International Arabian Horse Racing

Al Jakbar son, Al Murjaan, Wins in Stockholm

Shadwell Arabian Stallions’s first season sire AL JAKBAR sired his first winner on 6th May at Stockholm/Täby, in Sweden22 May 2015, Sweden ~ Four year old gelding Al Murjaan (Al Jakbar (FR) x Kaarine) won the Garizim memorial, 1600m race, on his Swedish debut on 6 May 2015. AL MURJAAN is owned and trained by…

World Arabian Horse Racing Conference 2015 Poland

Program for Warsaw 26 May – 1 June World Arabian Horse Racing Conference 2015 Poland The Program for Warsaw the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference Poland 2015 live on YAS TV and www.sheikhmansoorfestival.com 26 and 27 May Arrival of guests 27 May 10 am IFAHR Ex Committee meeting at Marriott Warsaw Press Conference at 7pm…

Fareedha wins in Ghlin, Belgium

Gazel T wins Wathba Cup for fourth year in a row in Sweden21 May 2015, Sweden ~ Gazel T and the Wathba Stud Farm Cup seem inseparable when it comes to racing at the Jagersro race track in Sweden. The 7-year-old son of Prince d‘Orient registered his fourth successive win in as many years in the…

Shadwell Arabian Stallions News

Shadwell is sad to announce the death of one of its best Arabian stallions, MONSIEUR AL MAURY. The seventeen year old son of Djelfor, from one of the outstanding Watrigant families that have produced many top class racehorses, MONSIEUR AL MAURY had shown that he could produce good, tough individuals for the racecourse. His best…

Dubai International Arabian Races Begins Season in Rome

The Arabian races were the Premio Dubai International Arabian Races 2015, €25,000 – WAHO for 4YOs + – 1,900m, and the Premio MADJANI Shadwell Arabian Stallions, €25,000 for 3 YOs – 1500m14 May 2015, Rome Italy ~ The 11th edition of Dubai International Arabian Race Day began on Sunday, 10 May, at the Capannelle Racecourse in the…

HH Sheikh Mansoor’s Mabrooka scores on debut in Prix Djelfour

14 May 2015, Bordeaux, France ~ Mabrooka, a three-year-old filly owned by HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, made a winning debut with over her fancied rivals in the Prix Djelfour (Conditions) race held in Bordeaux, France, on Monday, 11 May. Trained by Didier Guillemin for…

Prada T Wins Group 1PA at Longchamp

10 May 2015, Longchamp ~ Four Year Old Filly, Prada T (Djendel x Pascha Z by Chndaka) from Holland won the first Group 1PA of the French Season at the Coupe D’Europe Des Chevaux Arabes at Longchamp on 10 May.  It was a fantastic and well deserved result for owner, breeder and trainer Gerard Zoetelief. 2000m Results:…

Arabian Horses Join Kentucky Horse Park Steeplechase Day

A purse of $25,000 is on offer for the first HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IAHR) race that will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on 17 May11 May 2015, Kentucky Horse Park ~ The race for Purebred Arabians, non-winners of four races will take part on the day…

Awzaan wins at Wolverhampton, UK DIAR Supported race

2 May 2015, Wolverhampton, UK ~ Dubai International Arabian Races supporting UK Arabian Racing Maiden Stakes Purebred Arabian (Previously the Jaldi Karo Stakes) for Maiden Purebred Arabians 1 AWZAAN (Al Saoudi x Ester Du Paon)(FR), trained by Mrs G M Duffield, owned by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin R Al Maktoum, jockey  Mr S Harrison 2  AGHSAAN (Al…

HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival takes part in Arab Travel Market, Dubai

Preparations ongoing for Arabian Racing Conference in Poland4 April 2015, Abu Dhabi ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is participating in the four-day Arab Travel Market (ATM) which runs 4-7 April at the Dubai International Conference and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). One of the largest shows in…

Dubai Interational Arabian Races Expands UK Sponsorship

27 April 2015, UK ~ For nearly 3 decades His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been a successful and dedicated supporter of Arabian Horse racing both in the UK and internationally. On behalf of our patron, Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) is delighted to announce that a sponsorship deal to support even…

Jockey Bentley records 100th win for the season

23 April 2015, Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, Doha ~ Making his 100th win for the season, jockey Harry Bentley took Roman Legend home to win the Al Gharafa Cup at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) on Thursday, 23 April. In one of the two Arabian races for the evening, the Hassan Ali Hassan…

US Arabian Graded Stakes Races 2015

*Dates are subject to change Houston Race Park – Houston, Texas     21 February –  Texas Arabian Six Shooter, Gr. 2, 4 yr. old C&G, $30,000 Est., 7 F 21 February – Texas Arabian Yellow Rose, Gr. 2, 4 yr. old fillies, $30,000 Est., 7 F 7 March – HH Sheikh. Zayed Bin Sultan Al…

Bachair Qardabiyah wins Wathba Cup in The Netherlands

20 April 2015, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~  The Netherlands will stage five Wathba Stud Farm Cup races at the Duindigt race course in 2015 under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. The first of these five races was run on Sunday, 19 April at the…

Oman’s Al Wardi wins HH Sheikha Fatima race in Toulouse

Al Mouwaffak wins Sheikh Zayed Cup European Triple Crown opener 18 April 2015, Toulouse, France ~ It took over three years for the Best Jockey winner of the inaugural HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Awards – Oman’s Azhar Al Wardi – to taste success in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global…

Vetlana De Faust wins Al Huwaila Cup in Qatar racing

16 April 2015, Qatar ~ Injaaz Stud’s Vetlana De Faust (Al Saoudi x Svetlana) posted a victory over Al Majh’hoor in the Al Huwaila Cup, one of three Pure Arabian races featured the eight-event card of the evening at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club on Thursday, 16 April 2015.The Jassim Al Ghazali trained Vetlana De Faust was…

Changes to Arabian Racing Organization Race Sponsorships

Arabian Racing Organization has change in sponsor plans12 April, 2015, UK ~ The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) has recently undergone a change in senior personnel. Unfortunately the new management has decided to discontinue a proportion of their overseas sponsorship commitments. Regretfully, this includes all UK sponsorship, with the exception of the Group 1 at Goodwood…

New Arabian Racehorse Trainer in Newmarket

11 April 2015, United Kingdom ~ Newmarket trainer Stephane Lévêque is to become the UK’s newest Arabian racehorse trainer, swapping thoroughbreds for Purebred Arabians as an upsurge in the sport gathers pace. With just a small number of Arabian trainers in the UK, Stephane will be only the second in Newmarket, offering owners the unrivalled…

French rider, Mercier, Tops Field in Morocco Arabian Horse Race

Mercier Wins Morocco leg of HH Sheikha Fatimabint Mubarak World Championship race11 April 2015, Casablanca, Morocco ~ Leading French professional lady jockey Justin Mercier steered Yakout Al Boraq home to win the 6th leg of HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship…

Darley Awards Hosts Final Gala Dinner

Gala dinner brings curtain down on US Darley Awards and International HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards5 April 2015, Los Angeles, California, USA ~ The 2015 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Annual Darley Awards Gala Dinner was held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard on Saturday…

Susanna Santesson Has Left Us

Mats Genberg / 2015-04-03 This morning Susanna Santesson should have woken up with hundreds of horse racing friends in Beverly Hills, USA. Instead she fell asleep for ever in a hospital in Germany – much too young. Susanna’s absence will leave a hole in the festivities during the coming Darley Award weekend. She will in…

Qassy Edges Shaklan in Rodat Al Maida Cup thriller

1 April 2015, Doha, Qatar ~ H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Qassy (Mared Al Sahra x The Write Stuff) posted a thrilling victory over Shaklan in the Rodat Al Maida Cup, a Pure Arabian Conditions race run over 1800m, which featured the eight-event card at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on 1 April.…

The Darley Awards Live from Hollywood

Watch the Darley Awards live on Friday, 3 April 2015, at 7 pm – From Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre Live coverage of the 2015 Darley Awards is courtesy of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. 2015 ~ Arabian racing culminates with the excitement of the Darley Awards in one…

Manark Sparkles in Meydan Curtain- Raiser

Manark breaks track record running the 2000m in 2:16:3029 March 2015, Dubai, UAE ~ The 20th running of the Group 1 PA Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC was a one-horse show when Manark (Mahabb (AE) – Mendra (FR) by Sousse (FR) turned his early lead into an overwhelming victory. Ridden by Dane O’Neill, the six-year-old…

Jockey’s View – US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic

28 March 2015, Dubai ~ Quotes for the US$1m Dubai Kahayla Classic empowered by IPIC Dane O’Neill (jockey, Manark (FR), 1st) – “It’s nice to do it for the boss Sheikh Hamdan, who is here. I just wanted him to relax, wherever that happened to be. He wasn’t doing a lot in front and won quite…