Wibwilcca Receives Arabian Jockey Club Hall of Fame Award 2017
AJC Racing Hall of FameIMG_2468 from Pamela Burton on Vimeo.
Michelle Morgan, Arabian Racing Cup Chief Steward, presents the Hall of Fame Award to Jon & Krista Henningsgard, owners of Polish mare Wibwilcca (Wilkolak x Wibracja by Elef – 1994)
AJC Racing Hall of Fame Award at Lonestar Park, Texas on 27 October 2017.
Kathy Smoke Awarded Arabian Jockey Club Tent of Honor 2017
2017 Arabian Jockey Club Tent of Honor AwardsThe Arabian Jockey Club’s Racing Tent of Honor Award-2017 “The PERSON nominated shall meet the criteria of length of service to the breed, courage to do what is best for the horse, be above reproach, devote to the horse and community and provide service in the areas of leadership,…
Uptown Sandy Girl Wins Filly’s Texas Lone Star Stakes
Jon R. Henningsgard’s Uptown Sandy Girl led to the wire28 October 2017, GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Jon R. Henningsgard’s Uptown Sandy Girl gave no quarter in the filly division of the $20,000 Texas Lone Star Juvenile Stakes on Friday night, 27 October 2017, at Lone Star Park. Trained by Ken Danyluk and ridden by Francisco…
1-2-3 for HH Sheikh Mansoor in Group 2 in Toulouse, France
27 October 2017, Toulouse, France ~ Owner HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan claimed the first three spots in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Group 2 race held in Toulouse on Thursday, 26 October 2017. Najah, a three-year-old Munjiz…
Belgian Arabian Racing Entices Entries From Iran, Sweden, Romania, Russia
HARC race broadcast live on Equidia25 October 2017, Belgium ~ The Hippodrome Wallonie at Ghlin will be the location for two great Arabian races on 30 October, 2017. The Arabian Horse Racing Club of Belgium (AHRCB) Closing race has 11 starters in a race over 1500m for the prize money of €10,000, and an equal…
Algeria’s Apprentice Abdelkader Boulosba Qualifies for Final
Germany’s Melina Ehm became the first woman jockey to race in Algiers18 October 2017, Algiers, Algeria ~ Algeria’s Abdelkader Boulosba became the final Apprentice jockey to qualify for this year’s HH Sheikha Fatima Apprentice World Apprentice Championship (IFAHR) series final which will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10 November 2017. In Monday’s leg of…
Apprentice Gutierrez Rides Kontrat de Ghazal to Victory at Tarbes
Spain’s Gutierrez on Kontrat De Ghazal wins in photo-finish15 October 2017, Pau, France ~ Spanish apprentice Alejandra Gutierrez rode to win this 1500 meter race on Kontrat De Ghazal (Dormane x Kaoe de Ghazal), a four-yr-old trained by D. Guillemin and owned by the Haras de Ghazal Earl D’Al Pices from Negrepelisse, France. Gutierrez spent…
Karin Van den Bos Saddles Winner for HH Sheikh Mansoor
16 October 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Loid Bekaert, the 16-year-old Apprentice jockey from Belgium, already booked for a berth in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship final after winning in Berlin in July, scored a win in the Festival’s Wathba Stallions Cup at Duindigt on Sunday, 15 October 2017. One of…
Susan Meyer Announced as New Arabian Jockey Club President
Smoke to continue as Vice-President 9 October 2017, USA ~ Susan Meyer, current Vice-President of the Arabian Jockey Club (USA), has been elected by the AJC Board of Directors to the Presidency of the AJC organization, replacing outgoing Kathy Smoke, who will continue as the elected Vice-President beginning 1 January 2018. Open Letter from Kathy…
Delaware Park Arabian Racing News USA
8 October 2017, Delaware Park ~ On 5 October 2017,Thess Is Awesome with Scott Spieth guiding, owned the 1 1/16 mile race, finishing almost 2 lengths ahead of Mystical MHF, with Kao Maloan SWA in 3rd. Final time was 1:56.8 in a field of seven for three-year-olds + on dirt. Two days later, on 7…
Storm Troupour Ends Macallan’s Run at Jagersro Sprint
Wathba Stallions Sprint Cup (Group 3) in Malmo, Sweden8 October 2017, Malmo, Sweden ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stallions Sprint Cup, the last of the five races of the Festival in Scandinavia, was run on Thursday, 5 October 2017, at the Jagersro Racecourse near…
Michael Roberts Tastes Success With Help of ARO UK
4 September 2017, UK ~ Following the final fixture of the 2017 UK season, the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) offers their warmest congratulations to ARO Judge, Michael Roberts, on taking up his appointment as a Judge for the British Horseracing Authority. Roberts started his career with ARO three seasons ago, initially in a support capacity,…