3 June 2016, Hereford, UK ~ Sixty two Purebred Arabian runners have been declared for the eight-race Wathba Stud Farm Cup meeting under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival under the Arabian Racing Organization (ARO), on Sunday, 5 June 2016. This is the second…
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Ten Declared for Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap at Doncaster
1 June 2016, UK ~ Ten runners have been declared for the Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap (0-85 PA) to be run at Doncaster on Friday 3 June, which at 2 miles is the longest UK Arabian race run this year. Due off at 5.40pm it opens the card for the Weston Park Cancer…
Morocco Named Host of 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival awarded ISO 9001-2015 certificate 30 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ A glittering dinner Gala held at the famous Pincio Park with the backdrop of Rome concluded activities of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s World Arabian Horse Racing Conference (WAHRC), 2016. The Conference flag…
Ziyadd wins Listed Zayed Cup, Eyes European Triple Crown in Rome
Reigning Ladies World Champion Wullschleger, Apprentice Jeonghee qualify for Abu Dhabi Championships29 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ Ziyadd, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, gained the win on the second leg of the 2016 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup European Triple Crown, while reigning HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies…
IFHRA Panel Meets in Rome
Focus on weight control, injured jockeys27 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ Over 38 representatives from 30 different countries attended the fifth General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies, (IFHRA), which was held on 27 2016, at the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, in Rome, Italy. The meeting, held on the…
Final Day of Racing Conference Promises Arabian Data Base
In giant step to promote purebred Arabian racing HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival to set up much-awaited global data base 29 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ In response to the overwhelming demand for a unified data base of information on the horses in purebred Arabian racing, the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian…
Emirates Race Day Heads to Rome Capanelle Race course on 29 May
Sunday’s HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival races set to boost Arabian racing in Italy 28 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival shows up in force to boost the Purebred Arabian racing scene in Italy when three of its major race series will be…
Arabian Racing Conference Examines Need for More Data
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s WAHRC in Rome explores need for harmonized handicapping system28 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ The need for a harmonized approach to handicapping system and formulation of pattern racing and a centralized data base of race information for Purebred Arabian racing were highlighted on another lively day at the HH Sheikh Mansoor…
Tips galore for jockeys on weight control
Educative discussions on day one of WAHRC27 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ It was an important and highly educative day at the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s first of the three-day World Arabian Horse Racing Conference (WAHRC) in Rome, Italy, on 26 May 2016. Thursday’s opening session…
Message of Peace Carried as UAE Flag Flutters in the Vatican Galleries
Envoys lead Arabian horse fraternity on historic visit27 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ In an extraordinary evening, the UAE flag was flown for the first time as an emblem of peace as 300-plus delegates of the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference (WAHRC) visited the Vatican Galleries as special guests on Wednesday evening, 25 May 2016. It…
Rome Hosts Global Arabian Horse Racing Conference Start on 26 May
Over 500 from 81 countries to attend 7th edition of World Arabian Horse Racing Conference 26 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ The focus will once again be on Purebred Arabian racing when the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival stages the 7th edition of the three-day World Arabian…
Royal Cavalry of Oman Increases UK Arabian Racing Sponsorship for 2016
17 May 2016, UK, The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) is honored with the Royal Cavalry of Oman’s decision to add to their sponsorship of Purebred Arabian racing in the UK for the 2016 season. The 20 races under sponsorship include two full meetings at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 1 July and 25 September, whilst they…
Fajr Qardabiyah wins Wathba Cup in Duindigt
16 May 2016, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival staged the first of its three Wathba Stud Farm Cup races to be held at the Duindigt racecourse in The Netherlands on Sunday, 15 May 2016, where the favorite, Fajr Qardabiyah trained by Karin van…
Gazel T wins Group 3 Wathba Cup for 5th Year in Sweden
Wathba Stud Farm Cup race in Ghlin, Belgium, on Monday, 16 May 14 May 2016, Sweden ~ It was Gazel T once again in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Wathba Stud Farm Cup, a Group 3 race which was also Sweden’s first prestige race of the…
ARO Cup Goes To Aghsaan in Newbury Shoot Out
14 May 2016, UK ~ The first Pattern race of the UK Arabian racing season, the ARO Cup Group 3 PA, went to Aghsaan (Al Jakbar x Sophie Du Loup), prepared by rookie trainer Philip Collington for HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In a thrilling finish, the five-year-old held on to win by one…
Ten Runners Declared for ARO Cup on Al Shaqab Lockinge Day
12 May 2016, Newbury, UK ~ Ten runners have been declared for the ARO Cup (Group 3 PA), which is to be run as the final race on Al Shaqab Lockinge Day at Newbury on Saturday, 14 May. This is the first of nine Arabian Pattern races scheduled for the UK under the Arabian Racing…
HARC Eligible Nominations Procedure in USA
10 May 2016, USA ~ With the recent launch of the Heritage Arabian Racing Club’s (HARC) new website, www.harchorses.com – which will provide eligibility forms, 2016 race schedule and beneficial member incentives – nominations are now being accepted for HARC horses in the USA. See below for information on the nomination procedure. Nomination Form Each…
First Listed Race for Arabians a Triumph in Rome for DIAR
9 May 2016, Rome, Italy ~ Sunday 8 May saw the renewal of Shadwell’s sponsorship of a day of thoroughbred racing at Rome’s Capannelle Racecourse supported by 2 Arabian races under the banner of the Dubai International Arabian Races. The Arabian races included the first ever IFAHR approved stakes race to be run in Italy,…
Thomas saddles three winners in UK Wathba Stud Farm Cup races
8 May 2016, Hereford, United Kingdom ~ Local trainer Delyth Thomas stole the limelight in the first of four Wathba Stud Farm Cup race meetings to be held under the umbrella of the Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival at Hereford in 2016. Thomas saddled three of the winners…
Grard powers home on Charmsper in Casablanca Ladies Championship
Grard wins HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship race in Casablanca7 May 2016, Casablanca, Morocco ~ It was another French triumph in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) race held at the Casablanca-Anfa Racecourse in Morocco on Friday,…
Hereford Meeting Runs Five Arabian Races First Out the Gate
Hereford benefits from support of Global Arabian Racing Festival’s 2016 UK campaign6 May 2016, UK ~ The 2016 HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s support to Purebred Arabian horse racing in the United Kingdom begins on Saturday, 7 May 2016, in Hereford. The Arabian Racing Organization (ARO) holds…
Mars Samuray HVP wins GP Jamil Saliba 2016 in Brazil
5 May 2016, USA ~ On 30 April 2016, for the third year, the premier Arabian race the Grande Prêmio Jamil Saliba – HARC (1400mG) was part of the Festival of Grande Prêmio São Paulo, the principal week of paulista Turf, which confirms the Arab Horses are now part of Hipódromo de Cidade Jardim. Mars…
HH Sheikha Fatima Ladies World Championship Moves to Morocco
Reigning world champion Wullschleger in fray in Morocco leg on Friday5 May 2016, Morocco ~ On Friday, 6 May, the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) race series winner of 2015, Astrid Wullschleger of Switzerland, will be seen in…
How to Win Like a Top Trainer – with Lynn Ashby and Karin van den Bos
Energy and healing work and how it helps our athletic horses 4 May, 2016, USA ~ Part Two of the Two-Part series on Lynn Ashby – working with Karin van den Bos. On the first day of April 2016, Ashby and van den Bos worked on Thess Is Awesome before his race entry the next…
Horsereporter Speaks with Top US Trainer Lynn Ashby
1 May 2016, USA ~ Part One of the Two Part series with Lynn Ashby – Training for Top Performance Lynn Ashby has been a top horse trainer in the US for many years. Her US Darley Award for Best Trainer for 2015 followed her win in the same category in 2014. She has had a total…
Great Start for IFHRA Mentorship Student Ryan Colley
28 April 2016, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) was delighted to welcome International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) mentorship student, Ryan Colley, to their first meeting of the UK Arabian racing season which started at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Sunday 17 April. Colley, a graduate from the Northern Racing College, is one…
White Turf St. Moritz and the Jockey Club of Turkey Organize Racing and Cultural Exchange
The Grand Prix White Turf St. Moritz will be held 15 May 2016, in Istanbul28 April 2016, St. Moritz, Switzerland ~ On 15 May 2016, a delegation of the St. Moritz racing association will travel to Istanbul, where a Grand Prix White Turf St. Moritz will take place for first time on the Türkiye Jokey…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Year Book launched at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
27 April 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Year Book for 2015 was launched at the 26th edition of the 2016 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair which opened at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 27 April 2016.…
Arabian Travel Market Welcomes Promotion for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival
Impressive stand greets visitors at 4-day show26 April 2016, Dubai, UAE ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival had an impressive presence with an innovative stand at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016, which opened in Dubai on Monday, 25 April. Now in its 23rd year, the 2016…
Arabian Racing Organization Heralds First Race of the Season in Chelsmford City
The six Purebred Arabian contests were sponsored by Dubai International Arabian Races, whose flagship event takes place at Newbury on July 24 this year 25 April 2016, Uk ~ The UK Arabian racing season got off to a flying start at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Sunday 17 April in front of well over a thousand…
Sweden’s Nilsson Clinches First in Ladies World Championship, Toulouse
Muraaqib scores in Sheikh Zayed Cup23 April 2016 – France ~ Muraaqib, owned by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Prix De Carthage – Hannibal) Group 2 race at the Toulouse Hippodrome…
Toulouse Shows Strong Fields for First Leg of European Triple Crown
Quality fields for Sheikh Zayed Cup (Triple Crown), HH Sheikha Fatima World Championship20 April 2016, Toulouse, France ~ The Festival’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Prix De Carthage – Hannibal) Group 2 over 2000 metres and the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR over 1600 metres have attracted strong fields…
First HARC Arabian Racing Forum a Success at World Cup Show
20 April 2016, Solvang, California ~ The first forum of the 2016 HARC Arabian Racing Forum Tour of the Heritage Arabian Racing Club (HARC) took place at the 2016 Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas Friday evening, 15 April. It was the first time an Arabian racing forum has taken place at this show,…