11 November 2019, California, USA ~ Unless you know horse racing or are into the betting game, you might never see the inside of an Off-Track Betting facility (OTB), and you might not even know where to find one. Director of Racing at the Alameda County Fair Jeanne Wasserman had no knowledge of horse racing,…
7 November 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Racing at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club on Friday, 8 November 2019, will have five Arabian races and one Thoroughbred race. Of the five Purebred Arabian contests, the 1600m handicap is the most valuable and looks wide open with O’Shea combining with his main employer, Khalid Khalifa Al…
Champion Paddys Day is back in the Colts and Geldings Arabian Stallion Stakes Gr III7 November 2019, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA ~ The best Quarter Horse, Paint & Appaloosa and Arabian racing will be showcased this weekend, 8-9 November, as the 2019 Lone Star Horse Racing Season for Quarter Horses, Arabians and Paints comes to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
The Qatar Arabian World Cup was first run in 2008 and is the Purebred Arabian equivalent of the Thoroughbred Arc de Triomphe race at Parislongchamp on 6 October 2019. The use of World Cup in the title is very appropriate as it has attracted runners from all over the world. The top races for the…
4 October 2019, Paris, France ~ The Saint Cloud race course was the site of two of the exciting races that take place as part of the Arc de Triomphe weekend. Qatar Trophy Des Poulains Gr 1 PA The 4 October, 2000 metre Qatar Trophy Des Poulains Gr 1 PA (males) was handily won by…
3 October 2019, Paris, France ~ The Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe weekend is in full swing as the excitement will move from the Saint Cloud venue on 3 and 4 October to the ParisLongchamp race course. The second on the 9 race card at Parislongchamp on Saturday, 5 October, is the Qatar Arabian…
135 horses were represented in the sale3 October 2019, Paris, France ~ Under the watchful eyes of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Arqana Arabian Sale was held at Saint-Cloud on Thursday, 3 October 2019. The annual auction is considered the first of…
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…
30 September 2019, Paris, France ~ The scene is all set for the 2019 renewal of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend, which will take place at ParisLongchamp on 5 and 6 October 2019. Thursday, 3 October, Arqana Arabian Sale – Saint-Cloud race course Friday, 4 October, Qatar-named races for 3-yr-old Arabians –…
The 2020 Stallion Guide will be Bigger and Better than Ever in a New A-4 Format !! *The top International Arabian racing stallions * Focus on two International breeder/farms (2019 Stallion Guide featured Cre-Run Farm and Shadwell Arabian Stallions). * International Arabian Racing Reference Guide – You DO want to be in this!! *Year-end US…
ARO patron HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum gained his 18th Owners ChampionshipThe Arabian Racing Organisation’s (ARO) 2019 racing season ended on September 24th at Lingfield Park having hosted 46 races, of which eight were PA Group contests. ARO patron HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum gained his 18th Owners Championship, with many…
US Team happy with performance in Italy19 September 2019, Lexington, Ky, USA ~ The U.S. Endurance Team had a great finish in the FEI Endurance World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors on Wednesday, 18 September 2019. The prestigious 120-kilometer competition was held at the San Rossore Racecourse in Pisa, Italy, during the Toscana Endurance…
President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1PA 14 September 2019, Doncaster, UK ~ Hayyan has now won the President of the UAE Cup, (UK Arabian Derby) at Doncaster on 14 September 2019, adding to his win at the Qatar Derby (French Derby) at Chantilly in June. Bred by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin…
14 September 2019, Doncaster Racecourse, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) looks forward to the final top-level contest of the UK Arabian racing season, the 2019 President of the UAE Cup (UK Arabian Derby) Group 1 PA, which includes this year’s French Derby winner, Hayyan. The President of the UAE Cup is the oldest…
Full brothers take first and second7 September 2019 – Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at Retama Park racetrack in Texas showed off two full brothers coming in first and second in the Maiden Special Weight of Six Furlongs On The Dirt. Win time was 1:26:01 for the $5,500 prize money race. After taking the lead by…
It was Quick and Rich and Easter Man down the stretch3 September 2019, Delaware, USA ~ It was a duel to the finish in the Delaware Park Arabian Classic Gr 1 on Monday, 2 September 2019, at Delaware Park. Six horses went to the post for the One And One Fourth Miles On The Dirt…
2 September 2019, Warsaw, Poland ~ On 18 August 2019, the Arabian races at Sluzewiec in Warsaw, Poland, reported four top races. The Al Khalediah Poland Cup and the Europy race were both for four-year-old and older horses and the Bialki stakes for three year olds. Al KHALEDIAH Poland Cup The Al KHALEDIAH Poland Cup,…
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Arabian Racing in italy
27 August, 2019, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ Italian lady jockey Chaira Careddu riding Afja’an made a spectacular debut in her amateur jockey racing career as she finished in a dead heat with Hungary’s Cintia Mayer on Jaahez in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race on Sunday, 25 August 2019 at the…
13 August 2019, Royal Windsor, UK ~ The Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) enjoyed a busy two days hosting the HH Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival at Royal Windsor racecourse on Sunday and Monday, 11 & 12 August 2019, with the highlight the win by Hajres in the HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan…
12 August 2019, Windsor, UK ~ Hajres under Jean-Bernard Eyquem, won the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Group 1) held at Royal Windsor racecourse on Sunday, 11 August 2019. This was the first Arabian race to be staged at the Windsor track under the Festival’s name. Hajres (Nizam (GB) x Tohfet Ennadhirine (TN))…
10 August 2019, Deauville, France ~ Akoya guided by Théo Bachelot accelerated into a new gear to decisively win the QREC-sponsored Doha Cup (Gr1 PA) on Saturday 10 August 2019, at the beautiful Deauville track at the northern edge of France. Doha Cup (Gr1 PA) Owned by Landgoed Waterland and trained by the Dutch trainer…
August 2019, Goodwood ~ On 31 July 2019, H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Ebraz won a thrilling renewal of the prestigious £400,000 G1 Qatar International Stakes for purebred Arabians. Ridden by Maxime Guyon, the Julian Smart-trained six-year-old finished with a flourish to win the mile event by two and three-quarter lengths. The H.H…
28 July 2019DIAR Day, Newbury, UK ~ Fifth Race, Shadwell Arabian Stallions Hatta International Stakes Group 1. Bayan took an early lead and was challenged in the back stretch, first by Al Shamoos then by 2nd and 3rd R’Ezala and Vivabaina. Al Shamoos finished fourth. Win time: 2:19:75 for 1 mile 2 F 1. Bayan…