28 December 2019, Sharjah, UAE ~ The final UAE fixture of 2019 took place at Sharjah Longines Racecourse on Saturday, 28 December 2019, highlighted by the HH The Crown Prince of Sharjah Cup, a 1200m Prestige contest for which only those foaled in the UAE are eligible. The race was won in a shocking fashion,…
22 December 2019, Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club, UAE ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club staged its final meeting of 2019 on Sunday, 22 December, with six races officially highlighted by the Listed Abu Dhabi Championship, a 1600m contest restricted for 3-year-olds. The 1600m affair was won by a flared nostril in a desperately close finish by…
21 December 2019, Sharjah, UAE ~ A pair of Purebred Arabian prestige handicaps were the joint highlights at Sharjah Longines Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, 21 December, on what proved another productive fixture for reigning UAE champions, owner Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda, trainer Ernst Oertel and jockey Tadhg O’Shea, the trio combining for a double. Completing…
20 December 2019, Sharjah, UAE ~ Sharjah Longines Racecourse stages its third and by far best meeting of the season so far on Saturday, 21 December 2019, highlighted by two AED100,000 Prestige handicaps, with the 1700m HE Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Cup being contested for the second time. The inaugural edition last…
Tersk Stud is one of the places that every Arabian horse lover dreams to visit at least once. Situated in a picturesque valley surrounded by five Caucasian mountains, the Stud was founded 130 years ago by Count Sergei Stroganov. Tersk Stud keeps up the old traditions of Arabian breeding preserving precious straight Russian bloodlines and…
15, December 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Racing at Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 15 December 2019 had five Arabian races and one Thoroughbred competition with Al Asayl taking the honors in both the Fillies and Colts Classic. Fillies Classic The maximum field allowed of 14 may have gone to post for the 1400m Abu Dhabi…
14 December 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The traditional six-race meeting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 15 December 2019, kicks off with the only Thoroughbred contest, a 2400m handicap. It is a typically wide-open contest for such an event in the capital, in which the weights are headed by Dubai World Cup Carnival alumnus Zamaam,…
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), together with The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) has announced further regulatory integration of Purebred Arabian (PA) racing into British racing in 2020. This is to further align the regulatory practices within PA racing with Thoroughbred racing and follows approval from British racing’s Executive Committee and the BHA Board. A period…
8 December 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The first of the three Thoroughbred feature races staged during the season at Abu Dhabi, the 1600m Listed Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan National Day Cup was the highlight in the capital on Sunday and won impressively by Taamol, a first big race winner in the UAE…
6 December 2019, Al Ain, UAE ~ The featured 1400m handicap at Al Ain on Friday was won Friday, 6 December 2019 by the exciting Jayide Al Boraq for trainer Khalifa Al Neyadi, owner Al Rahmani Racing and jockey Bernardo Pinheiro who has ridden him on each of his four outings. A 5-year-old entire by…
6 December 2019, Al Ain, UAE ~ Racing at Al Ain on Friday, 5 December a seven-race card, is highlighted by a competitive 1400m handicap which will be contested by the maximum allowed field of 15, including Jayide Al Boraq, with only three runs, all at Al Ain. After winning his 1600m debut in March…
25 November 2019, UK ~ The Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) Committee and their partners are delighted to announce the dates for the DIAR European Prep Series in 2020, culminating in the flagship event at Newbury racecourse on Sunday, July 26. 17 DIAR prep races in Europe There will be 17 DIAR prep races in…
Mashhur Al Khalediah takes the win from an excellent field
24 November 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE. On 24 November Abu Dhabi, UAE, staged the most valuable race of the season, the Group 1 AED 5,000,000 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown over 1600m on turf, won in style by Mashhur Al Khalediah, providing a truly cosmopolitan result. Trained in Newmarket by an Englishman…
23 November 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The Purebred Arabians undoubtedly take centre stage in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 24 November 2019 with the highly anticipated AED 5,000,000 (approximately $1.36 million) Group 1 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown. Topping the quality field of 14 are last years’s winner, Al Shamoos, who takes…
A Broader ViewThis article reprinted from The French Purebred Arabian published by AFAC (Association Francaise de Cheval Arabe de Course) with permission. Jean-Pierre Deroubaix: “Our wish is for an international calendar which mirrors that of its English thoroughbred racing counterpart.” Paris hosted the 22nd General Assembly of IFHAR (The International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing…
21 November 2019, DUBAI, UAE ~ Racing at Meydan on Thursday, 21 November kicked off with the first Purebred Arabian contest at the course this season, the 1400m Group 2 Bani Yas presented by Longines Hydroconquest. As it was last year, it was won in smart style by Sheikh Abdulla bin Majed Al Qassem’s Ibrahim…
21 November 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The 2019 edition of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is all set for a grand finale and kicked off with the barrier draw for the 24 November race meeting which will feature the world’s richest race for Purebred Arabians…
20 November 2019, Dubai, UAE ~ Racing at Dubai’s Meydan seven-race card on Thursday, 21 November 2019, is sponsored by pillar partner Longines and is highlighted by three exciting contests with Dubai World Cup Carnival implications. The highest-rated race of the evening is the Group 2 Bani Yas presented by Longines (Race 1) over 1400m,…
Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1 December 1956 – 18 November 2019)19 November 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, mourns the death of his brother, His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President’s Representative, who passed away on Monday, 18 November…
14 November 2019, Al Ain, UAE~ The last of the five UAE racecourses to stage a fixture this season, Al Ain hosted a seven-race card on Thursday, 14 November 2019 in which Duc De Faust made his mark in the 1800m handicap. Fourteen went to post for arguably the highlight of the Purebred Arabian offering,…
Easter Man made a determined run to win the Grade 3, $20,000 Arabian Stallion Stakes Sponsored by Alliant Insurance Services8 November 2019, GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, USA ~ Favorite EASTER MAN trailed the field in the early going, but near the half-mile marker under rider Carol Cedeno, he began to pass the competitors, picking them off…
Arabian Juvenile Stakes With Two Races24 October 2019, GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, USA ~ Featured races on the 12-race card begin with race 2, the $20,000 colt & gelding division of the Texas Arabian Lone Star Juvenile Stakes for 3-yr-olds going six furlongs. Rosebrook Farm’s RB DOUBLE DOWN broke his maiden here last month, winning by…
Prep race a rated conditions contest over the same 1600m as the AED 5 Million race in November24 October 2019, Abu Dhabi ~ Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club will stage the second meeting of the 2019-20 UAE racing season on Friday, 25 October 2019, with a six-race card. Highlighting the meet is the Sheikh Zayed bin…
Al Shahania Stud’s RAJEH wins season-opening Owners Cup 23 October 2019, Doha, Qatar ~ The famous royal blue and white stars silks of Al Shahania Stud were in the winner’s circle with RAJEH (Jaafer x Nelka) winning the season opening Owners Cup at Al Rayyan Park on Wednesday, 23 October 2019. The 1900m dirt feature…
O’Shea will ride for Jebel Ali and top Arabian Breeder Khalid Al Nabooda22 October 2019, UAE ~ Seven-time UAE champion jockey Tadhg O’Shea will be joining a new team when the new season commences on Thursday at Meydan Racecourse. The fan favourite will start his 2019-20 tenure wearing the predominately yellow silks of His Highness…
Sponsored by Shadwell Stud, Arabian Racing Heads to Ascot22 October 2019, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), the Purebred Arabian Racing Authority in the UK, announces an Arabian race at the famous Ascot racecourse approved by the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) Pattern Committee. The £15,000 Listed PA race will be…
Seattle Sounder threw his heart into the last of the 2019 Wathba Stallions Bonus Bonanza races in California to win the $20,000 Championship in Fresno on 12 October 2019. Settled into the race an easy fourth Seattle Sounder raced alongside stablemate WMA Fantom with Morning Line favorite Skeedaddle running in the pack nearby. Sluffys Gizmo,…
9 October 2019, USA ~ The Arabian Racing Association of California looks forward to one of the most exciting races of the season as the Wathba Stallions Bonus Bonanza (WSBB) Championship takes center stage on Saturday, 12 October at the popular Fresno race track. The WSBB Series has provided a new outlet for many racing…
Brexit is Coming – 31 October 2019Guidance to industry participants on what to do as the UK leaves the EU (Brexit) The UK Government has now published detailed guidance on how to prepare for Brexit. This should be the primary source of authoritative information for Industry participants. In addition, specific government departments have started to…
7 October 2019, Paris, France ~ On a bright and sunny day at the re-imagined Paris Longchamp race course, Ebraz under jockey Maxime Guyon made his owner HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani and trainer Julian Smart proud as he sailed in front of the storming pack to win the coveted Qatar Arabian World…
Ebraz (Amer x Massamarie) is trained by Julian Smart for HH Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Qatar Arabian Trophy Des Juments (Pouliches) 4 years old5 October 2019, Paris, France ~ The Arc De Triomphe racing action descended on the new Parislongchamps race course for the 5 & 6 October races. The featured Arabian race on the card for Saturday, 5 October, was the Qatar Arabian Trophy Des Juments (Pouliches or Females)…