6 August 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark ~ Top Danish apprentice jockey Ina Toverud brought Eastway home to win the fifth round of the HH Sheikha Fatma Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race at the Kloppenburg racecourse, Denmark on Saturday, 5 August 2017. The 1400-metre race had attracted a quality field of eight runners and the top…
4 August 2017, USA ~ RB Sand Castle (Burning Sand x Royale Fanfare x Monarch AH) won his maiden race on 2 August under jockey Angel Serpa, trained by Simon Hobson and owned by Lynn Bennett. Second by a neck was Big Cork, third was Uptown Flying Flynn. Also ran: Captain Bush, Highh Shine, WMA…
1 July 2017, UK ~ It was a Qatari one-two at Goodwood on the afternoon of 2 July 2017 as Tayf fought hard to edge out Ebraz by a nose on the line in the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA). Owned by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and trained by Alban De Mieulle, Tayf…
Ostend, Belgium 31 July 2017 ~ Al Hayyem emerged the winner of a pretty evenly pitched turf battle at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend, Belgium, the host of the latest edition of the President of the UAE Cup Group III PA, on Monday, 31 July 2017. Racing side by side it was difficult to see…
31 July 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), published the list of runners for the forthcoming Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) to be run on Wednesday, 2 August 2017 on the second day of the five-day annual Qatar Goodwood Festival held at the historic Sussex Downs course. With four of the entries having won…
31 July 2017, UK ~ It was double debut success day for two leading lady amateur jockeys Ellie Mackenzie and Serena Brotherton at the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) at Newbury racecourse on Sunday, 30 July 2017. Mackenzie not only had a first win on her first ride at DIAR, but it was in a…
On 24 July 2017, Easter Man backed by Carol Cedeno won his first race of the season, catching Paddys Day in the stretch and outgunning him by a length on the 1 1/16 mile dirt track. Until this race Paddys Day, owned by Quarter Moon Ranch, had an unbroken season with 4 wins/4 starts…
Festival returns to historic Hoppegarten in Berlin27 July 2017, Berlin, Germany ~ Loid Bekaert, a 16-year-old Apprentice jockey from Belgium, stole the limelight when he scored an emphatic win in the 2200-metre race on Le Jason, a four-year-old trained by R. Zoetelief in Berlin on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 in the fourth round of the…
Prix Burkeguy-Wathba Stallions Cup (Listed) race in France24 July 2017, La Teste, France ~ It was a 1-2 finish for horses owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Listed Prix Burkeguy-Wathba Stallions Cup race held at the La Teste de Buch racecourse in France on Sunday, 23 July 2017. Mabrooka under…
24 July 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Swiss professional jockey Nadia Burger steered Chalwa De Breull to victory in the 10th edition of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race (Group 3) at the Duindigt racecourse in the Netherlands on Sunday, 23 July 2017. The large crowd cheered home favorite Cindy Klinkenberg…
The Grand Prix Mahabb (Group 3) was one of the three races held under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and part of the Wathba Stallions Cup Festival. The first three races on the card comprised of the Wathba Stallion Cup Festival and was…
22 July 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival hosted three Wathba Stallions Cup races at Jockey Club de Sao Paulo at the Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim on Saturday, 22 July 2017. Seven mares were in the running for the R45.000,00 (USD$14,324.823)…
Group 3 contest has nine lady jockeys in the fray 22 July 2017, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Nine lady jockeys drawn from around the globe contest the tenth edition of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship Gr3 at the…
19 July 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has seen a significant increase on 2016 entries following the close of entries for the international contests of the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) card. The 189 entries (2016 entries = 158), include the defending title holders in every Group 1 PA race, with defenders…
18 July 2017, UK ~ Ultimate Force (Tornado De Syrah) and David Turner put in a fine front-running performance to win The Royal Cavalry of Oman (0-50) Handicap on 18 July 2017, at Bath, winning by two lengths from Zayin Zamurai, with Senor Dublcheck a further three lengths behind in third. The win gave owner-breeder,…
18 July 2017, UK ~ Representatives from the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), were in attendance at a press launch for the forthcoming Qatar Goodwood Festival held at the Sky Bar, Grange St. Paul’s Hotel in London on 17 July 2017. The £400,000 Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA) will be run on Wednesday, 2 August 2017, on…
15 July 2017, UK ~ James Owen dominated the first Wathba Stallions sponsored fixture of the 2017 Arabian Racing Organisation season at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 15 July 2017, in front of a crowd over 1,000 racegoers. The in-form Newmarket based trainer Owens recorded four wins, with victories for Dolfina D’Ibos (0-55 Handicap), Karlos Du…
Equine Creative Media Conditions Stakes 14 July 2017, UK ~ Alazeez had the perfect preparation for the forthcoming Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) meeting when coming home a ready winner of the Debbie Burt – Equine Creative Media Progressive Conditions Stakes run at Newbury on 13 July. The four-year-old son of Madjani ridden by Dane…
12 July 2017, Chelmsford, UK ~The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stallions series will make its debut in Chelmsford City racecourse in Essex, UK, on Saturday, 15 July 2017. The UK’s Arabian Racing Organisation welcomed the Wathba Stallions series to Chelmsford City Racecourse with the first…
10 July 2017, Holland ~ The Shadwell Arabian Stallions Stakes, one of the final round of DIAR Prep over 2150m, went the way of the imposing grey, My First General, at Duindigt, Holland, on Sunday, 9 July 2017, under clear skies. The Alban de Mieulle-trained four-year-old will head to Newbury in three weeks. A target…
Another hot race of the day is the second leg of the HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr 1) 6 July 2017, USA ~ The 9th ladies race in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) 2017 series takes place on Saturday, 8 July 2017, at Oak Tree in…
6 July 2017, USA ~ On 3 July 2017, at Delaware Park the Maiden special weight race for 3 year olds + with a purse of $10,000 had added money sponsored by the Arabian Racing Cup (ARC) Breeder Incentive Award. $500 went to the breeders of the first 3 winning horses. Winners of $500 ARC…
4 July 2017, Qatar ~ AL SHAQAB RACING’s dual World Champion AL MOURTAJEZ has been retired from racing following a soft tissue injury sustained in training. The highest-rated Arabian racehorse in the world, the winner of 9 Group 1s and over €2,100,000 in prize money, AL MOURTAJEZ is a son of world leading sire Dahess,…
29 June 2017, UK ~ Athbah Stud’s home-bred colt Mith’haf Athbah (Amer) made it two wins in two weeks when coming home a clear winner in the Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury, 30th July International Stakes at Newbury Race course on 29 June 2017. The five year old grey, ridden by Adam Beschizza and…
28 June 2017, UK ~ The excitement is building as the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) announced the ten declarations received for the Dubai International Arabian Races at Newbury, 30th July International Stakes to be run at Newbury this Thursday, 29 June 2017. Aghsaan, winner of the ARO Cup Group 3 PA at Newbury, heads the…
27 June 2017, Sweden ~ Bro Park racecourse in Sweden was the destination for the latest round of DIAR prep races on Tuesday evening, with the François Rohaut-trained SHA’HIR landing the feature Group 3 PA DIAR Stockholm Arabian Cup. The athletic son of Amer was ridden close to the pace by Mickael Forest and readily…
After this great start it’s on to DIAR day27 June 2017, UK ~ Hot on the heels of Jenny and Herbie Owen’s first homebred success with Insignia at Wolverhampton, his half-brother Conquer kept his head in front where it mattered in the Hope Farm (0-70) Handicap at Chepstow on Monday, 26 June. Both horses are…
Money won regardless of placing with non HARC-nominated horses26 June 2017, Solvang, California, USA ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) is entering its second year of HARC races in the United States with bonus money increases. Four HARC races are in the works for the states of California, Michigan, Texas and Delaware. Each race…
Mahabb youngster shows her talents25 June 2017, France ~ On Friday, 23 June 2017, Joudh (Mahabb x Shamayl (KESBEROY) made her third win in a row, leading home in the €50,000 Gr 1 Qatar Coupe de France des Chevaux Arabes at Chantilly racecourse. Going in as the favorite for the 1600m ride, the filly made…
Heritage Arabian Racing embraced19 June 2017, UAE ~ The Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) is growing at a good pace and now has 19 country members with the latest countries being accepted from Spain, Italy, Romania & Uruguay. One of HARC’s main aims is to protect pure bloodlines and the Spanish blood is no exception.…
22 June 2017, UK ~ A high class list of entries was released by the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) for the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA), the first leg of the Doha Triple Crown, to be run as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on 2 August. Entries include several classy-four-year-olds – Ebraz, winner of this…
21 June 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced fifteen entries for the final Dubai International Arabian Races(DIAR) UK Prep Race which will run at Newbury on Thursday, 29 June, 2017. The mile and a quarter contest supports the feature event of DIAR, The Shadwell Dubai International Stakes Gr1PA, won by some…
Wolverhampton supports eight Arabian races for the day19 June 2017, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation’s (ARO) third full fixture of the UK Arabian season run at Wolverhampton on Saturday, 17 June 2017, included a win by Insignia, a first homebred winner for the Owen family in the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) maiden. Ridden…