International Horse Racing

Al Ghadeer Relishes Second Win for the Qatar Arabian World Cup

Al Ghadeer

6 October 2024, Paris, France ~ Al Ghadeer (AL MOURTAJEZ x GHARRAA) triumphed for the second consecutive year in the Qatari colours of Al Shaqab Racing (Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani) with Christophe Soumillon in the saddle. The 5-year-old bred by Mohammed Al Najafi has now branded his tenth consecutive victory, the eighth at Group…

Qatar Arc Trials on 15 September 2024

Qatar Arc de Triomphe Trials 2024 Video
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5 September 2024, ParisLongchamp racecourse ~ Trial races for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe On Sunday, 15 September, the ParisLongchamp racecourse hosts an important race day in view of the world’s greatest race, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, which takes place on 6 October. On this day, young and old can…

Dubai World Cup New Date 5 April

DWC Date

The prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting, recognised worldwide as one of horseracing’s premier sporting and social occasions, will take place on Saturday, 5 April 2025. The race symbolizes the grand finale of the extended 16-meeting Dubai Carnival. Hosted at the iconic Meydan Racecourse, the 29th renewal of racing’s most spectacular fixture will be staged a…

How to Watch the Dubai World Cup Horseracing

The Dubai World Cup will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide 27 March 2024, Dubai, UAE ~ The US$30.5million Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, March 30, will be seen in around 150 countries in all corners of the globe. There are a staggering 33 individual Group / Grade 1…

Dubai Racing Carnival to Become the Entire Dubai Season

6 July 2023, Dubai, UAE ~ Horses from all over the world will be welcomed to Dubai for the entirety of the 2023-24 racing season. Briefing global media and horse connections at a virtual press conference held earlier this week, Major General Dr Mohammed Essa Al Adhab, Executive Director of Dubai Racing Club, explained more…

RACING IN DUBAI SALE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 17

2022-23 UAE racing season will commence on 28 October 17 August 2022, Dubai, UAE ~ Future equine stars of the Middle East will go under the hammer at the prestigious Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, 17 September before the start of the 2022-23 Season. The Racing in Dubai September Sale will again be conducted by the…

American Preakness 147 Partners with Irish Firm to Digitalize Race Entry Documents

Preakness partners with Kildare Based Equine MediRecord to Digitize Enhanced Equine Welfare ProtocolsBaltimore, MD (May 18th, 2022) – 1/ST, owners of the home of the Preakness Stakes, announced today that they would be extending their partnership with Irish technology company Equine MediRecord to digitize veterinary records and equine welfare protocol documents for this year’s event.…

Goodwood Will Allow a Crowd of 5,000 at Final Day of Meet

18 July 2020, UK ~ Goodwood has been given permission to allow 5,000 racegoers on the final day of its Glorious meeting on 1 August as the government announced the fixture was among a select list of pilot events which could lead to spectators returning to sporting events in England on 1 October. The racecourse’s…

Trainer Doug Watson Wins 600th Race in UAE

16 January 2020, UAE ~ In a dramatic finish of the Azizi Mina Handicap, leading trainer Doug Watson won his 600th race in the UAE when Cool Silk Partnership’s Midnight Sands won in the final yards by a short head over Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) alumnus Ambassadorial. The milestone comes 10 weeks after Watson…

Economic Impact of the British Horse Racing Industry

Macallan

Brexit is scheduled to happen on 31 October. There will be changes. Be prepared.1 October 2019, UK ~ The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is the governing and regulatory body for Thoroughbred horse racing in Great Britain which is the countries second largest sport by Attendance, Revenue and Employment. *Attendances–5.77million attendees at over 1,500 fixtures held…

2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival Program Announced

Dubai World Cup day will be staged three weeks after the DWC Carnival on March 28DUBAI (July 24, 2019)—The 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival program has been announced by Dubai Racing Club and will take place at Meydan Racecourse over 10 weeks, including nine consecutive Thursday evenings, January 2—February 27, before culminating with the Super…

Race Track Industry Program Announces Annual Award Winners

RTIP Alumni Bob Baffert

5 December 2018, Tucson, Arizona, USA ~ The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) at the University of Arizona at Tucson, Arizona, announced its annual award winners during the 45th Annual Global Symposium on Racing awards luncheon held Tuesday, 4 December 2018. The 2018 Clay Puett Award was awarded to longtime Director and CEO of Del…

AHS Centenary Marathon at Rowley Mile on 7 October 2018

The Arab Horse Society Marks Centenary of 1918 – 2018The Arab Horse Society Centenary Marathon will take place on Sunday, 7 October 2018, over the historic Rowley Mile course in Newmarket, UK, courtesy of The Jockey Club and the Arab Horse Society of Great Britain. The Royal Studs of Bahrain are kindly sponsoring the race…

Hondier wins HH Sheikha Lateefa race in Deauville, France

Setting the bar for future racers6 August 2018, Deauville, France ~ Jad Hondier on Small and Mighty won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Lateefa Bint Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan International Pony championship race held at the Deauville race course in France on Sunday,…

Lightning Bolt Strikes In Holland DIAR Series

9 July 2018, Duindigt, Holland ~ The final races of the 2018 Dubai International Arabian Races European series took place at Duindigt, Holland, on Sunday, 8 July 2018. Three Arabian races, including two Listed PA races, attracted a total of twenty-nine runners, trained in seven different countries: Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, Great-Britain and Poland.…

Macallan Scores For Second Year in Sheikh Zayed Cup

Sweden’s National Day at Gardet Park 7 June 2018, Stockholm, Sweden ~ Over 50,000 horse racing fans and Swedish citizens marking Sweden’s National Day at the Gardet Park were served a fine display of racing by the Purebred Arabian horses as the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival…

Which Ranked Racehorses Will Be in the Run for the Roses?

THE LONGINES WORLD’S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS26 April 2018, USA ~ The official listing of the world’s best racehorses For 3yos and upwards that raced between 1st January 2018 – 8th April 2018 No -. Ranking – Horse – Country – Owner – Trainer 1 129 WINX – AUS – Magic Bloodstock Racing, Chris Waller 1…

European and Mediterranean Horseracing Federation Assembly in Athens

Athens Hosts General Assembly26 April 2018, Athens, Greece ~ The Acropolis provided the spectacular backdrop for the European and Mediterranean Horseracing Federation’s General Assembly this year, which was held at the Ionic Centre, Athens.       Brian Kavanagh, EMHF Chairman, remarked: “I am most grateful to the Jockey Club of Greece, our newest member…