Reid River R-Mani, Djehlbi rise to the top 3 September 2016, Australia ~ Reid River R-Mani and Djehlbi emerged winners in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup races as the globe-trotting series made its debut at the Gold Coast Turf Club in Australia…
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President of the UAE Cup Entries for Doncaster
President of the UAE Cup Entries Confirmed (UK Arabian Derby) 31 August 2016,United Kingdom ~ [cce_dropcap bgcolor=”#000000″ color=”” shape=”round” size=”3rem”]A[/cce_dropcap]The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) hqw confirmed eleven entries for the President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1 PA, to be run at Doncaster as part of the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival on…
Belgium’s Goudman Wins Kazan Race Qualifying for Abu Dhabi Showdown
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race series31 August 2016, Kazan, Tatarstan ~ Belgium’s Emilie Goudman booked a berth in the 13 November final of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) finale after a superb win…
Shadwell Announces Passing of Prime Arabian Stallion Al Sakbe
30 August 2016, United Kingdom ~ Shadwell sadly announced the passing of one of the best Arabian racing performers and sires, AL SAKBE. AL SAKBE was bred in France by Mrs Nada Mousalli in 1995. By the great stallion KESBEROY, AL SAKBE was from the same family as Group winners MADOUA DE PIBOUL, MAGIC DE…
Rhondo RACH and Marei RACH Prove HARC Breeding in Brazil
28 August 2016, Brazil ~ On Saturday, 27 August at the Cidade Jardim race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the HARC supported Prize Etap showed the winning spirit of 4 year-old, Rhondo RACH. The race challenge was taken up by six Arabians and was on turf over 1.000m (5 Furlongs) at the Jockey Club de…
Tefkir Stuns Ziyadd in Polish Sheikh Zayed Cup
Bahraini Al Shuwaikh, Poland’s Wryzyk win HH Sheikha Fatima races22 August 2016, Warsaw, Poland ~ Tomas Lukasek saw victory on Tefkir after pushing favorite Ziyadd to second place in the Polish leg of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) race…
Dahhan and Sylvine Al Maury On Top in Deauville
Dahham wins Al Rayyan Cup and Sylvine Al Maury wins Doha Cup21 August, Deauville, France ~ After cantering at the very back of the pack, Dahham ridden by Alexandre Gavilan and owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed, fought for his win in the backstretch taking the Al Rayyan Cup – Prix Kesberoy (Gr1 PA)…
Racehorse to trail horse – 800 Miles on the Arizona Trail
Carol Fontana found her dream partner in ex-racehorse Tiki Barber to ride the scenic Arizona trails – 800 mile of trails21 August 2016, Arizona ~ Carol Fontana riding Tiki Barber completed the final segment of a remarkable ride on 15 August 2016, finishing the 800-mile Arizona Trail with the ride down the North Rim of the…
Sir Bani Yas Strikes in HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup at Sandown Park
20 August 2016, Sandown Park, Uk ~ Sir Bani Yas added another Group 1 win to his collection when drawing clear of the field in the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup at Sandown Park today. Ridden by UAE Champion jockey Tadhg O’Shea, the grey struck for home up the centre of the…
HH Sheikh Mansoor-owned Ziyadd Starts Favourite in Warsaw
Three races of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival20 August 2016, Warsaw ~ Recently crowned European Triple Crown winner Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs will be back in action in Sunday’s,…
German Luebcke Wins HH Sheikha Fatima World Championship Race
13th HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship 20 August 2016, Sandown Park, UK ~ Germany’s Monique Luebcke made it a pillar-to-post win on Koline to book the 13th berth in the 13 November final in Abu Dhabi of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) Series on Friday, 19 August.…
Group Winners Contest HH Sheikh AL Nahyan Cup at Sandown Park
18 August 2016, Sandown, UK ~ Group winner Sir Bani Yas heads the list of declarations for the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup to be run at Sandown Park on 20 August. The Group 1 race for Purebred Arabians will be run over a mile (1600m) at the prestigious Grade One track…
HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies Race Attracts Strong Field for Sandown
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported race-meeting at Sandown Park, UK16 August 2016, Sandown, UK ~ Ten lady riders including three professionals will be part of the line-up for the UK stage of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) series, to be run as part of race meeting sponsored by the HH Sheikh…
Sha’hir Bags Sheikh Zayed Cup in Ostend
Walton scores on Messi in HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship16 August 2016, Belgium ~ Sha’hir won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 3) race while Great Britain’s Catherine Walton emerged winner in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend Belgium on Monday,…
Gary Capewell, Born to Broadcast
16 August 2016, USA ~ UK race commentator Gary Capewell seems to have started calling races soon after he learned to talk. His sports broadcast repertoire includes many types of horse races and football, and he’s gone to the dogs with Greyhound racing. As an Arabian race horse aficionado, Gary has called over 1,000 Arabian…
HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship Heads to Lingfield
15 August 2016, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) welcomes the news that the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) will be returning to the UK next month on 10 September. The UK leg will feature 10 Apprentice jockeys drawn from around the world who will compete on Purebred Arabians at…
Sartejano Looks for Success at Hippodrome Wellington
14 August 2016, Belgium ~ Sartejano will be looking to win another HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak race as Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend Belgium plays host to two premier races of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival on Monday, 15 August 2016. Al Mahdod and stablemate Al…
Kao Kat MHF Records First Group Success at Newbury
Kao Kat wins the Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon Stakes (Group 2 PA) 13 August 2016, UK ~ Kao Kat MHF recorded his first Pattern race success as he drew clear of Radames by nearly four lengths in the Royal Cavalry of Oman Clarendon Stakes (Group 2 PA) at Newbury today, 13 August, with his…
Making a Difference at Shadwell – Rachael Gowland
10 August 2016, USA ~ Marketing some of the top Thoroughbred stallions in the world, planning events for 250 -10,000 people, working with powerful sponsors to broaden the scope, entertainment factor and prize money of top-sponsored race days, and planning media events that will excite International viewers and the press – these are a few…
Group Winners Supplemented for HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup
HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr1PA) will be run at Sandown Park on 20 August 10 August 2016, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) has announced the additional entries of Sir Bani Yas and Samima for the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Gr1PA), to be run at Sandown…
UK Novice Jockey Mallow Fires Off Double at Hereford
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival supports five Wathba Cup Races in Hereford8 August 2016, Hereford, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) novice jockey Malcolm Mallow got off the mark in style on Sunday, 7 August, with a quick-fire double at the third HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival…
Young Scipioni Partners Veteran Sartejano to Victory
HH Sheikha Fatima World Championship race in Copenhagen7 August 2016, Copenhagen ~ Nine-year-old Sartejano carried Italian Apprentice jockey Daniel Scipioni to a superb win in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race at the Klampenborg Racecourse, in Copenhagen, Denmark,…
Festival’s 7-race card for Purebred Arabians in Hereford on Sunday
Fifty-nine horses have been declared for 7 races in the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Festival6 August, Hereford, United Kingdom ~ The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) holds the third of four full fixtures for Purebred Arabians at Hereford on Sunday, 7 August, with all meetings run under the generous sponsorship of the HH…
Ten in Line-up for HH Sheikha Fatima World Apprentice Championship Race
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival race at historic venue in Denmark5 August 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival makes its next stop at the Klampenborg Racecourse, Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday, 6 August with the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak World Apprentice Championship race. Ten…
Al Mahdod Wins President of the UAE Cup Under Pressure at Ostend
3 August 2016, Belgium ~ The President of the UAE Cup, Gr III PA, a 1600m race, held on Monday, 1 August under the Belgian Jockey Club and supported by the Emirates Equestrian Federation brought a field of 14 starters to the racecourse at Ostend. It was down to the wire when Al Mahdod (GB)…
Exciting Month Ahead for HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Festival in the UK
Hereford Racecourse and Sandown Park benefit from increased patronage 3 August 2016, UK ~ August is a very exciting month for the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Festival in the UK, with two full race days at Hereford Racecourse, featuring 11 Wathba Stallions and Wathba Stud Farm Cup races for UK domestic horses. However,…
AL Mourtajez Wins With Authority in Qatar International Stakes
30 July 2016, Goodwood, UK ~ Al Shaqab’s Al Mourtajez stamped his authority as the World’s Top Arabian with an imperious performance in the Qatar International Stakes (Group 1 PA) at Goodwood in the UK,on 30 July. Demolishing a high quality field under jockey Julien Augé, the 6-year-old outdistanced his competitors to win by eight…
UAE President Cup Arabians Line Up for Ostend
30 July 2016, Ostend, Belgium ~ The Group 3 UAE President Cup to be run at Hippodrome Wellington, Ostend, Belgium, on Monday 15 August, has attracted an international field of 14 Purebred Arabians. The 1600m event, for which the prize money of Euro30,000 is funded by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, welcomes horses from four…
Capewell’s Comments on Dubai Day Racing
29 July 2016, UK ~ Horsereporter asked ace Arabian race commentator, Gary Capewell, for his thoughts on the 24 July Newbury Dubai Day contenders and race results: “I have to say I thought it was a complete success and a very well-organized day; I can never remember so many international runners on the card before. It just…
Alsaker wins Wathba Cup at La Teste
28 July 2016, La Teste, France ~ Alsaker, a 4-year-old mare owned by the Royal Stables of Oman, demolished a small but quality field in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud farm Cup race held in La Teste, France, on 23 July. Ridden by Julien…
Entries Up for Qatar International Stakes, First Leg of Doha Triple Crown
Qatar International Stakes will run at Goodwood Festival, UK on 30 July 27 July 2016, UK ~ A high quality field is expected by the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) for the first stage of the Doha Triple Crown, the Qatar International Stakes (Gr1PA), to be run as part of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Saturday 30…
Newbury, UK, DIAR Full Arabian Racing Day Attracts Thousands
A warm and mostly sunny day at the classy Newbury racecourse saw eight Arabian races held under Shadwell’s DIAR banner backed by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum.26 July, Newbury, UK ~ The 24 July, Dubai International Arabian Races day at Newbury came in with the warm breath of a lamb, not the stormy…
$100,000 Arabian Race Returns to Churchill Downs in September
26 July Aurora, Colorado – The Arabian Jockey Club is pleased to announce the President of the UAE Cup returns to the home of The Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, on 24 September 2016. This long-established Grade 1 race offering a purse of $100,000 runs under the gracious sponsorship of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and…