The General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) will review the 2016 schedule and Racing Scholarship Fund before the three-day IFHRA Conference.3 October 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) will be held from 10.00 am onwards at the…
International Arabian Horse Racing
Shadwell Dubai International Arabian Races Set For Texas
Reminder – Nominations for these Texas Stakes close Friday, 30 October Date of Races: 13 November 2015 Country: USA – Texas Racecourse: Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas Races: 4 races 1. SHADWELL ARABIAN STALLIONS TEXAS DISTAFF STAKES & DUBAI INTERNATIONAL ARABIAN RACES TEXAS OPEN STAKE Shadwell Arabian Stallions Texas Distaff Stakes Purse $30,000…
Mabrooka Wins Sheikh Zayed Cup in Toulouse French Arabian Breeders Challenge Races
30 October, 2015, France ~ Mabrooka, owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 2) – the French Arabian Breeders Challenge for Fillies on Wednesday, 28 October in Toulouse, France. The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 2) – the French Arabian…
Russian HARC Purebred Arabian race won by Vampirus
28 October, Russia ~ On 17 October 2015 the Krasnodar racetrack hosted the last day of purebred Arabian racing for the season. As a part of the racing day the racetrack hosted two HARC races for purebred Arabians at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan HARC festival 2015. We are proud to say that the…
Get Involved! ARABIAN STAKES AT LONE STAR PARK
Reminder: Nominations close Friday 30 October 2015October 28 2015, Arizona ~ Arabian Stakes At Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TEXAS, 13 NOVEMBER 2015 Entries close on Friday November 6, 2015 - Important changes in purse payouts DUBAI INTERNATIONAL ARABIAN RACES 2015 OPEN STAKES For 3 yr olds and Upward 1 1/16 mile Purse $30,000 added No nomination Fee…
Viana Victorious in HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship in Sao Paulo
Late entrant Viana races to victory on Heron HVP27 October 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil ~ It was a dramatic night at the Hippodrome of Cidade Jardim in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival made a debut in Latin America with the HH Sheikha…
There’s a New Arabian Race in Town Worth US$100,000
26 October 2015, USA ~ A new Arabian horse race in honor of the Darley Awards, the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes (PA) with prize money of US$100,000, will run at Santa Anita Race Course in California, on Saturday, 2 April 2016, as part of the 2016 Darley Award Ceremony supported by…
Need a Dressage Horse? Try a Retired Arabian Race Horse
Congratulations to Spin Doctor, 2015 U.S. Arabian National Sport Horse Champion Training Level Dressage, in a class of 50 horses. He also went Top Ten In-Hand Hunter Type Stallions in his first time out in the Sport Horse National Show. The 13th edition of the Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show was held from…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Makes Debut in Brazil
Ten runners for HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship in Sao Paulo25 October 2015, UAE ~ It will be a historic stop for the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival when Brazil plays host to the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) at…
U.S. Now Officially Accepted into HARC Added Money Racing Program
20 October 2015, Aurora, Colorado ~ As of September 2015, the United States has been officially accepted into the Heritage Arabian Horse Club (HARC), providing $20,000 of annual added money to Arabian racehorses which carry specific minority strains of blood, with the idea of encouraging a more diverse gene pool for the long-term health of…
Our Princess, Paddys Day Rule the Arabian Stallion Stakes in Texas
19 October 2015, Grand Prairie,Texas ~ On 16 October the Arabian Stallion Stakes at Lone Star Race Park outside of Dallas, Texas, offered two Gr 3 Stakes races for top Arabians. In the mile race for fillies and mares 3yrs+, a field of nine started with Our Princess guided by Kirsten Swan overcoming stablemate, Royal…
RMTC Board Amends List of Controlled Therapeutic Medications
15 October 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ~ At its October 13 meeting in Atlanta, GA, the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) took several actions that will improve the health and safety of horses, and also received important updates on a variety of reform initiatives currently in process nationwide. One…
Macallan wins Group 3 Wathba Cup
14 October 2015, Sweden ~ Swedish-bred 3-year-old gelding Macallan won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s 1200-metre Group 3 Wathba Stud Farm Sprint Cup held on 8 October at the Jagersro Racecourse. Ten runners were in contention as Anna Pilroth rode the Dahess son Macallan to a…
Four U.S. Horses Headed to the World’s Richest Arabian Race
13 October, Aurora, Colorado ~ Four of America’s finest Arabian race horses are headed to Abu Dhabi for the world’s richest Arabian race: The EUR 1.2 million Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (Group 1) on 8 November 2015 at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. “The United States plays a significant role in…
IFAHR General Assembly Meeting Notes by Kathy Smoke
IFAHR General Assembly Meeting, Paris, 5 October 201512 October 2015, Paris, France ~ IFAHR General Assembly 2015 was held on 5 October, at Le Meridien Etoile in Paris with 23 nationalities represented. New strategic goals were presented for the coming years and Italy was elected as a new member. The official minutes of the meeting…
Apprentice Jockey Magnin Wins Tarbes, France Race
French jockey Isis Magnin wins HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice Race12 October 2015, Tarbes, France ~ French Apprentice lady jockey Isis Magnin on the 4-year-old Awn Al Aidarous-owned Burj Al Arab won the Prix Fleur d’Avril HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race in Tarbes on Sunday, 11 October, to become the…
HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship Race in Tarbes, France
On Sunday, 11 October, Apprentice jockeys get their penultimate chance to book a berth in the 8 November final 10 October 2015, Tarbes, France ~ Apprentice jockeys get their penultimate chance to book a berth in the finale of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship race when eight jockeys face off in…
AFAC Welcomes Director Nicole Kraft
6 October 2015, USA ~ Horsereporter caught up with the multi-lingual (English, French, German) AFAC Director Nicole Kraft at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) in September. HR: Welcome to the world of Arabian Racing as the new Director of AFAC or Association Française du Cheval Arabe de Course, the Arabian Racing Commission for the…
Al Mourtajez Denies Sir Bani Yas Qatar Arabian Triple Crown
5 October 2015, Paris Longchamp ~ The excitement for the Paris, Qatar Prix de l’Arc weekend reached its peak on Sunday, 4 October, with the day of Champions. Over 58,028 race lovers, officials, press, owners and associates watched the races from boxes, grandstands, and railside. Frankie Dettorie had just ridden Golden Horn to topple the triple-win…
Watch as Al Mourtajez Wins the 2015 Qatar Arabian World Cup
4 October 2015, Paris
Toulouse 28th October Four Group 2 PA Races Worth € 180,000 in total
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Muraagib and Mabrooka Triumph at St Cloud
Two UAE-bred/owned horses win in opening races in France3 October 2015, Paris, France ~ The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend began with top racing at St Cloud racetrack on Friday, 2 October, where Muraaqib, owned by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, won the Group 1 Qatar Arabian Trophy for Colts (poulains),…
Twenty Entries Line up for Sunday’s Qatar Arabian World Cup
2 October 2015, Longchamp, Paris ~ Qatar Arabian World Cup Group 1 PA 2,000m is the 6th race, one of 9 races for the 94th Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sunday, 4 October. Twenty of the top Arabian race horses in the world will take center stage as Djainka des Forges…
Arqana 2015 Purebred Arabian Sale ~ An Outstanding Renewal
1 October 2015, Paris, France ~ The Arqana Pure-bred Arabian Sale, organized in partnership with AFAC, acts as the curtain raiser for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Weekend, which encapsulates the most prestigious races for this breed headed by the €1,000,000 Qatar Arabian World Cup. On 1 October, the 2015 Sales edition recorded…
Horsereporter Chats with Gillian Duffield about her Retirement
Gillian Duffield, you have had a very successful career training Arabian race horses for almost three decades. Amongst your achievements, you have to your credit hundreds of wins. The world of Arabian Racing will miss you, and we do hope you will share your wisdom. Could you tell us some of the highlights of your career…
Probable Entries for Qatar Arabian World Cup
4 October 2015, Longchamp, Paris ~ QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP SPONSORED by QATAR PETROLEUM GROUPE I PA , flat, 2.000 mètres, course to the right – Closing Date 1 October Sir Bani Yas, fresh off the Gr 1 win at Goodwood (1 August) for 1600m but able to do the distance with a second to…
Paddys Day in the Fray for Arabian Racing Cup Derby in California
25 September 2015, Los Alamitos, California ~ Arabian Racing Cup Derby 6 F on dirt is on tap for Saturday 26 September, at Los Alamitos race track. The Arabian Racing Cup is adding breeders incentive money of $4,000 to the purse and $1,000 to the breeders of the top 3 finishers. Scott Powell trains 4…
Shadwell Arabian Derby G1 PA Newmarket Entries
23 September 2015, Newmarket, UK ~ Entries are up for the 25 September, SHADWELL ARABIAN DERBY Group 1 PA – 4 yrs only for one mile 2Furlongs Preview: A strong hand here for retiring Champion Trainer Gill Duffield. She has never won this race so it would be apt if one of her final runners in…
Wathba Stud Farm Cup Takes off at Lingfield in UK
22 September 2015, Lingfield race course, UK ~ 12 horses line up for the Lingfield Wathba Stud Farm Cup Premier Handicap Stakes on Tuesday 22 September. Horses to Watch are, MAN OF DREAMS, JABAL ALY, NAAR (FR), and KAO KAT MHF ENTRIES First Race Wathba Stud Farm Cup Premier Handicap Stakes (8f) UK Race Time…
Powell Brothers Shine in US Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Triple Jewel
So Big Is Better stuns Paddys Day21 September 2015, Los Alamitos, California ~ The Los Alamitos Racecourse prides itself as a venue where America’s top aged horses continue to shine and on Saturday it was So Big Is Better that justified that tag when as an 11-year-old he pipped odds-on favorite Paddys Day to win…
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Diamond Jewel race in Los Alamitos
Triple Crown at Los Alamitos, California 18 September 2015, California ~ On Saturday 19 September at the Los Alamitos racetrack in California the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s newly-introduced Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup series’ Triple Jewel competition will find its ultimate winner. After the…
USA Triple Jewel Arabian Race Series Final at Los Alamitos 19 September
HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Racing Triple Jewel Series Final Saturday16 September 2015, Los Angeles, California ~ Los Angeles will be the site of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup Stakes on Saturday, 19 September, which starts 11 top Arabians at Los Alamitos track. The mile race…
Turkey Celebrates the International Racing Festival With Two Top Arabian Races
Handassa won the IFAHR Trophy (G2) while Ghazwa took the (G1) Malazgirt Trophy14 September 2015, Instanbul ~ The International IFAHR Trophy (G2) was held at the Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse on 5 September, the first day of the International Racing Festival. Winning the 2100m race was Handassa (Madjani x Ziva/ Dormane) ridden by François-Xavier Bertras, trained by…